Create a poll or survey
Poll / survey setup
- In the Riddle Creator, click on CREATE RIDDLE and then select START FROM SCRATCH under Poll / survey.
- Click on ADD A BLOCK and select one of the PROMPT blocks.
- Complete your poll / survey creation using any combination of the seven different prompt blocks below.
- Under Results, edit the result block(s). Go to the Result blocks help guide.
- Publish your poll / survey.
- Embed your poll / survey.
Prompts
You can combine any of the different prompt blocks below.
1. Single-choice question block
Your audience picks one answer from a list of choices.
- Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Single choice.
- Insert a question into the Title field.
- Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
- Insert the answers into the Answer content fields.
2. Multiple-choice question block
Your audience can pick more than one answer.
- Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Multiple-choice.
- Insert a question into the Title field.
- Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
- Insert the answers. Add as many answers as you want by clicking on Add an answer.
- 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.
3. Reaction poll block
This uses a slider to collect audience feedback.
- Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Reaction poll.
- Type a question or text into the Title field and add a description if you like.
- Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
- 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. - Add or delete options by clicking on ADD LEVEL or DELETE LEVEL.
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.
- Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Upvote.
- Type a question or text into the Title field.
- Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
- Insert the answers.
- Add more answers by clicking on ADD AN ANSWER, delete answers by clicking on the three dots next to the answer and selecting DELETE.
- 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.
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.').
- Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Order-it block.
- Insert a question into the Title field.
- Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
- Insert the answers.
- Add more answers by clicking on ADD AN ANSWER, delete answers by clicking on the three dots next to the answer and selecting DELETE.
- Activate ranking by going to the options icon on the right of Answer Content and enabling Rank order. Select a format and order.
7. Swiper
Your audience can select their preference by choosing between two pictures.
- Click on ADD A QUESTION BLOCK and select Swiper.
- Type a question or text into the Title field.
- Add an image by clicking on Add image, GIF, or video/audio file.
- Enter text into the Dislike title box and Like title box (optional).
CHANGE THE DISLIKE / LIKE BUTTONS:
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:
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.
Options
CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE ANSWERS:
Click and drag the 6 dots on the left of the answer field to move the answers up or down.
MAKE BLOCK REQUIRED:
Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.
Enable Required.
SHUFFLE ANSWERS:
Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.
Under Answers, enable Shuffle answers.
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:
Go to the options icon on the right of Answer Content.
Under Style, choose between the Stack and Row layouts.
'OTHER' ANSWER OPTION:
You can add a powerfully flexible ‘Other’ option to your single-choice and multiple-choice 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.