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Certificate Templates

Plan requirement

Custom certificate templates are available on the Enterprise plan. All other plans use the default platform template.

Certificate templates let you write the appearance of a completion certificate — layout, fonts, colors, logos, and legal text — using an HTML editor with dynamic variables.

Accessing templates​

  1. Go to Certificates in the sidebar
  2. Click the Templates tab

The Templates list shows every template in your organization and which one is the default. To see which courses use a specific (non-default) template, check that course's own Edit page.

The default template​

Every organization starts with a built-in Default Template. It uses your organization's primary color and logo. You can use it as-is or duplicate it as a starting point for a custom template.

Creating a custom template​

  1. Go to Certificates → Templates
  2. Click New Template
  3. Enter a Template name (internal label)
  4. Edit the HTML in the template editor

Available variables​

Use these variables in your HTML — they are replaced with the student's actual data when the certificate is generated:

VariableReplaced with
{{student_name}}Student's full name
{{course_title}}Name of the completed course
{{completion_date}}Date of completion (formatted as "May 9, 2026")
{{org_name}}Your organization's name
{{credential_id}}Unique certificate ID (for verification)

Example usage in HTML:

<h1>Certificate of Completion</h1>
<p>This certifies that <strong>{{student_name}}</strong> has successfully
completed <strong>{{course_title}}</strong> on {{completion_date}}.</p>
<p>Issued by {{org_name}}</p>
<small>Credential ID: {{credential_id}}</small>

Styling​

The template editor accepts standard HTML and inline CSS. External stylesheets are not supported, but you can include a <style> block at the top of the template.

The output is rendered as a PDF at A4 landscape size (297 × 210 mm). Use fixed pixel or millimeter widths when positioning elements.

Previewing a template​

The editor shows a live preview as you type, rendering your HTML/CSS with sample data directly in the browser. Once saved, click Preview to generate an actual sample PDF using your real template — this is exactly what a student's real certificate will look like.

Click Save to store the template.

Setting a template as default​

The default template is used for any course that does not have a specific template assigned.

  1. In the Templates list, open a template
  2. Click Set as Default

Only one template can be the default at a time.

Assigning a template to a specific course​

  1. Open the course → Edit
  2. Under Certificate Template, select a template (or leave it on Use organization default)
  3. Click Save

Students who complete this course get a certificate using the selected template, regardless of which template is set as the organization default.