Referrals
Top-referrer leaderboard
Surface your power users on the page itself.
Every Qubed page can show a public top-referrer leaderboard — the people who've sent you the most signups, with their initials and referral count. Toggle it on from the editor's Referrals tab; it's off by default to respect privacy.
We anonymize by default: only the first letter of the email's local part shows (a***@gmail.com). Subscribers can opt in to displaying their full name from the post-signup screen, in which case it replaces the masked email.
The leaderboard updates in near real time — we revalidate the public page every 60 seconds via ISR, and the leaderboard component reads from the same subscribers table sorted by referral_count desc. There's no cron job; it's just a query.
Watch out for the leaderboard effect: once visible, the top three slots become a competitive game. That's good for growth but can attract gaming attempts. Pair the leaderboard with anti-fraud rules for the best results.