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[Participation](https://help.ideascale.com/new-user-guides?hsLang=en#participation) # Leaderboard ## What is a Leaderboard and how does it work ***Path: Community Homepage \>\> Sidebar \>\> Top Performers*** | **What is a Leaderboard?** | | --- | | The Leaderboard is a ranking page that displays a community's top-performing members based on participation activity. | Leaderboard promotes community engagement and encourages member participation. The homepage displays the top community members for Kudos Received, Kudos Given, Idea Submissions, Comments, and Votes. Every member can access the Leaderboard from the Landing Page, the Homepage Dropdown, or the Community Sidebar Panel. The Leaderboard page includes four main filters and highlights the viewing member's own position on the board. Members can navigate to each filter section to view all members ranked within it. ![top performers-jpg copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/top%20performers-jpg%20copy.jpg?width=241&height=500&name=top%20performers-jpg%20copy.jpg) --- ### Role Permissions 1. **Member:** Views the Leaderboard, filters it by metric, campaign, group, and time period, and sees their own ranking on the board. 2. **Community Administrator:** Removes members from the Leaderboard. **TABLE OF CONTENTS** [Leaderboard Filter](https://help.ideascale.com/leaderboard-page#filter) \- [Metric](https://help.ideascale.com/leaderboard-page#metric) \- [Campaigns](https://help.ideascale.com/leaderboard-page#campaign) \- [Groups](https://help.ideascale.com/leaderboard-page#group) \- [Time Period](https://help.ideascale.com/leaderboard-page#time-period) [Exceptions](https://help.ideascale.com/leaderboard-page#exceptions) [Frequently Asked Questions](https://help.ideascale.com/leaderboard-page#faq) --- ### Leaderboard Filter The Leaderboard can be filtered by metric, campaign, member group, and time period. **Metric** The Metric filter allows the Leaderboard to be filtered by Idea Submissions, Comments, Votes, Kudos Received, and Kudos Given. ![LB idea submission copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LB%20idea%20submission%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=261&name=LB%20idea%20submission%20copy.jpg) --- **Campaigns** All active campaigns are displayed in the Campaigns dropdown. **![LB campaigns copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LB%20campaigns%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=281&name=LB%20campaigns%20copy.jpg)** --- **Groups** All community groups and Workspace groups used in the community are displayed in the Groups dropdown. **![lb groups copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lb%20groups%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=262&name=lb%20groups%20copy.jpg)** --- **Time Period** The Leaderboard can be filtered by All Time, Last 4/8/12 Weeks, Last 6/12 Months, or Last 4/6/8 Quarters. ![LB timeframe copy](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LB%20timeframe%20copy.jpg?width=670&height=296&name=LB%20timeframe%20copy.jpg) --- ### Removing Members from the Leaderboard Members can be removed from the Leaderboard by the Community Administrator. **[Help Article on Keep Off Leaderboard](https://help.ideascale.com/keep-off-leaderboards?hsLang=en)** --- ### Exceptions 1. Hidden Groups: Groups marked as "Hide this Group in the leaderboard" under **Group Management \>\> Group visibility** are excluded from the Leaderboard list. 2. Current Period Exclusion: When Last 4 Weeks is selected, data for the current week is excluded. The same applies to month and quarter selections. 3. Weekly Data Refresh: Leaderboard data does not update in real time; it updates every Sunday at midnight server time. --- ### Frequently Asked Questions #### How often does Leaderboard data update? Leaderboard data does not update in real time; it updates every Sunday at midnight. #### Why might a group not appear in the Groups filter? A group configured with the Hide this Group in the leaderboard setting under **Group Management \>\> Group visibility** is excluded from the Leaderboard list. #### Who can remove a member from the Leaderboard? A Community Administrator can remove a member from the Leaderboard. #### Where can a member see their own ranking? 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