An audit-backed online web design certification: submit a live website, our team evaluates Core Web Vitals, conversion-focused UX, and SEO-ready design across 150+ parameters, and you earn recognition tied to real, shipped work.
Validate page speed, Core Web Vitals, loading stability, and front-end performance execution.
Show you can turn user intent into clear journeys, stronger calls to action, and measurable conversion paths.
Demonstrate that your design supports crawlability, content structure, metadata, and search-friendly UX.
We don’t just test your knowledge — we audit your work across performance, conversion design, and SEO-ready visual craft.
Every submitted website is reviewed against the same six pillars. Each pillar maps to specific signals that real users, browsers, and search engines reward. Below is the full scope of what your design audit will cover.
Most web design certifications validate what you have studied. This one validates what you have shipped. Here is how it stacks up against the certifications most designers already hold.
| Feature | WDA Web Design Cert | Google UX | IxDF | Coursera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Live website audit | Coursera modules + quiz | Course library + quiz | Course modules + projects |
| Validates execution | Yes — real shipped work | No — coursework only | No — coursework only | Partial — peer-reviewed exercises |
| Tied to a public proof URL | Yes | No | No | No |
| Cost | $90 (only if approved) | $49/mo (Coursera) | $16+/mo membership | $39+/mo per specialization |
| Specializations | Performance, Conversion, SEO-ready | UX Design (general) | UX, IxD, UI Design | UI/UX, Web Design |
| Resubmission allowed | Yes — with feedback | Yes — retake course | Yes — retake course | Yes — retake course |
Submit one site, pay $20 for the review, and complete the remaining $70 only if your certificate is awarded.
Send one website for certification review and start the process with a single submission.
Complete the $20 submission payment to unlock professional review for that website.
Our experts assess your site across 150+ design parameters covering performance, accessibility, conversion, and visual craft.
If your website is awarded the certificate, pay the remaining $70 to receive it. Total: $90.
Each certificate is unique and tied back to a real audit trail rather than a generic multiple-choice quiz.
The review process is visible, practical, and grounded in live website performance signals.
Use the credential to signal capability to clients, employers, and collaborators.
Built by a platform that already curates and evaluates standout digital work every day.
The review covers Core Web Vitals, responsive execution, accessibility, conversion-focused UX, SEO-ready design structure, and overall front-end craft on a live website.
Each web design certification costs $90 total. You pay $20 to submit the website for review and the remaining $70 only if your certificate is approved.
The available certificates are Core Web Vitals & Performance Specialist, Conversion-focused Web Designer, and SEO-ready Web Designer. Completing all three qualifies the website for the additional Web Performance Expert credential.
It is designed for freelance designers, web studios, UX-focused teams, and agencies that want credible recognition based on real design execution instead of theory-only coursework.
Most reviews are completed within 7 to 14 business days from submission. Multi-template sites or design systems with extensive component libraries may take slightly longer; we notify you when the audit is in progress.
The $20 submission fee covers the cost of the design audit and is non-refundable, regardless of outcome. The remaining $70 is only charged after a website is approved for certification.
You receive a written summary highlighting the design, performance, or accessibility gaps that prevented certification. You can resubmit the same website after fixes, or submit a different website, with a new $20 submission fee per attempt.
Course-based certifications from Google, IxDF, and Coursera validate knowledge of UX principles through lessons and quizzes. This certification validates execution on a real, public-facing website. The two are complementary: course-based certs prove what you have studied, audit-backed certs prove what you have shipped.
The certificate includes a public verification page tied to the audited website, plus an embeddable badge. It is positioned as third-party validation of design execution, useful as a portfolio asset for freelance designers, studios, and in-house design leads.
Yes. Approved certifications come with a verification URL, an SVG/PNG badge, and a LinkedIn-ready credential block that links back to the public proof page.
Audit-backed SEO certification — technical, on-page, and conversion specializations from the same review framework.
Editorial deep-dives on Core Web Vitals, accessibility, conversion design, and the craft behind shipped sites.
Already certified? Put the audited site forward for editorial recognition and category awards.
Choose one certification or all three. Submit one website for review, pay only after approval.