Every question in a survey belongs to a question group. Groups keep related questions together — and because LimeSurvey presents a survey one group at a time by default, each group is one page for participants. Every new survey starts with a default group called My first question group.

Groups appear in two places in the survey editor:

• The Structure sidebar on the left lists everything in order: Welcome screen → your question groups and their questions → End screen.
• The canvas in the middle is where you edit group names and questions directly.

There is no save button — your changes are saved automatically (see the Saved at indicator at the top right).

Add a group

1. Click the purple + button at the top left.
2. In the picker that opens, click + Add question group.

Note: on an active survey the + button is disabled — the survey structure is locked while it is running, so you cannot add groups or questions until the survey is deactivated.

Tip: you can also point between two groups on the canvas and click the purple + divider that appears. This adds content exactly where you want it.

Rename and edit a group

Click the group name on the canvas to open its Group settings panel on the right, with Title, Description, Randomization group, and Condition fields. You can also rename a group by editing its title inline on the canvas.

Each group header shows a badge with the number of questions it contains, and has a ... menu at its right edge with two actions: Duplicate group and Delete group.

Reorder groups

Drag and drop a group in the Structure sidebar to move it. Questions are reordered the same way.

Import a group

Importing a question group from a .lsg file exported from another survey is a classic-editor feature (see below); the new editor has no per-group import or export — the purple + picker has an + Add question group entry but no import option.

Preview a group

The eye icon next to Activate (top right) previews the whole survey. The new editor has no single-group preview.

Delete a group

Open the group's ... menu and click Delete group. As with adding a group, this is only possible while the survey is inactive.

Using the classic editor?

If your installation still uses the classic admin interface, the same tasks work like this:

• Add: in the Structure tab, click +Add group. Enter a Title. Optional fields: Description (text shown above the group's questions, with HTML editor support), Randomization group (groups that share the same string, for example randgroup1, are shown in random order), and Relevance equation (an ExpressionScript condition that controls whether the group is shown). Finish with Save, Save & add question, or Save & add group.
• Edit: in the Structure tab, select the group and click Edit. Or go to Settings → Group list and click the pencil icon next to the group.
• Reorder: in the Structure tab, check that the lock icon is open, then drag groups (or questions) by the hamburger icon.
• Import: in the Structure tab, click +Add group, then Import a group, and upload the .lsg file.
• Preview: select the group and click Preview question group. The same button appears while editing a group or a question.
• Summary and tools: selecting a group opens its summary page. Its toolbar offers Preview survey, Preview question group, Edit, and a Tools menu with Check logic, Export (saves the group as a .lsg file), and Delete.