MateFlow courses track each learner's progress automatically and can hand out a certificate the moment someone finishes. This guide covers both sides: what members see as they learn, and how course admins decide when a course counts as complete and whether a certificate is issued.
How progress is tracked
As a member works through a course, MateFlow records which lessons they finish. The course sidebar shows a running progress percentage, a count of completed lessons, and a checkmark on each lesson that's done. Learners mark a lesson complete as they go (and can mark it incomplete to revisit it). Some courses use drip release, where sections unlock on a schedule, or lock lessons until earlier ones are finished β locked lessons show a lock icon in the sidebar.
When a lesson is a quiz, completion is tied to your score. The quiz shows the pass score required and your best score; passing marks the lesson complete automatically.
Defining completion (for admins)
Open your course in Course management β Settings and find the Completion and interaction section. The Completion criteria dropdown decides what a learner must do to finish:
| Criteria | Learner must⦠|
|---|---|
| All lessons | Complete every lesson in the course |
| Required lessons only | Complete the lessons you marked as required |
| Completion percentage | Reach a percentage you set with a slider (10β100%) |
This is also where you enable learner reviews and lesson discussions for the course.
Turning on certificates
In that same section, toggle Certificate on to issue a certificate after course completion. Once enabled, a learner who meets the completion criteria is automatically awarded a certificate β no manual issuing needed. A completion dialog congratulates them and offers an immediate Download and Share.
What members get
Every certificate a learner earns collects in their My certificates area, reachable from the course tabs. Each certificate shows the community name, the date issued, and a unique certificate number. From there members can:
- Download the certificate as a PDF
- Share a link (via the native share sheet or copied to the clipboard)
- Verify it β every certificate has a public verification page at
/verify/<certificate number>that confirms it's genuine
The verification page shows a valid or invalid badge and the certificate details, so anyone you send the link to can confirm the credential without logging in.
Next steps
- Learn to build and price your curriculum in Create and sell courses.
- See the full course toolkit under Courses.
- Reward finishers further with gamification points and badges.