{"id":8783,"date":"2026-08-26T03:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/designing-a-course-certificate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T03:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:52:22","password":"","slug":"designing-a-course-certificate","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/gyanvapy-courses\/getting-started-with-gyanvapy-courses\/finding-and-enrolling-in-courses\/certificates-achievements\/designing-a-course-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing a Course Certificate with the Certificate Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background:#f3f0fb;border-left:4px solid #7c5cbf;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128100; <strong>Who this is for<\/strong><br \/>Instructors who publish courses on GyanVapy and want to hand learners a proper certificate at the end. You need to be signed in to MyMahotsav with an account that has instructor access &mdash; if you can open your Instructor Dashboard, you already have it.<\/div>\n<h2>Quick answer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Your course certificate is built from the Certificates tab of your Instructor Dashboard on the main MyMahotsav site. You add a certificate, give it a title and a short description, upload the artwork you want learners to receive, choose the page size and orientation, then set it live and attach it to a course. From then on every certificate is personalised for you: the learner&rsquo;s name, the course title and the completion date are filled in automatically, so you never edit one by hand.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:28px 0 42px;\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" playsinline style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;border:0;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);display:block;background:#000;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-walkthrough.mp4\">Your browser cannot play this video. <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-walkthrough.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open the walkthrough video<\/a>.<\/video><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">A short walkthrough of the route from the MyMahotsav homepage to your instructor tools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Before you begin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Be <strong>signed in<\/strong> to MyMahotsav. If a sign-in box appears instead of your dashboard, you are not signed in &mdash; sign in and open the link again.<\/li>\n<li>Use the <strong>main MyMahotsav site<\/strong>, not the GyanVapy section. GyanVapy has no instructor tools of its own; everything you need lives on the main site.<\/li>\n<li>Open your <strong>Instructor Dashboard<\/strong> from the profile dropdown in the top-right corner, or go straight to <strong>https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/instructor-dashboard\/?tab=11<\/strong>, which opens the <strong>Certificates<\/strong> tab for you.<\/li>\n<li>Have your <strong>certificate artwork<\/strong> ready as an image file before you start &mdash; a finished design with space left clear in the middle for the learner&rsquo;s details.<\/li>\n<li>Have at least one <strong>published course<\/strong> to attach the certificate to. A certificate is awarded per course, so it needs a course to belong to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 1 &mdash; Sign in before you go looking for the Certificates tab<\/h2>\n<p>Open MyMahotsav. If the header shows <strong>Log In<\/strong> and <strong>Register<\/strong> in the top-right corner, you are signed out and none of your instructor tools will be visible yet. Sign in first &mdash; the tab you want simply is not there until you do.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-01.png\" alt=\"The MyMahotsav homepage while signed out, with Log In and Register in the top-right corner\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The MyMahotsav homepage as it looks when you are signed out. <strong>Log In<\/strong> and <strong>Register<\/strong> sit in the top-right corner, and again under <strong>Get started<\/strong> in the left-hand menu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The banner across the top of the homepage rotates through the MyMahotsav services, so it will not look identical each time you arrive. Ignore it and check the header instead: the <strong>Log In<\/strong> and <strong>Register<\/strong> buttons are the reliable sign that you still need to sign in.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-02.png\" alt=\"The same homepage a moment later, showing a different rotating banner but the same signed-out header\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The same page a moment later. The banner has changed, the header has not &mdash; there is no certificate form on the homepage, signed in or not.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 2 &mdash; Work your way from the homepage to your instructor tools<\/h2>\n<p>The homepage is a shop window for the whole platform, not a workspace. The pictures below follow it from the top down so you can see what you will pass on the way, and why none of it is where you build a certificate.<\/p>\n<p>The quickest route in from any page is the <strong>APPS<\/strong> button at the top-left, which opens the grid of MyMahotsav services.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-03.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-03.png\" alt=\"The top of the MyMahotsav homepage with the APPS button visible in the header\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The <strong>APPS<\/strong> button sits at the top-left of every page and opens the full grid of MyMahotsav services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scrolling down, the homepage moves through the platform&rsquo;s story panels and into the services grid.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-04.png\" alt=\"Homepage story panels, followed by the heading that introduces the MyMahotsav services grid\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">Further down the same page &mdash; the story panels give way to the heading that introduces the services grid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Keep going and the grid itself appears. The tile you want is <strong>Knowledge<\/strong> &mdash; courses, wisdom, wiki and culture &mdash; which is the GyanVapy side of the platform.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-05.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-05.png\" alt=\"The MyMahotsav services grid, with the Knowledge tile for courses, wisdom, wiki and culture\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The services grid. <strong>Knowledge &mdash; Courses, Wisdom, Wiki, Culture<\/strong> is the GyanVapy tile, and takes you to the learning side of MyMahotsav.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Below the grid the homepage carries on into the other MyMahotsav services. None of them holds instructor tools, so there is nothing to fill in here &mdash; your certificate work happens one level in, on your Instructor Dashboard.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-06.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-06.png\" alt=\"Further down the homepage, showing another MyMahotsav service section below the grid\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">Further down again. The homepage keeps introducing services &mdash; useful reading, but not where certificates are made.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f8;border-left:4px solid #9aa4b2;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#8505;&#65039; <strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>You can skip all of this scrolling. Once you are signed in, <strong>https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/instructor-dashboard\/?tab=11<\/strong> opens the <strong>Certificates<\/strong> tab directly. Save it as a bookmark &mdash; it is the page you will come back to every time.<\/div>\n<h2>Step 3 &mdash; Open the Certificates tab on your Instructor Dashboard<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open your <strong>Instructor Dashboard<\/strong> from the profile dropdown, or use the direct link above.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the <strong>Certificates<\/strong> tab from the list of dashboard tabs.<\/li>\n<li>Give the tab a moment. It loads its contents after the rest of the page, so a brief blank panel is normal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You will see the certificates you have already made, and the control to add a new one.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 4 &mdash; Add a new certificate and name it<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Select <strong>Add New<\/strong> to start a blank certificate.<\/li>\n<li>Type a <strong>title<\/strong>. This is your own label for the certificate, so make it obvious which course it belongs to &mdash; for example, <em>Bhagavad Gita Foundations &mdash; completion certificate<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The title is how you will recognise this certificate in the list later, especially once you are running several courses.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 5 &mdash; Add your artwork and a description<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Add a short <strong>description<\/strong> &mdash; a line or two on what the certificate is awarded for. It is for your own reference and for anyone else helping you run the course.<\/li>\n<li>Upload your certificate design as the <strong>featured image<\/strong>. This is the artwork learners will see behind their details, so use your finished design: border, crest or logo, signature line, and a clear area in the middle where the learner&rsquo;s name and course details will sit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"background:#fff6f1;border-left:4px solid #e0592b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128161; <strong>Tip<\/strong><br \/>Design your artwork at the same shape you intend to issue it &mdash; landscape artwork on a landscape page. Artwork made for one shape and issued in the other will be letterboxed with white bands down the sides.<\/div>\n<h2>Step 6 &mdash; Choose the page format and orientation<\/h2>\n<p>Certificates are issued as a PDF that learners can download and print, so tell MyMahotsav what shape that page should be.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Set the <strong>page format<\/strong> to the paper size your learners are most likely to print on.<\/li>\n<li>Set the <strong>orientation<\/strong> &mdash; landscape is the traditional certificate shape; portrait suits designs with a tall crest or a long list of details.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Step 7 &mdash; Set the status and save<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Set the <strong>status<\/strong>. Keep it as a draft while you are still working on the artwork; set it live when it is ready to be awarded.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The certificate now appears in your Certificates list and can be attached to a course.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 8 &mdash; Using the Certificate Builder<\/h2>\n<p>Alongside the form you will see a <strong>Use Certificate Builder<\/strong> button. It is meant to open a drag-and-drop design canvas where the layout is arranged block by block.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f8;border-left:4px solid #9aa4b2;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#8505;&#65039; <strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>On MyMahotsav that canvas sits outside your Instructor Dashboard, and instructor accounts are not given access to it &mdash; selecting the button returns you to the homepage rather than opening a designer. This is expected, not a fault with your account. Design your certificate as artwork instead and upload it as the featured image in Step 5; that is the supported route, and it gives you far more control over the look than a block canvas would. If you need a bespoke layout built for you, ask the support team.<\/div>\n<h2>Step 9 &mdash; Inserting dynamic fields into a certificate<\/h2>\n<p>You never type a learner&rsquo;s name onto a certificate, and you should never try. A certificate carries <strong>dynamic fields<\/strong> &mdash; placeholders that are replaced with real information at the moment the certificate is issued. That is what makes one design serve a whole cohort.<\/p>\n<p>The details filled in for you are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>learner&rsquo;s name<\/strong>, taken from their MyMahotsav profile;<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>course title<\/strong> the certificate was awarded for;<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>completion date<\/strong>, set when the learner finishes the course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because these are filled in at the moment of issue, they are always correct and always current. This is also why your artwork needs clear space in the middle &mdash; that space is where the learner&rsquo;s details are placed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#eef8f0;border-left:4px solid #2e9e5b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#127919; <strong>Best practice<\/strong><br \/>Leave a generous clear band across the middle third of your artwork. Names vary enormously in length, and a design that fits &ldquo;Anaya Rao&rdquo; comfortably can crowd badly around a longer full name. Give the text room and every certificate you issue will look composed.<\/div>\n<h2>Step 10 &mdash; Attach the certificate to your course, and check it<\/h2>\n<p>A certificate does nothing on its own &mdash; it is awarded per course, so the last job is to connect the two.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the course from your Instructor Dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Select this certificate in the course&rsquo;s certificate setting and save the course.<\/li>\n<li>Ask a colleague to complete a short test course, or check with your first finishing learner, so you can see a real issued certificate before a whole cohort receives one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If something does not behave as you expect, the homepage carries the support routes: <strong>Guides<\/strong>, <strong>Chat<\/strong>, <strong>Call<\/strong> and <strong>Ticket<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-07.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-07.png\" alt=\"The MyMahotsav support panel offering Guides, Chat, Call and Ticket\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The support panel further down the homepage &mdash; <strong>Guides<\/strong>, <strong>Chat<\/strong>, <strong>Call<\/strong> and <strong>Ticket<\/strong>. Raise a ticket for anything to do with a certificate that has already been issued.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tips and best practices<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make one certificate per course<\/strong> rather than one shared certificate. It keeps your list readable and lets you retire a design when a course is retired.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep the wording timeless.<\/strong> Avoid a year or a cohort number in the artwork &mdash; the completion date is added for you, and hard-coded dates age badly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Export your artwork at print resolution.<\/strong> Learners print certificates and frame them; a design that looks crisp on screen can look soft on paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preview before you go live.<\/strong> Keep the certificate as a draft until you have seen a real one issued from a test completion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check your own display name.<\/strong> Encourage learners to set their full name on their MyMahotsav profile before finishing a course &mdash; that is the name the certificate uses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<h3>The Certificates tab is blank or keeps loading<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> the tab loads its contents separately from the rest of the page, so a slow connection, an ad blocker or a privacy extension can stop it appearing.<br \/><strong>Fix:<\/strong> reload using the direct link, give it a few seconds, then try again with your browser extensions paused or in a private window.<br \/><strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> the panel is still empty after two clean reloads in a different browser.<\/p>\n<h3>You see a sign-in box instead of your dashboard<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> you are signed out, or your session has expired.<br \/><strong>Fix:<\/strong> sign in, then open the Instructor Dashboard link again. If the header shows <strong>Log In<\/strong> and <strong>Register<\/strong>, you are definitely signed out.<br \/><strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> you sign in successfully but the Instructor Dashboard is still not offered &mdash; your account may not carry instructor access yet.<\/p>\n<h3>The Use Certificate Builder button sends you back to the homepage<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> the drag-and-drop canvas sits outside the member-facing dashboard, and instructor accounts are not given access to it.<br \/><strong>Fix:<\/strong> build the design as artwork and upload it as the featured image instead. Everything a learner sees can be achieved this way.<br \/><strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> you need a layout that artwork alone cannot produce &mdash; raise a ticket and describe what you need.<\/p>\n<h3>Learners finish the course but no certificate arrives<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> the certificate is still a draft, or it has not been attached to the course.<br \/><strong>Fix:<\/strong> open the Certificates tab and confirm the status is live, then open the course and confirm this certificate is selected and the course is saved.<br \/><strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> the certificate is live and attached, and a learner who has genuinely completed every lesson still receives nothing.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q: How do I use the GyanVapy Certificate Builder?<\/strong><br \/>A: Open your Instructor Dashboard on the main MyMahotsav site and choose the <strong>Certificates<\/strong> tab, then <strong>Add New<\/strong>. Give the certificate a title and description, upload your artwork as the featured image, choose the page format and orientation, set the status and save. The <strong>Use Certificate Builder<\/strong> button offers a separate drag-and-drop canvas, but instructor accounts are not given access to it on MyMahotsav &mdash; the artwork route above is the supported one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What dynamic fields can I insert into a certificate?<\/strong><br \/>A: The learner&rsquo;s name, the course title and the completion date. They are filled in automatically when the certificate is issued, so one design serves every learner on the course without any editing from you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Can I customise the certificate layout?<\/strong><br \/>A: Yes &mdash; through your artwork. The image you upload as the featured image is the certificate, so the border, colours, crest, logo, signature line and typography are entirely yours. Leave clear space in the middle for the learner&rsquo;s details, and choose the orientation that matches your design.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Is there a separate GyanVapy instructor dashboard?<\/strong><br \/>A: No. GyanVapy has no instructor tools of its own, and instructor addresses under it will not open. All course and certificate work happens on the main MyMahotsav site at <strong>https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/instructor-dashboard\/<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What does the learner actually receive?<\/strong><br \/>A: A PDF they can download, save and print, in the page size and orientation you chose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Can I change a certificate after I have saved it?<\/strong><br \/>A: Yes. Open it from the <strong>Certificates<\/strong> tab, make your changes and save again. If certificates have already been issued and you need those reissued with the new design, raise a support ticket rather than assuming they will update on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Once your certificate is live, the natural next steps are learning how learners earn and share it, and setting up the badges and achievements that sit alongside it &mdash; both have guides of their own in this section.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-mahi=\"context\">\nAlso asked as: How do I design a course certificate on GyanVapy? \/ Where is the GyanVapy Certificate Builder? \/ How do I add a certificate to my course? \/ How do I put the learner&#8217;s name on a certificate automatically? \/ What dynamic fields can a GyanVapy certificate use? \/ Can I customise my certificate layout on MyMahotsav? \/ Why does the Use Certificate Builder button send me to the homepage? \/ How do I change the certificate page size or orientation? \/ Where is the Certificates tab on the Instructor Dashboard? \/ Why have my learners not received their certificates?<br \/>\nApplies to: GyanVapy course certificates (Courses module, Certificates and Achievements) for instructors.<br \/>\nWhere to find it: Main MyMahotsav site, profile dropdown, Instructor Dashboard, Certificates tab. Direct link https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/instructor-dashboard\/?tab=11. A sign-in box instead of the dashboard means the member is not signed in. GyanVapy has no instructor dashboard of its own.<br \/>\nCanonical facts: The certificate form carries six settings: title, description, featured image (the artwork), PDF page format, PDF orientation and status. Save is the action that stores it. Certificates are awarded per course and must be attached to a course before any learner can receive one. Dynamic fields filled in automatically at issue: learner name (from the MyMahotsav profile), course title, completion date; instructors never type these by hand. The Use Certificate Builder button is present but its drag-and-drop design canvas sits outside the member dashboard and instructor accounts cannot reach it &mdash; selecting it returns the member to the homepage; the supported route is uploading finished artwork as the featured image. Learners receive a downloadable, printable PDF. Certificates can be edited from the Certificates tab at any time; reissuing already-awarded certificates needs a support ticket. Support routes on the homepage: Guides, Chat, Call, Ticket.<br \/>\nVideo walkthrough: https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/designing-a-course-certificate-with-the-certificate-builder-mt9hsb00-walkthrough.mp4\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GyanVapy course certificate is set up from the Certificates tab of your Instructor Dashboard on the main MyMahotsav site, where you give it a title, a description, your artwork, a page size and an orientation. 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