Understanding Mentor Score
The Mentor Score is a measure of your contribution to the Frontend Mentor community. Unlike simply completing challenges, the Mentor Score specifically tracks how much you help other developers by providing valuable feedback on their solutions.
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How the Mentor Score works
Your Mentor Score reflects the quality and quantity of feedback you provide to fellow community members. When you leave helpful comments on other people's solutions and they mark your feedback as helpful, you earn points that contribute to your overall score.
The score is tracked across multiple time periods:
- Weekly - Your contributions for the current week
- Monthly - Your contributions for the current month
- Yearly - Your contributions for the current year
- All-time - Your total contributions since joining
This multi-period tracking allows you to see both your recent activity and your long-term impact on the community.
Where your Mentor Score appears
Your Mentor Score is displayed prominently on your profile page, allowing others to see your contribution level at a glance. It serves as a visible indicator of your engagement and helpfulness within the community.
Why reputation matters
Building your Mentor Score comes with several benefits:
Recognition
A high Mentor Score signals to the community that you are an active and helpful member. Other developers can trust that your feedback is likely to be valuable based on your track record.
Unlocking features
Your Mentor Score can unlock additional platform features. For example, the Talent Profile feature becomes available to members who demonstrate consistent community engagement through their Mentor Score.
Career opportunities
Employers and hiring managers who use Frontend Mentor can see your contribution history. A strong Mentor Score demonstrates soft skills like communication, collaboration, and a willingness to help others - qualities that are highly valued in professional development teams.
Different from completing challenges
It is important to understand that the Mentor Score is separate from your challenge completion record. You could complete many challenges but have a low Mentor Score if you do not engage with the community. Conversely, you can build a strong Mentor Score by focusing on helping others, even if you complete fewer challenges yourself.
Both activities are valuable, but the Mentor Score specifically rewards community contribution and peer support.