Daily Login Bonus
The Daily Login Bonus rewards members for showing up consistently. The longer a member’s active streak, the bigger the bonus they earn each day.
How It Works
Section titled “How It Works”When a member visits the site for the first time on a given calendar day, they automatically earn a login bonus. The bonus increases at five tier milestones:
| Streak day | Bonus points |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | 10 |
| Day 3 | 20 |
| Day 7 | 50 |
| Day 14 | 100 |
| Day 30 | 250 |
Between milestones, the previous tier’s value applies. So Day 8 earns 50 (the Day 7 tier), Day 25 earns 100 (the Day 14 tier), and so on. Day 30+ permanently earns 250.
The bonus fires once per calendar day in the member’s own timezone. A second visit on the same day does not earn an extra bonus.
What Counts as a Login
Section titled “What Counts as a Login”A member is considered to have “logged in” the moment any tracked action fires for them on a day where they have not yet earned the bonus. This includes:
- Logging in via the WordPress login form
- Returning to the site with an active session cookie (returning visitor)
- Performing any tracked action (commenting, posting, viewing the hub page)
The bonus is awarded before any other points from that action, so members see two toast notifications stacked: the login bonus first, then the per-action points.
Display Surface
Section titled “Display Surface”The Daily Bonus block (Gutenberg + frontend) shows the member their current streak and the points they will earn today, plus a preview of upcoming tier rewards.
Place the block on the Hub page, on member dashboards, or anywhere members land after login.
Configuration
Section titled “Configuration”Settings → Daily Login Bonus.
| Setting | Default |
|---|---|
| Enabled | On |
| Tier ladder | [1=>10, 3=>20, 7=>50, 14=>100, 30=>250] |
| Reset on missed day | Yes |
| Award timezone | Member’s WP profile timezone, falls back to site default |
The tier ladder is editable as a JSON array. Add custom milestones or change the values to match your reward economy.
Streak vs Login Streak
Section titled “Streak vs Login Streak”The login bonus uses its own counter, separate from the gamification streak engine. A member can have a 7-day login streak and a 3-day activity streak at the same time — they’re distinct mechanics.
If you want a single unified streak, disable the login bonus and rely on the standard streak engine alone.
Privacy
Section titled “Privacy”The login bonus does not store IP addresses or session identifiers. It tracks only the date of the most recent bonus award, stored in user meta as wb_gam_last_login_bonus_date. This is included in GDPR export and erasure.
See Also
Section titled “See Also”- Streaks — independent activity streak (any earning action) with milestones
- Points — how the bonus integrates with the points ledger
- Notifications — how the toast for the bonus appears