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description: Controlling who can assign a recognition badge helps make sure the right badges are awarded to the right members. For example, you can set it up so that only community managers can assign MVP and VIP badges.
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# Manage Who Can Assign a Specific Recognition Badge

Controlling who can assign a recognition badge helps make sure the right badges are awarded to the right members. For example, you can set it up so that only community managers can assign MVP and VIP badges.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> editions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d115743e64">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d115743e64 ">To create recognition badges:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d115743e64 ">Create Custom Badge Definitions</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d115743e64 ">To manage your recognition badges:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d115743e64 ">
              <p>Create And Set Up Experiences</p>
              <p>AND</p>
              <p>Moderate Chatter</p>
              <p>OR</p>
              <p>Manage
                Experiences</p>
              <p>AND</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Moderate Chatter</p>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d115743e64 ">To manage badges created by someone else:</td>

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              <p>Modify All Data</p>
              <p>AND</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Moderate Chatter</p>
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By default, recognition badges are available to everyone with permission to assign badges. To be able to select specific givers, make sure to deselect **Public** when you create or edit the badge.

1. In Experience Workspaces, click the Gamification tile.
2. Click the dropdown and the end of the badge’s row, and click **Manage Badge Givers**.
3. In the window, search to add the users or public groups you want to have permission to assign badges.
    
    ![Manage givers dialog showing user search.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/communities/images/recog_badges_manage_giver_user.png)
    
    ![Manage giver list showing group in search.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/communities/images/recog_badges_manage_giver_group.png)
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-communities-264-0-0-production-enus/bf7df212-91a1-4fa3-a007-4d6f3e3b470b/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note Only those users with the Assign Recognition Badges in Experience Builder Sites permission are available. You can remove members from the list by clicking the X by their name.
4. Click **Save**.