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Tutorial 02 · Basic logic

Hide question and page

Hide an optional question and an entire page when the respondent does not need them.

Step-by-step guideSetup · Flow · Test

1. Prepare the survey

Open a practice survey from Home and click Edit. Add these pages and questions in the order shown. Click a question type in the builder palette, then select the question to edit its label and choices. Use Add Page for later pages.

PageQuestionType and setup
StartSkip optional details?Single choice · Optional initially · Choices: Yes, No
StartOptional commentText box · Optional initially
Optional detailsDetails page commentText box · Optional initially
FinishFinal commentText box · Optional initially

2. Configure the logic

  1. Choose the logic

    Choose Show or hide questions and click Next. In When, select Skip optional details?, equals, A value, Yes. Click Next.

  2. Hide the question

    Set Action to Hide question and select Optional comment.

  3. Hide the page too

    Click Add another action. Choose Hide page and select Optional details. Both actions belong to the same condition.

  4. Keep the alternative simple

    Leave Otherwise empty. With No, the hide actions do not run and the normal visible questions/pages remain available.

  5. Review the rule

    Click Next. Check that the Yes branch lists both hide actions. The No branch should continue without applying this rule.

In the app. Configure the condition that triggers hide question and page.Click the screenshot to enlarge it. Press Escape to close.
In the app. Choose the action, its target and any Otherwise behaviour.Click the screenshot to enlarge it. Press Escape to close.

3. Review the logic flow

Read the final flow before saving. For conditional rules, YES means the condition matches and NO means it does not. An unanswered source can leave the rule waiting. Use Try answers when it is available, or Back to adjust the setup. View full survey flow provides the surrounding page order and saved rules.

In the app. The final flow review for hide question and page, before Save logic.Click the screenshot to enlarge it. Press Escape to close.

4. Save and publish

  1. Save the reviewed logic

    On the final wizard step, click Save logic. Your changes join the survey draft. If the tutorial creates more than one rule or setting, complete and save every part before publishing.

  2. Confirm the draft is saved

    Close Logic. Wait for the builder’s save/sync status to complete. You can reopen Logic to check the saved rule or setting. Save logic does not by itself update the public survey.

  3. Publish the survey

    Click Publish in the builder, then Publish Now in the confirmation. Use the public link to test the published survey. After later edits, publish again before checking the live result.

  4. Test in a fresh respondent tab

    Start with a fresh public survey tab. If you already had an older published version open, reload and start a new response. Use a practice survey for test submissions.

5. Test the respondent experience

Run both the matching and alternative cases. Change answers and revisit earlier pages where the test asks you to, rather than testing only one path.

Try thisExpected result
Yes, then NextThe optional comment disappears and the next visible page is Finish.
No, then NextThe optional comment remains and Optional details is visited.
Go Back and switch the answerThe visible route changes to match the latest answer.
In the app. After Yes and Next, the hidden Optional details page is skipped and Finish opens.Click the screenshot to enlarge it. Press Escape to close.

Common mistakes and useful limits

  • Hide page must target Optional details, not the Start page containing the trigger.
  • Hidden required answers should not block navigation. Do not use a disabled field as a replacement for hiding a whole page.
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