Quick start guide
Question Types
How to Edit Question Types on LimeSurvey 1. After adding a question, Refer to this Add and Edit a Question. 2. On the page where you add a new question, you'll see a field called Question type 3. Your first question type will be a Long free text by ...
How to Ensure Your LimeSurvey Email Invitations Avoid the Spam Folder
Introduction This guide shows LimeSurvey users how to keep their invitations from being flagged as spam. Key Strategies Domain Alignment Ensure that the links in the email lead to a survey hosted on the same domain as your sender address — for ...
How to remove the LimeSurvey Branding?
Steps to follow: Make sure you're logged into your survey application. 1) Go to Configuration → Global. 2) Find the "Show LimeSurvey branding in survey" option and disable it. 3) Click "Save and close". Note: this setting will move to the survey's ...
Add and Edit a Group
How to add a group to a survey Note: When you create a survey, by default an example group and question are added. To add groups to your survey: From the survey structure tab of your survey click +Add group. The add question group panel will be ...
How do I change my root domain name?
Upgrading your domain name When you upgrade from the Free plan, you can change the domain name. Basic plan: Default domain: By default, the basic root domain will be set to: sitename.limesurvey.net Expert plan: White-label domain: You can activate an ...
Exporting Questions and Responses
How to export questions and responses A survey's structure (its questions and groups) and its responses are exported separately. Responses can be exported in several formats (CSV, Microsoft Excel, PDF, SPSS, R and STATA among others) for statistical ...
Add subquestions and answers
A brief note about subquestions and answer options Certain question types require subquestions and/or answer options. When a question is added, the Edit question page is displayed with the question in edit mode. If a question requires subquestions ...
Upgrading to a Higher Plan
How to upgrade your plan Signing up for the first time? If you don't have an account yet, you can sign up for a paid plan directly. Visit the Pricing page to compare the available paid plans — Basic, Expert, Business, and Corporate. (To start with a ...
How do I create a LimeSurvey account?
Creating your LimeSurvey account A LimeSurvey account allows you to manage your survey site, account and billing details in one place. Follow these steps to create your LimeSurvey account: Navigate to LimeSurvey.org in your browser. Click Get started ...
Activate / Stop Survey
How to activate a survey When groups and questions have been added to your survey, you can activate it. Select the Settings tab. Click Overview. Click Activate this survey. Before activation, a window will be displayed with general survey settings. ...
How do I create a survey?
How to create a survey There are several ways to create a survey. In this example we use the +Create survey button from the main navigation bar . From your survey site, click any of the two +Create survey or the + button from the main navigation bar. ...
How do I Setup my Survey Site and Log In?
How to Set up your Survey Site Signing up on LimeSurvey.org for the first time? Go to LimeSurvey.org and click Get started to create your account, then verify your email address. Your survey site is created automatically with your account. After ...
Glossary
Glossary of terms Plain-language definitions of the LimeSurvey terms you'll meet most often, in alphabetical order. Access code — A unique code that lets one invited person into a closed-access survey. (Older versions called these "tokens".) ...
Overview - Workspace
Overview - Workspace The Workspace is your home page in LimeSurvey — the page you land on after logging in, listing all your surveys. It supports two display modes: Card view and List view. Use the display toggle to switch between them. The workspace ...