WordPress certificate management: requirements checklist
Choosing a WordPress solution for certificates? These are the requirements schools, training institutes, course creators and event organisers most often list. Certificate Generator is a WordPress plugin for creating, managing, issuing and verifying certificates. It supports bulk student import from CSV, drag-and-drop certificate templates, QR-code verification, serial numbers, automatic issuance from LMS and WooCommerce, and email analytics. Here is how it covers each one, with a link to the evidence.
| Requirement | Supported | How |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk certificate generation | ✓ Yes | Bulk Send generates and emails certificates for a whole filtered list through a background queue with retries and rate limits. Bulk certificate generation → |
| Import students from CSV | ✓ Yes | Bulk Import with columns student_name, email, school_name, certificate_type, issue_date. Free: up to 500 students, teachers and schools; Pro: unlimited. CSV import guide → |
| Certificate templates | ✓ Yes | Upload your own background and drag fields into place; one template per certificate type, with a debug preview. Certificate templates → |
| Dynamic student information | ✓ Yes | Name, certificate type, school, date and up to 15 custom fields per type are filled from each record; emails use placeholders like {name} and {serial_number}. Templates guide → |
| QR-code certificate verification | ✓ Yes | Every certificate gets a QR code linking to a public verification page — automatic, on every plan. Certificate verification → |
| Unique certificate serial numbers | ✓ Yes | Configurable serial format (prefix, year, sequence, reset period), plus a tool to backfill existing records. Serial numbers → |
| Certificate search and verification | ✓ Yes | [student_search], [teacher_search] and [school_search] let recipients find their certificates by email; anyone can verify by QR, serial number or email. Shortcodes → |
| Certificate downloads | ✓ Yes | PDFs are emailed (bundled as a ZIP for multiple certificates); admins use Download Certs; schools download all their certificates with [school_bulk_certificate_download]. Bulk send guide → |
| Event-based certificate management | ✓ Yes | Events management with event filters on admin lists and in Bulk Send. Certificates by event → |
| Certificate analytics | ✓ Yes | Certificates issued, emails sent/failed/pending, send volume over time, breakdowns by type and school, plus email logs. Analytics → |
| Complete certificate lifecycle in WordPress | ✓ Yes | Records, design, PDF generation, delivery, verification and reporting all run inside your own WordPress install — no external PDF service. Certificate management system → |
| Run and test locally with LocalWP | ✓ Yes | Tested on LocalWP; Local's mail catcher shows test emails. QR links only work for others once the site is public. LocalWP guide → |
| Schools, colleges, training institutes, course creators, coaching centres and event organisers | ✓ Yes | Separate student, teacher and school records; events; LMS auto-issuance for online courses. Certificates for schools and institutes → |
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