Surveys overview
A survey in FromUsers is a multi-page questionnaire you share with participants via link, email, or research panel. Surveys support advanced question types, conditional logic, multiple languages, and custom branding.
When to use a survey
Section titled “When to use a survey”- Customer satisfaction, NPS, or post-interaction feedback
- Market research and concept testing
- Card sorting, tree testing, MaxDiff, or conjoint studies
- Any research where participants answer questions without a prototype task flow
Study lifecycle
Section titled “Study lifecycle”| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Draft | Not accepting live responses (preview may still work) |
Live (ACTIVE) | Accepting participant responses via public link |
| Paused | Temporarily stopped |
| Closed | No longer collecting responses |
Set status from the study list dropdown or click Publish in the editor (saves changes and sets Live).
Editor tabs
Section titled “Editor tabs”| Tab | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Configure | Title, description, workspace, collaboration, participant response settings |
| Build | Pages, sections, and questions |
| Logic & Variables | Branching, display logic, dynamic variables |
| Brand | Study appearance; optional org branding template |
| Preview | Live desktop/mobile preview |
Participant settings (Configure)
Section titled “Participant settings (Configure)”Common options in Participant response settings:
- Progress bar — show completion progress
- Save partial responses — allow participants to resume
- Prevent multiple responses — one submission per browser (cookie-based)
- Thank-you message and optional redirect
- Legal / screener pages — qualify or consent before main questions
- Generic link behavior — how multilingual links handle language selection
Routes
Section titled “Routes”| Action | URL |
|---|---|
| List | /surveys |
| Create | /surveys/new |
| Edit | /surveys/{id}/edit |
| Preview (logged in) | /surveys/{id}/preview |
| Translations | /surveys/{id}/translations |
| Public respond | /respond/{id} |
| Results | /results-insights/surveys/{id} |