{"id":6983,"date":"2019-05-06T10:50:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T17:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.simplecert.net\/?p=6983"},"modified":"2019-07-24T13:45:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:45:01","slug":"existing-certificate-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplecert.net\/help\/existing-certificate-design\/","title":{"rendered":"I already have a certificate that I use. Can I upload this into SimpleCert<sup>&reg;<\/sup>?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely. Within the Build module simply choose the \u201cBlank &#8211; Custom Certificate\u201d template. Once you have selected this template, click \u201cChange Background\u201d to upload your existing certificate design as a background. You will want to remove any data fields from the certificate that you upload, and then re-add them from within SimpleCert<sup>&reg;<\/sup>. As a best practice it\u2019s a good idea to also remove any text as well. Adding a text field will almost always be sharper than text from an image on your certificates.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-7147\" src=\"http:\/\/simplecert.net\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/custom-certificate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplecert.net\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/custom-certificate.png 652w, https:\/\/simplecert.net\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/custom-certificate-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely. Within the Build module simply choose the \u201cBlank &#8211; Custom Certificate\u201d template. Once you have selected this template, click \u201cChange Background\u201d to upload your existing certificate design as a background. You will want to remove any data fields from the certificate that you upload, and then re-add them from within SimpleCert&reg;. 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