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Badges

A badge on Mahhala is a record of something done, not a rating of anyone's taste. Members earn them by building boards, following people and stores, and bringing friends in. Stores earn them by listing their own products and by what shoppers do with them: follow, heart, and save.

How badges work

  • Earned by doing. Every badge counts something that happened on Mahhala, and the criteria on this page are the whole rule.
  • Awarded within a day. A nightly check counts everything again, so nothing earned is missed.
  • Permanent. A badge stays once earned, even if a count later drops. Only an administrator's correction, or deleting the account or store, removes one.
  • Showcased by you. Members choose up to 4 badges to feature on their profile, or hide their badges entirely.
  • Not for sale. A badge cannot be bought, by a member or by a store.

Member badges

Earned by curating boards, following people and stores, and bringing others in.

  • First Shelf

    The first board you make on purpose. My Favorites is automatic, so it is not one.

    Create your first board. My Favorites, which every account starts with, does not count.

  • Shelf Builder

    Three items is the line between a board and a bookmark.

    1. Tier 1. Create 3 boards with at least three items each.
    2. Tier 2. Create 10 boards with at least three items each.
    3. Tier 3. Create 30 boards with at least three items each.

  • Open Shelves

    Curation belongs to people. A public board is how yours reaches someone else.

    1. Tier 1. Make one of your boards public, with at least three items on it.
    2. Tier 2. Make 5 of your boards public, each with at least three items.
    3. Tier 3. Make 15 of your boards public, each with at least three items.

  • Well Stocked

    Each product counts once, however many of your boards it sits on.

    1. Tier 1. Save 25 different products to your boards.
    2. Tier 2. Save 150 different products to your boards.
    3. Tier 3. Save 600 different products to your boards.

  • Keen Eye

    A heart is a signal from a person, not a guess made by an algorithm.

    1. Tier 1. Heart 10 products.
    2. Tier 2. Heart 100 products.
    3. Tier 3. Heart 500 products.

  • Good Company

    Counts people you chose to follow. The automatic follow of The Mahhala Team is not one.

    1. Tier 1. Follow 5 people with public, verified profiles.
    2. Tier 2. Follow 25 people with public, verified profiles.
    3. Tier 3. Follow 100 people with public, verified profiles.

  • Around Town

    Independent stores live on repeat visits. This counts the ones you chose.

    1. Tier 1. Follow 5 stores.
    2. Tier 2. Follow 20 stores.
    3. Tier 3. Follow 50 stores.

  • Local Following

    Counts people with public, verified profiles who follow you. Blocked accounts do not count.

    1. Tier 1. Be followed by 10 people with public, verified profiles.
    2. Tier 2. Be followed by 50 people with public, verified profiles.
    3. Tier 3. Be followed by 250 people with public, verified profiles.

  • Plus One

    Counts invites that became verified accounts, not links sent.

    1. Tier 1. Invite one person who goes on to verify their account.
    2. Tier 2. Invite 5 people who go on to verify their accounts.
    3. Tier 3. Invite 20 people who go on to verify their accounts.

  • Word of Mouth

    Counts the share links you created, one per thing shared, not the clicks.

    1. Tier 1. Create share links for 3 different boards, stores, or products.
    2. Tier 2. Create share links for 15 different boards, stores, or products.
    3. Tier 3. Create share links for 50 different boards, stores, or products.

  • Long Standing

    One of the few badges earned by waiting. It counts whole years since you joined.

    1. Tier 1. Be a member for one year.
    2. Tier 2. Be a member for 2 years.
    3. Tier 3. Be a member for 3 years.

  • Founding Member

    For the members who signed up before there was much here to see.

    Join Mahhala before November 19, 2026.

  • Double Lock

    Two locks on the door, so a stolen password alone does not open your account.

    Turn on two-factor authentication or add a passkey.

  • Name and Face

    A face and a few words are easier to follow than a handle.

    Add an avatar and a bio, and make your profile public.

  • Behind the Counter

    For members who run a store here, whether they listed it or claimed it.

    List a store you own, or claim one that is already on Mahhala.

Store badges

Shown on store pages, earned by listing products and by the shoppers who save them.

  • On the Map

    A store with its owner attached, not only a listing we indexed.

    Listed or claimed on Mahhala by its owner.

  • Open Sign

    The basics a shopper looks for first: who the store is, what it sells, and where.

    Has a logo, a description, and a country on its store page.

  • Stocked Shelves

    Counts live products the store listed on its own, not ones imported from a crawl.

    1. Tier 1. Has 10 live products listed by the store itself.
    2. Tier 2. Has 50 live products listed by the store itself.
    3. Tier 3. Has 200 live products listed by the store itself.

  • Extra Hands

    At least one teammate besides the owner, each signing in with their own account.

    Has at least one team member besides its owner.

  • The Regulars

    Counts members who follow the store, one per person.

    1. Tier 1. Followed by 10 people.
    2. Tier 2. Followed by 50 people.
    3. Tier 3. Followed by 250 people.

  • Crowd Favorite

    Hearts from the store's own team do not count toward this one.

    1. Tier 1. Its products have been hearted 25 times by members outside its team.
    2. Tier 2. Its products have been hearted 250 times by members outside its team.
    3. Tier 3. Its products have been hearted 1,000 times by members outside its team.

  • On the Boards

    Members put products on boards by choice. This counts the boards, not the saves.

    1. Tier 1. Its products appear on 5 boards made by members outside its team.
    2. Tier 2. Its products appear on 50 boards made by members outside its team.
    3. Tier 3. Its products appear on 200 boards made by members outside its team.

  • Store Fixture

    Counts whole years since the store's owner listed or claimed it.

    1. Tier 1. Listed by its owner for one year.
    2. Tier 2. Listed by its owner for 2 years.
    3. Tier 3. Listed by its owner for 3 years.

  • Founding Store

    For the stores that were here before most of the shoppers were.

    Listed or claimed by its owner before November 19, 2026.