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A community badge recognises people who bring new photographers into Recipe Room and share Recipes of their own. It does not mean Recipe Room has verified someone’s identity.

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How referrals work

Every member has a personal referral link and code in Account Settings → Community badge.
  • Share your personal link with a friend. It directs them to the appropriate app store and keeps your referral attached to their sign-up.
  • If a friend shares their referral code directly, enter it in the sign-up flow before continuing with Apple, Google, or email.
  • Once their eligible sign-up is complete, it counts once towards the referral goal for both of you.
Someone who signs up with a valid referral therefore starts with 1 of the 10 sign-ups they need, while also adding one to the person who invited them.

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Earn a community badge

Meet both goals to earn your community badge:
  • Have 10 friends complete an eligible sign-up through your referral link or code.
  • Post 5 Recipes and keep them on your profile.
You can see progress towards both goals and share your link from Account Settings → Community badge. The badge stays active while both goals are met. If your profile drops to 4 Recipes, the badge is removed. It returns when you have 5 Recipes again, provided you still have 10 eligible sign-ups.

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What the badge means

The community badge recognises both bringing people in and sharing Recipes. It is not:
  • Proof that Recipe Room has verified the member’s identity.
  • The same as confirming an email address.
  • A verified-account badge.
  • A subscription badge or subscription benefit.
  • An endorsement of the member’s expertise, content, or conduct.
A member can have both a community badge and a subscription badge. If only one badge can be shown publicly, the subscription badge takes precedence without removing the community badge.

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Eligible referrals

A referral counts after the new member completes an eligible sign-up using the personal link or a valid referral code. The same sign-up cannot be counted more than once. Sign-ups created to manipulate referral progress may be excluded. For help signing up, read Sign Up. For the difference between community badges and verified accounts, read Your Profile.