Badges & levels in Google Product Forums
Badges and levels are used to identify certain members of Google Product Forums.
Badges
Badges indicate a member's identity or level of participation:
Silver Product Expert: New members who are developing their product knowledge
Gold Product Expert: Trusted members who are knowledgeable, active contributors
Platinum Product Expert: Seasoned members who give advice, mentor, create content, and more
Product Experts Alumni: Past members who are no longer active, but were previously recognized for their help
Best Answers: This badge is awarded to forum members whose posts have been marked as best answers
Google Employees: Guides and Community Managers who work at Google
Community Specialists: Google partners who lend their knowledge to help maintain our communities
Levels
Levels indicate how much someone participates in a Product Forum. Everyone starts at level 1 and can rise to level 10. These activities can increase your level:
- Post an answer
- Have your answer selected as the best answer
- Have your post rated as helpful
- Vote up another person’s post
- Correctly mark a topic or post as abuse
If your posts are marked as abuse and removed from the Forum, your advance to the next level will be slowed.