Do you want to boost user engagement on your site? Do you want to add gamification to WordPress? The gamification is indeed an effective way to increase user participation and engagement.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to add a points system on WordPress to boost user engagement.

The first thing you need to do is install and activate the plugin WordPoints. After activation, go to the page WordPoints »Point Hooks to create your point type.

Start by entering a name for your type of point and click on the " Save". After you have created your point type, you can drag and drop the hooks onto the area.

The hooks are activities that your users can perform to earn points. Currently, you can give points to users who visit your site, leave comments, write an article, subscribe to your site, and receive comments on their articles.

Add a hook for the activity you want to reward, then configure its settings. You can also select the item types and define the number of points to be rewarded.

Do not forget to click on the button « Save To save your settings.

Now repeat the process for each activity you want to reward. Regarding hook registration, you will need to allow user registration on your site.

WordPoints will now start managing points rewards on your site. You can see the reports of "Points" by visiting the page WordPoints »Log points in the administration area.

Display user points on your WordPress site

With WordPoints, it's pretty simple to display user points on your site. Just go to the page Appearence »Widgets, And you'll notice three new widgets in the list of widgets available.

1. Log Points

This widget displays recent point activity on your site. It accurately shows the latest point-worth activities performed by users.

Just enter a title for the widget, then select a point type. You need to set the number of entries you want to display in the log, and then click the " Save »To save your settings.

Here's how the widget will appear on your site.

2. WordPoints

This widget displays the total points earned by a user. Users must be logged in to see their points.

Enter the title of the widget and modify the fields of the online form, if necessary. You can set the number of last log entries per user to be displayed. When done, click the button " Record " to save your settings.

Here's how the widget will appear on your site.

3. WordPoints Top Users

This widget highlights your top users based on the points they have earned.

You must provide a title for the widget and choose the type of point. Enter the number of users you want on the list and click the button " Record " to save everything.

This is how the widget will appear on your site.

Highlight points on WordPress posts and pages

WordPoints offers handy shortcodes to display points on your site. You can show your top users by simply adding this shortcode:

[Wordpoints_points_top]

As for widgets, you can also display dots on the public interface by adding the following shortcode:

[Wordpoints_points_logs]

Among other things, you can show users how they can earn points by quickly listing actions worth points. Just add the following shortcode to display the action of the hooks:

[Wordpoints_how_to_get_points]

That's all! We hope this tutorial helps you add a points system on WordPress to boost user engagement. If you don't understand a section, you can leave a comment.