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# Create a Pathway

## **What is a Pathway?**

**Pathways are interactive journeys composed of a sequence of digital and real-life activities.** You can create multiple levels, each containing steps, activities or tasks to be fulfilled. 

## Quick Steps: Pathway Setup

1. **Open Pathways.** Select the + icon to create a new Pathway.
2. **Name your Pathway.** Choose the app it will be published to, and select Create.
3. **The Pathway Editor will be opened under Listing.** Go to Pathway to start creating.
4. [**Add Activities**](/pathways-docs/pathway-editor/pathway-activities.md)**.** By default, you can have up to four (4) Pathway levels. Add activities to a level of your choosing by selecting the + icon on the page. 
5. **Setup nudge notifications (optional).** 
6. **Complete and** [**Publish**](https://everyday-digital.gitbook.io/publishing-docs/guides/publish-from-pathways)**.** When your Pathway is ready, check the preferred Settings, Listing and Theme & Assets. Go to [Targeting](https://everyday-digital.gitbook.io/publishing-docs/publishing-options/targeting) to publish the Pathway to your app.

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**The** **Publish pathway to...** option will only be available for accounts with **multiple apps**.
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## **What are Pathway Levels?** 

**A Pathway can contain up to 4 levels**. Each level contains a series of rows with up to three (3) activities per row. 

**Only levels to which activities are added will become part of your Pathway.** This means you can choose to use 1-4 levels.

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All required (non-optional) activities must be completed in a level for the user to reach the **next level** in a path. 
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## What are Pathway Level Milestones?

**By default, each level starts with a single** [**Milestone**](/pathways-docs/pathway-editor/pathway-activities/milestone.md) **activity in the** **first row**. No other activities can be placed alongside or in place of the Milestone activity. 

## **Pathway Rows**

**Each row can have** **up to three (3) activities**. This can be a combination of optional and required activities A user must complete all required activities in a row (1-3 activities) before they can move down to the next row in a level.

## **Required vs Optional Activities**

**Activity Settings.** When editing a [Pathway activity](/pathways-docs/pathway-editor/pathway-activities.md), choose whether it is required or optional. Required activities must be completed before proceeding. 

**Colour** **activities represent a required activity**. This means the user must complete the activity in order to proceed. 

**Grey** **cards are optional activities**. The user is not required to complete them.

## **Rewards**

**Rewards are automatically awarded to a user when they reach the row that the reward is on.** Ideally, a reward should sit as a single activity in a row. [Go here to learn more.](/pathways-docs/pathway-editor/pathway-activities/reward-activity.md)

## **Certificates**

**Certificates are automatically awarded to a user when they reach the row that the certificate is on.** Ideally, a certificate should sit as a single activity in a row. [Go here to learn more.](/pathways-docs/pathway-editor/pathway-activities/certificate-activity.md)

## **Connect Pathway**

**Connect Pathway allows you to connect multiple Pathways.** When a user interacts with connected Pathway activity, it enrols them on the Pathway and allows them to switch to the connected Pathway or remain on the current Pathway.<br>