Special question types: where classic "mask questions" live now
In classic LimeSurvey documentation, "mask questions" was a catch-all category for question types where the input of answers is predefined — things like Yes/No, Gender, Date/time, Numerical input, Equation, and File upload. The LimeSurvey 7 question type picker no longer uses this category. Those types are simply spread across the picker's groups.
This article maps each classic mask question type to its new home in LimeSurvey 7. For how to open and use the question type picker itself, see Add and edit a question.
How the LimeSurvey 7 picker is organized
The picker shows seven groups:
Single choice · Multiple choice · Ranking & rating · Dates & data · Text · Number · Array
Every question type sits in one of these groups, so you can browse to what you need. The search box at the top of the picker is a shortcut when you already know the name — not a place where types are hidden.
Classic mask questions → LimeSurvey 7 locations
| Classic mask question type | Where it is in LimeSurvey 7 |
|---|
| Date/time | Dates & data group (labeled "Date/time") |
| Equation | Number group |
| File upload | Dates & data group |
| Gender | Ranking & rating group |
| Language switch | Not offered in the picker — see the note below. |
| Multiple numerical input | Number group (labeled "Multiple numerical input") |
| Numerical input | Number group |
| Ranking | Ranking & rating group — offered as "Ranking advanced"; there is no separate basic "Ranking" entry |
| Text display | Text group (labeled "Text display"). Older documentation calls this "Boilerplate". |
| Yes/No | Ranking & rating group |
Notes
- Array questions. The Array family — Array (Point choice), Array (Texts), Array (Numbers), Array by column and Array dual scale — has its own Array group in the picker. It was never part of the classic mask category, but see Array question types if that is what you are after.
- Language switch. This classic question type is not offered in the LimeSurvey 7 picker. It is no longer needed as a question: make the survey multilingual by adding languages under Settings → General → Survey languages, and a multi-language survey provides a language switcher automatically.
- Older docs and forum posts. When older documentation or forum posts mention the "mask questions" category, use the table above to find the equivalent type in the current picker.
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