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

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.

Related articles

• Add and edit a question — using the question type picker.
• Array question types — which array to use, and how they differ.
• Ranking / Ranking advanced — how the ranking question types work.