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99 articles in this collection
Written by
Jay Dawkins,
Warren Foushee,
Brad Johnson
and 3 others
Requiring Questions: pros, cons, and FAQ's
Considerations for making survey questions required
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
How can users at the same location take my survey?
Allowing responses from multiple users at the same IP address
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
Adding custom embeds and code to your project page
PublicInput supports embedded items like iFrames and custom JS and HTML.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
How can survey participants open browser links in a new tab?
Set survey hyperlinks to open in a new browser tab
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
How to create a Project Group (Topic page)
Learn how to create a Project Group (Topic page)
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to add a Project to a Project Group (previously called a Topic Page)
Learn how to add projects and other items to a Project Group (Topic Page)
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Data Lookup Question
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
How to add explainer text to a question
Learn how to add more instructions or an explanation to your questions
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to add and edit tables within your project content
Using content boxes to create tables
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
Adding images to questions and response options
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to add image alt text
Learn how and where to add image descriptions in your project
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to add a step
How to add a step to your survey
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to add a sidebar to your project
Include a sidebar
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Adding content to a sidebar
How to add content, timelines, events, documents, video, and FAQs
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to schedule a close date for receiving input
Set a time to automatically close a project or question(s)
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
How to add a submit button
Learn how to turn on the submit button at the end of your survey
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Question Setup
How to create an Interactive map response question
Build an Interactive Map Response question that allows participants to place pins on a map
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to create a budget question
Allow participants to vote on specific budget items
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to add custom questions to the demographic module
Customize the demographic module by removing default questions, and adding your own custom questions
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Creating a comment question
How to an open-ended question & Advance setting options
Written by
Tyree Dickerson
Updated over a week ago
ADVANCED: How to create a Projects on a map Question
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
How to add an "other" response option for select one or select multiple option questions
Allow participants to chose "other" as a response option, and type in their answer
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to remove the "Add Point" button from the Interactive Map Question
Remove the option for participants to add map points
Written by
Tyree Dickerson
Updated over a week ago
How to turn off question-level submit buttons
Allow participants to submit all responses with just one click
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Enable or Disable Live Results for public-facing surveys
How to show vote counts and results to voters, or hide them
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
Location Question types
3 ways to collect your participants location information
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to load KML or KMZ files to an interactive map question
Uploading GIS shapefiles (.KML/.KMZ) to set a boundary on an interactive map question
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
Collecting Participant Location Data
How to identify project participants by location
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
How to add Skip-Logic rules for Content + Question Surveys
Creating a skip logic question
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to add skip-logic rules to question series surveys
skip-logic for poll series questions
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Upload KML or KMZ layers to a map question
Adding a KML or KMZ layer to your map from tools like ESRI, Google Earth, and ArcGIS. Optionally use these to set the boundary of your map.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
Creating an "Idea Board" or wall
An open-ended "idea" submission form for crowdsourcing public opinion
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to create a consensus question
Setting up consensus questions in your projects
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
Setup
Navigation: How to toggle off the Continue button (for multi-step projects)
Remove the Continue button from the bottom of the project page
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to copy a content box
Copying content for reuse within a project
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
What is Taxonomy?
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
Image & Design Standards for Graphic Assets
What size should my images be? Helpful standards when creating graphics and content for your projects, surveys, events, and websites.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
How to add a navigation bar to your project or survey
Change the project layout to include a nav bar
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Using the media library to store and organize images and videos
The media library is used throughout the application and is a place to access media for emails, surveys, events, and more.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
How to create a custom Link
Creating a custom URL (shortcode link and email address) for your project or survey
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to save your custom QR Code
Saving and using your custom URL QR code
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
What's the difference between "Featured" vs "Listed" on the Public Portal?
What does it mean to list a project vs. to feature a project on the Public Portal (formerly known as the "Hub")?
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to make steps clickable
Clickable steps allow participants to skip backwards or forwards within your project
Written by
Tyree Dickerson
Updated over a week ago
How to add a timeline
Add a timeline to your project, topic page, or sidebar
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to remove a sidebar
Written by
Tyree Dickerson
Updated over a week ago
How to change the name of a step
Editing step names
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Adding an image to a content box & scaling (sizing)
Resize images to create crisper pictures and scale your photographs
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to add documents to a survey
Add a .pdf or document to a survey
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
Embedding questions, surveys, and project content into your website
You can embed public-facing content in your existing website if your content management system supports iFrame embedding. Here's how.
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How do I edit the title of my project?
Change the name of a project / survey / initiative / project group (topic)
Written by
Brad Johnson
Updated over a week ago
Creating a new content category rule
Custom rules can be created to tag articles that contain specific keywords.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
Switch between Content + Questions and Question Series Project formats
How to change your Site format
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Add a Youtube video to your project
How to add a Youtube video to a project, project group or sidebar
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
How to add a project description
This article will show you how to add a description to your project
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to add a background image to a Question Series survey
Add a background image to your poll series
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Project Management
Where are my projects on the public portal map?
How to ensure that your projects are displayed on the map on your home page
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
How to create a link in a content box
Adding a hyperlink or URL to project content (text block)
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How do I turn my project into a Project Group (Topic)?
Learn how to convert your existing project into a Project Group (Topic) that can serve as a landing page for multiple projects
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to customize a cookie notice
Add an explainer message or consent message to your publicinput.com project
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to remove active projects from the Public Portal
Un-list a project from the Public Portal (formerly they Engagement Hub)
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
List an archived project on your Public Portal
How to showcase a past project's results on your Public Portal (formerly the hub)
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to add project-level administrators
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to test your survey before it goes live with login-free link for testers
Get a login-free access link to send your coworkers in order to test or approve your project
Written by
Tyree Dickerson
Updated over a week ago
How to delete a project
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to schedule a close date for your project
Set a close date for your project
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to un-archive a project & re-open a Survey
How to re-open a closed survey or project.
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to print a survey
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How can I create a survey template to create several similar surveys?
What is the best way to create multiple similar surveys?
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to close a Project
How to end a survey or project to prohibit further responses
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How can I delete all project responses and views?
This will show you how to clear / remove responses and views on your project so you can start over fresh!
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
Archiving a project
How to close your survey to responses
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
Language Translation
How to embed a survey in a different language
Projects, surveys, meeting registration and more can be embedded in a specific language.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
Manually translating a survey with Click to Translate
How to manually translate elements in your survey
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
Creating a survey or meeting in another language (with language-specific link)
Translate any survey, page, or meeting using Google translate, with the option to manually translate or modify specific language.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
Using "Last Mile" translation to manually edit Google Translated Surveys and Pages
Manually edit a Google-Translated version of any page or survey, and share access with a translator to modify machine-translated pages.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
How do I tell if someone took my survey in a different language?
Learn how to create a segment to track participants who took your survey in a different language
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Question management
How do I randomize multiple-choice options?
Display options for multiple-choice questions in varying orders
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
How to download map pin data from an Interactive Map question
Download the .kml file of participant responses
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to add Frequently Asked Questions to your Project
Adding FAQ's to project or sidebar content
Written by
Tyree Dickerson
Updated this week
Re-using and Copying questions
Add previous questions to your survey and connect responses across projects and surveys using the copy and reuse functions.
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to schedule a close date for a single question
How to set a closing date for a specific question (1)
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Schedule a close date for all questions
Specify a closing date for all questions
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to re-open a closed question
Re-opening an individual question that is closed to responses.
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to re-open all closed questions
Quickly re-open all questions to allow responses again
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How do I recover archived questions or content?
Learn how to restore questions or content that you've archived
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Open, close, or edit settings for all questions
If you want to update multiple questions, and aren't ready to fully archive/close your project, the "Edit All" dialog is helpful.
Written by
Jay Dawkins
Updated over a week ago
How to copy a Project
You can re-use or copy a survey to speed up the content creation process
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
How to hide a question
How to hide a question
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to un-archive a question
Un-archive a question
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to un-hide a question
Unhide a question
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to delete a question
Delete a question permanently
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
How to archive a question
How to archive a question
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting/FAQs
How to add a mouse-over explainer to your content section
Create a pop-up tooltip that appears over a word within a content box in your project
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting Issues in PublicInput
How to document project issues so PublicInput Support can better assist you with troubleshooting
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
Why can't I take the engagement activity (survey) more than once?
Written by
Brad Johnson
Updated over a week ago
Recovering archived content in your project
If you've archived project content and wish to restore it, this article walks you through what can be restored and how to retrieve it.
Written by
McKenzie Bennett
Updated over a week ago
Content editing issues: Could it be a browser plugin conflict?
Grammarly and other browser plugins can occasionally cause problems when editing surveys and content.
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago
What's the best way to collect email addresses in a survey?
I want to collect email addresses. Can I do that in a comment field?
Written by
Amanda Irvin (she/her)
Updated over a week ago
What is my page's web address (URL?)
This article will show you where to locate your survey's URL
Written by
Warren Foushee
Updated over a week ago