Getting environment ready Login as admin. Navigate to Site administration > Advanced features. Make sure Enable badges is on and Save changes. Navigate to Site administration > Badges > Add a new badge. Fill ALL the fields. In special, make sure Image author's name  is fulfilled. Save changes. Fill the criteria info: Manual and any role. Change to endorsement tab. Fill all the fields. In special, make sure email is fulfilled. Save changes. Change to Recipients > Award badge. Award badge to any user. Testing steps On the recipients tab, click on View issue badge of the user you award the badge. Check "Image author's name" field has no link. Check Endorsement > Email field has a link to the user email.