We're a SourceForge Top Performer for Digital Credential Management.Read the announcement

SKOOL x WAULD

Turn Skool Milestones Into Verifiable Certificates With Wauld

Connect Skool to Wauld and automatically issue verifiable certificates and badges to your members, from the moment a new member joins your group to the day a cohort completes your course.

Wauld connected to a Skool community
How It Works

From a Skool trigger to a verified credential

Build the automation once so credentials go out from the moment members join, then send everything Skool cannot trigger in a single upload.

Skool
01

Skool trigger fires

A new member successfully completes payment and joins your paid group, or an applicant answers the questions on your application form. Both are available as Skool triggers in Zapier.

02

Zapier reaches Wauld

Your Zap hands the member's name and email straight to Wauld, with no coding involved. For the milestones Skool cannot trigger, a CSV of finishers does the same job in one upload.

03

Credential is issued

Wauld maps the member's details to your chosen template and issues the certificate or badge in seconds.

Member receives their credential

A verifiable certificate or badge lands in the recipient's inbox, along with an invite to share it and add it to their profile.

Featured Use Cases

Reward Every Milestone in Your Skool Community

Give members, students, and clients proof of what they achieved inside your group

Joins your paid community

Joins your paid community

Payment clears, the New Paid Member trigger fires, and a welcome credential reaches your new member before they have finished exploring the group.

Answers membership questions

Answers membership questions

This trigger fires as soon as an applicant submits their answers, while the request is still pending, so pair it with a Zapier filter or your own review step before any credential goes out.

Completes a course

Completes a course

Recognize members who complete a course in your classroom with a verifiable certificate they can show an employer, a client, or their own audience.

Levels up in your community

Levels up in your community

Skool levels run from 1 to 9. Mark the ones that matter with a badge that makes the climb visible well beyond your group.

Tops the leaderboard

Tops the leaderboard

Issue badges to the members at the top of your 7 day, 30 day, or all time leaderboard, and give your best contributors a reason to keep showing up.

Completes your full curriculum

Completes your full curriculum

Bundle every finished course into one certification that carries far more weight than any single lesson badge and marks real expertise.

Connect Skool to Wauld Without Coding

Skool publishes no public API and no outgoing webhooks, so the Zapier plugin on Skool's Pro plan handles every event Skool can trigger, and a CSV upload covers the rest

Zapier
CSV Upload

Why Skool Creators Choose Wauld

The credentialing layer Skool leaves out, built for course creators, coaches, and community management at scale

Certificate template with brand colors, fonts, signatures, and QR code
Digital certificates

Choose from 1,200+ certificate templates, customize them to your own brand, then issue and track each one from a single platform, so your whole credentialing workflow lives in one place.

Digital badge example
Digital badges

Design and issue digital badges in your own brand colors and fonts, ready for members to display on LinkedIn, in email signatures, and across their profiles.

Verification page on mobile
Verification pages

Every credential gets its own verification page, showing your community URL and a verified organization badge, so an employer can confirm it in seconds with a single click or a quick QR scan.

Wauld certificate management hub
Central Management of certificates

Design, issue, edit, process change requests, or void credentials from a single dashboard, with workspaces and role-based permission controls backed by enterprise-grade security.

LinkedIn add license or certification form
LinkedIn Sharing

Members add a credential to their LinkedIn profile in one click, putting your community in front of their entire professional network.

Bulk certificate issuance from CSV
Bulk issuance

Issue thousands of certificates and badges in minutes using CSV uploads, integrations, APIs, or automated workflows, eliminating manual effort.

White-label branding with custom domain and email
White-label experience

Deliver a fully branded credentialing experience with custom domains, email templates, credential wallets, and certificates that reflect your organization's identity end-to-end.

Certificate engagement analytics flow
Analytics

Track credential performance with real-time insights into issuance, opens, shares, verification activity, and learner engagement.

Certificate shared across social platforms
Certificates as Marketing Assets

Turn credentials into growth channels by enabling recipients to share achievements on LinkedIn and social media, increasing your brand's visibility and reach.

Support via email, video conference, and call
Premium Support

Get priority assistance from our support team with dedicated onboarding, implementation guidance, and fast response times whenever you need help.

FAQs

Answers to common questions about the Zapier triggers, Skool plan requirements, and bulk issuance

Does Skool have built-in certificates?

No. Skool has no certificate builder, so there is nothing to design, issue, or verify inside your group. Wauld adds that layer on top: you build the certificate or badge template once, connect it to Skool, and every credential you send carries a unique ID, a QR code, and a public verification page.

How do I integrate Skool with Wauld to issue credentials?

Through Zapier, the automation platform Skool ships a plugin for. Its triggers and actions there are limited to four in all, and two of them are triggers: New Paid Member and Answered Membership Questions. Point either one at Wauld's Issue Credential action, map the member's name and email, and the matching certificate or badge goes out on its own every time it fires. The same Zap can carry that member data further in the same run, into your CRM, a Google Sheets tab, or a Mailchimp list.

Do I need Skool's Pro plan for the Zapier integration?

For the automated half, yes. The Skool help center states that the Zapier plugin is only available on the Pro plan and not on the Hobby plan, so a Hobby group cannot issue anything via Zapier. Bulk issuance from Wauld works on any Skool plan, so Hobby groups can still send every certificate; they do it in batches rather than in real time.

Can I issue certificates when a member completes a course?

Yes, in bulk. Skool has no course completion trigger, so you pull your finishers out of the classroom into a CSV, upload it to Wauld, and map the columns once. Every recipient gets a personalized, verifiable certificate. Most Skool creators run this at the end of a cohort or on a weekly schedule.

Can I reward levels and leaderboard rankings?

Yes, using the same bulk route. Skool's points and levels run from level 1 to level 9, with 7 day, 30 day, and all time leaderboards, but none of them are exposed as a trigger. Export the members who leveled up or topped the leaderboard, then issue their badges in a single upload.

Can I unlock a Skool course when a member earns a credential?

Yes, by running the workflow in reverse. Wauld can trigger a Zap the moment a credential is issued, and Skool's Unlock Course for Member action then opens the next course for that member. It turns a certificate into the key that unlocks the following stage of your curriculum.

Do I need a developer to set up the integration?

No, the Zapier route is no-code automation from end to end. Open the Plugins menu in your Skool group settings, copy the API key next to the Zapier plugin, and use it to authenticate the connection in Zapier, then pick Wauld as the action. Bulk issuance needs nothing but a CSV file. Most teams quickly connect the two apps and are live in under an hour.

Can Skool members share their certificates and badges on LinkedIn?

Absolutely. Every credential is ready to add to a LinkedIn profile in one click, so members showcase their achievement while your group and your courses reach a wider professional audience.

Which Wauld pricing plan includes the Skool integration?

Every route on this page works on Wauld's Free plan. Zapier, bulk CSV issuance, and engagement analytics are all included at no cost, and Google single sign-on gives issuers and recipients one secure login. As your community grows, higher tiers add more credentials, extra workspaces and users, and a fully white-labeled experience on your own domain.

What happens to my issued credentials if I downgrade or cancel my paid plan?

Once issued, your digital credentials remain valid and accessible to recipients even if you cancel your subscription. After your plan expires, features exclusive to paid plans will no longer be available, but all features included in the free plan will continue to work.

Automate Your Skool Certificates Today

Create your free Wauld account and issue your first certificate in minutes.

Talk to an Expert