Manage plugins
About plugins
Plugins add features to LimeSurvey: login methods, export formats, security options and more. Your LimeSurvey Cloud site comes with a set of plugins, some active and some not. Turning a plugin on or off changes it for the whole site. You need the Settings & plugins permission.
Open the plugin list
Click Plugins, the plug icon in the sidebar (1), or Configuration > Settings > Plugins in the top bar. Out of the box, only superadministrators see the icon.
In the picture: 1 Plugins in the sidebar, 2 the name of a plugin, which opens its page, 3 Status: a green arrow for active, a grey square for inactive, 4 the ... menu with Activate and Deactivate.
Turn a plugin on or off
Open the ... menu of the plugin (4) and click Activate or Deactivate.
Change the settings of a plugin
Click the name of the plugin (2). The Overview tab shows its description, author, version and status.
Open the Settings tab, change the options and click Save.
Some plugins also have settings for a single survey. See Plugin settings for a survey.
Plugins you can use
| Plugin | What it does |
|---|---|
| AuditLog | Logs changes: logins, new and deleted users, permission changes, responses, participants and settings. Pick the events on its Settings tab. |
| AuthLDAP | Lets administrators log in with their LDAP account. |
| customToken | Creates access codes that are numeric, non-ambiguous or in capitals. |
| ExportR, ExportSPSSsav, ExportSTATAxml | Export responses to R, SPSS (.sav) and Stata (.xml). |
| expressionFixedDbVar, expressionQuestionForAll, expressionQuestionHelp | Add variables to ExpressionScript: SEED and other database values, QCODE.question for questions with subquestions, and QCODE.help. |
| mailSenderToFrom | Makes the sending address the sender (From and Return-Path) of every email. Some SMTP servers require it. |
| PasswordRequirement | Sets the rules for administrator passwords. |
| TwoFactorAdminLogin | Adds two-factor authentication (TOTP) to the administrator login. |
Note: Authdb, AuthSSO, LimeSurveyProfessional, ReactEditor and UpdateCheck run LimeSurvey Cloud itself: password login, single sign-on, the Cloud customizations, the editor and the extension update check. Leave them active.
Next steps
FAQ
I deactivated a plugin by mistake. What now?
Open its ... menu and click Activate.
Can I install my own plugins?
Not on the Plugins page: it has no upload. Scan files looks for new plugin files on the server, and Find updates checks for updates of the installed plugins. For a plugin that is not in the list, contact LimeSurvey support.