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Sign in to LinkedIn and go to your profile page.
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Select the Add profile section button and select Licenses and Certifications.

- A new dialog box will open prompting you to enter information about your badge award.
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From your Badgr Backpack, copy the share URL of the badge you wish to add.
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Paste the badge share URL into the Certification URL field of the LinkedIn certification dialog box.
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Name: Enter the title of the badge.
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Issuing Organization: Enter the name of the badge issuer and/or organization. LinkedIn may suggest an organization with which you may align your badge award. Please note: LinkedIn displays the Organization’s logo for this entry. It is not possible to display the badge image here due to LinkedIn’s posting restrictions.
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Expiration: Check the box if the badge award does not expire.
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Issue Date and Expiration Date: Enter the date(s) as they appear on the badge.
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Credential ID: Leave blank or paste the unique ID string from the badge share URL. It is typically the last string after “/” and looks like this: bcd41b91-a83f-4dae-a51f-cd979a6cc8b8
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Credential URL: Paste the share URL of the badge award here.
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Click Save
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To View your badges on LinkedIn, navigate to the Licenses & Certifications
Link to our resource for sharing badges: https://github.com/uviclibraries/badges