Create a poll or survey

Poll / survey setup

  1. In the Riddle Creator, click on CREATE RIDDLE and then select START FROM SCRATCH under Poll / survey.
    create Riddle poll or survey and start from scratch
  2. Click on ADD A BLOCK and select one of the PROMPT blocks.
    poll prompts screen
  3. Complete your poll / survey creation using any combination of the seven different prompt blocks below.
    poll example
  4. Under Results, edit the result block(s). Go to the Result blocks help guide.
    poll results
  5. Publish your poll / survey.
    poll publish
  6. Embed your poll / survey.
    poll embed

Prompts

You can combine any of the different prompt blocks below.

1. Single-select question block

Your audience picks one answer from a list of choices.

  1. Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Single-select.
    poll add single-select
  2. Insert a question into the Title field.
    poll single-select add title
  3. Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
    poll single-select add media
  4. Insert the answers into the Answer content fields.
    poll single-select add answer content

2. Multi-select question block

Your audience can pick more than one answer.

  1. Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Multi-select.
    poll add mutli-select
  2. Insert a question into the Title field.
    poll ms add title
  3. Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
    poll ms add media
  4. Insert the answers. Add as many answers as you want by clicking on Add an answer.
    poll ms add answer content
  5. Set how many items your audience can vote for by going to the options icon on the right of Answer Content and typing or using the up and down arrows to change the number.
    poll ms set votes

3. Reaction poll block

This uses a slider to collect audience feedback.

  1. Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Reaction poll.
    poll add reaction poll
  2. Type a question or text into the Title field and add a description if you like.
    poll rp add title
  3. Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
    poll rp add media
  4. Insert the range of answers. You can choose between:
    • Agree / disagree (default)
    • Like / dislike
    • Custom

    Customized ranges is then automatically applied to all your Riddle's poll questions.
    poll rp add range of answers
  5. Add or delete options by clicking on ADD LEVEL or DELETE LEVEL.
    poll rp add delete levels

4. Upvote block

Our upvote question block is a poll combined with a list (AKA 'listicle'). Your users can upvote their favorite entries and then watch the list reorder automatically by popularity.

  1. Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Upvote.
    poll add upvote
  2. Type a question or text into the Title field.
    poll upvote add title
  3. Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
    poll upvote add media
  4. Insert the answers.
    poll upvote add answer content
  5. Add more answers by clicking on ADD AN ANSWER, delete answers by clicking on the three dots next to the answer and selecting DELETE.
    poll upvote add delete answers
  6. Set how many times your audience can vote by going to the options icon on the right of Answer Content and typing or using the up and down arrows to change the number.
    poll upvote set votes

6. Order it block

Users have to put the answers in the correct order (e.g. 'Rank these players from lowest to highest scoring.') or order of their choice (e.g. 'Tell us what the best to worst workplace benefits are for employees.').

  1. Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Order-it block.
    poll add order it
  2. Insert a question into the Title field.
    poll oi add title
  3. Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
    poll oi add media
  4. Insert the answers.
    poll oi add answer content
  5. Add more answers by clicking on ADD AN ANSWER, delete answers by clicking on the three dots next to the answer and selecting DELETE.
    poll oi add delete answers
  6. Activate ranking by going to the options icon on the right of Answer Content and enabling Rank order. Select a format and order.
    poll oi rank order

7. Swiper

Your audience can select their preference by choosing between two pictures.

  1. Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Swiper.
    poll add swiper
  2. Type a question or text into the Title field.
    poll swiper add title
  3. Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
    poll swiper add media
  4. Enter text into the Dislike title box and Like title box (optional).
    poll swiper add own text

CHANGE THE DISLIKE / LIKE BUTTONS:

poll swiper button type

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Click on the arrow next to Button type and choose an option from the dropdown menu.

For each of the four options, click on the buttons in the Riddle on the left to change the emoji, picture, or text.

CUSTOMIZE THE BUTTON / ICON COLORS:

poll swiper button colors

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Click on the arrow next to Button / Icon Dislike / Like colors and select or enter a color.

8. Likert / Matrix

You can create a series of closed-ended statements or questions with scaled response options for your audience.

  1. Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Likert / Matrix.
    poll add likert block
  2. Type a question or text into the Title field.
    poll likert add title
  3. Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
    poll likert add media
  4. Enter a statement or question into the Add a question field.
    poll likert enter question
  5. Click on ADD QUESTION and enter statements or questions for as many questions as you like.
    poll likert add question
  6. The default scale labels range from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Click directly on the text to edit these scale labels.
    poll likert edit scale item
  7. Click on ADD SCALE to add another item / label to the scale, and enter text into the Title field that appears on the right.
    poll likert add scale item
  8. To delete a scale item, hover over the text, and click on the trash can icon.
    poll likert delete scale item

ALLOW MORE THAN ONE CHOICE PER QUESTION

poll likert allow more than one choice per question or not

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Disable Only one choice per question to allow your audience to check more than one box. This is enabled by default.

SET UP CUSTOM SCALE VALUES

poll likert set up custom scale values

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

By default the scale ascends from one to five across the label items.

Enable Custom scale values to personalize this.

Type a number or use the up and down arrows to change the scale.

SHOW N/A ON SCALE

poll likert show n/a on scale

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Enable N/A option.

An N/A item will appear on the right of any other scale items in your questionnaire.

STACK SCALES ON SMALL SCREENS

stack scales on small screens

You can switch to "mobile" view so that the scale appears stacked as a list rather than in a horizontal line if you prefer.

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Enable Stack scale on small screens.

Options

CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE ANSWERS:

poll change order

Click and drag the 6 dots on the left of the answer field to move the answers up or down.

MAKE BLOCK REQUIRED:

poll block required

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Enable Required.

SHUFFLE ANSWERS:

poll shuffle answers

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Under Answers, enable Shuffle answers.

CHANGE MEDIA OPTIONS:

poll change media options

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Under Answers, disable Show media or select a Media ratio.

CHANGE STYLE:

poll change style

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Under Style, choose between the Stack and Row layouts.

'OTHER' ANSWER OPTION:

other answer option

You can add a powerfully flexible ‘Other’ option to your single-select and multi-select questions in your poll. Your audience can then enter their own answers if your preset choices don't apply to them.

Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.

Under Answers, enable 'Other' answer option. You can then customize the option in the text field on the left.

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