Survey Design and Layout
How to cite LimeSurvey
Citing the tools and software you used in your research is essential for the reproducibility and credibility of your work. Here’s how you might go about citing LimeSurvey in different citation styles in the text and references sections of your ...
Help! I accidentally closed my survey - what now?
If you closed your survey accidentally, it is important that you do not change anything in your survey. To recover your data: Activate your survey again. Select Responses from the survey toolbar. Click Import and select the "Import answers from a ...
I accidentally deleted a question/question group/survey!
If you deleted it, it cannot be retrieved. Only a backup can help you recover it. Please open a support ticket and ask the team to provide you the backup associated to your account. Please note that this service is not free of charge!
How can I restore data from a deactivated survey?
We recommend that you always use the expiry option instead of deactivating a survey. If you closed your survey accidentally, it is important that you don't change anything in the survey! Then, and only then, will the following steps will work: ...
Hiding "Exit and clear survey"
Overview To conceal the "Exit and clear survey" button, use the built-in setting that controls it: in the survey editor, open Presentation in the left icon bar, go to Theme options, and switch off Show 'Clear all' button under Display options. ...
Top menu - How to hide the language switcher
To hide the top language switcher, access the right twig file to edit it. Access again the theme you wish to change, and then go to Screen which is located in the upper-right part of the window and select Navigation from the dropdown list. Now, look ...
Allow public registration using the survey participants table
Overview When using a survey participants table alongside public registration, LimeSurvey displays a registration prompt in which only the email field is mandatory. Making All Fields Required To also require first name and last name, you must edit ...
How do I create a survey which is open to everyone?
To create a survey that can be filled out by anyone, do not create a survey participants table! Share the survey link located on the sharing panel.
How do I get rid of the * (red asterisk) of mandatory questions?
The red asterisk of mandatory questions is set within the template.css file ("asterisk" class). To hide it: Access the desired theme. If it is a default theme, create a copy of it by clicking on the "extend" button. Access the list of themes and ...
I have created a survey, but the message 'No available surveys' is merely shown on my LimeSurvey homepage?
Problem Surveys don't appear on the LimeSurvey public index page by default, for privacy reasons. Solution To make your survey visible publicly, follow these steps: Open the survey and click Settings (the gear icon) in the editor's left icon rail — ...