> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://thehyperstack.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Platform Tutorial

> The hyperstack Credential Cloud platform is designed to give our users the best user experience, as they issue credentials and badges according to their specific needs. The Credential Cloud platform is constantly updated with new features and patches, the below tutorial will also be constantly updated accordingly. The tutorial is focused on the use of the online platform for issuing your first set of credentials.

Note: This tutorial does not cover all the features in the Credential Cloud platform, only those needed to issue the certificate/badge. 

## Getting Started

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  <Card title="1. Creating Issuer Account" icon="users-gear" href="/tutorials/getting-started/create-issuer-account">
    Creating issuer account is so easy as just 1 single step.
  </Card>

  <Card title="2. Hyperstack dashboard walkthrough" icon="desktop" href="/tutorials/getting-started/hyperstack-dashboard-walkthrough">
    After setting up the issuer account, the dashboard lets you manage admin features and create or issue certificates and badges.
  </Card>

  <Card title="3. Basic Account Setup" icon="gear" href="/tutorials/getting-started/basic-account-setup">
    Once set up, the issuer account is ready to issue credentials. For full features, please configure general settings and issuer info.
    product.
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## Credential Setup

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  <Card title="4. Issuing your first Credential" icon="plus" href="/tutorials/credential-setup/issuing-credential">
    Issuing certificates and badges on Credential Cloud is easy just import or design your badge, create a credential group, and start issuing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="5. Designing Certificate" icon="pen-fancy" href="/tutorials/credential-setup/designing-certificate">
    Credential Cloud has its own design studio for creating dynamic certificates, plus a native Canva integration to use their templates and design tools easily.
  </Card>

  <Card title="6. Creating Credential Group" icon="people-group" href="/tutorials/credential-setup/creating-credential-group">
    Creating a credential group is key to issuing credentials. It holds the course/program details shown on certificates and lets you set templates and manage settings—all from one place.
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## Customization & Branding

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  <Card title="7. Email Customization" icon="envelope" href="/tutorials/customization-and-branding/email-customization">
    Hyperstack Credential Cloud offers a smooth experience for issuing credentials. This tutorial covers only the basics to help you issue your first certificates and badges.
  </Card>

  <Card title="8. Branding and White-labeling" icon="tag" href="/tutorials/customization-and-branding/branding-and-whitelabeling">
    Branding and white-labeling are premium features that let you customize the certificate landing page and how it appears to recipients and verifiers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="9. Social Media Integration" icon="image" href="/tutorials/customization-and-branding/social-media-integration">
    Hyperstack lets recipients add certifications to their profiles with one click. To link your LinkedIn company page to certifications, provide your LinkedIn organization ID.
  </Card>

  <Card title="10. Showcase Page Setup" icon="gear" href="/tutorials/customization-and-branding/showcase-page-setup">
    The Showcase page is your organization’s profile on Hyperstack. Complete Basic Account setup before creating it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="11. Verification Page walkthrough" icon="circle-check" href="/tutorials/customization-and-branding/verification-page">
    The verification page lets organizations verify credentials issued on Hyperstack. To open it, go to General Settings and follow the instructions.
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## Advanced Setup

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  <Card title="12. Analytics and Insights" icon="chart-line" href="/tutorials/advanced-setup/analytics-and-insights">
    Hyperstack shows analytics on issued credentials to help you track reach and improve marketing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="13. Team Management" icon="people-group" href="/tutorials/advanced-setup/team-management">
    Organizations can have multiple logins using team management to assign roles with different access levels.
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## Miscellaneous

<Card title="14. How to archive items" icon="medal" href="/tutorials/miscellaneous/archive-items">
  You can archive groups, templates, and more to make them read-only and mark them as inactive. Archived items can be restored anytime.
</Card>