Latest revision as of 09:41, 7 April 2025

Introduction

This setting allows the survey administrator to choose the way the survey can be accessed by survey participants (e.g., CAPTCHA codes can be used to increase the security of your survey). Also, here is where you can set a start/expiry date/time.

From the Settings tab, select Publication & Access

Publication & Access Panel

The following are the Publication & access panel options:

Start Date/Time

The date the survey starts.

Expiry Date/Time

Set this to the date you want your survey to expire. This is the last date on which the public survey script will allow survey participation. For example, If you set the date for December 31, then people will no longer be able to use the survey script on January 1. To disable this, clear the date from the input field.

Link survey on public index page

This setting is disabled by default. If enabled, your survey will be listed on the public index page under 'Available surveys:' of your LimeSurvey application. For example, if your LimeSurvey administration is available under https://some.url.com/admin it would be listed at https://some.url.com/.

Set cookie to prevent repeated participation

If this is turned on, a survey participant will be blocked from completing a survey for the second time. This is a relatively soft way to prevent repeated participation, as it only takes effect, if the same browser is used. It also can be easily circumvented if the cookie in the browser settings is deleted.

For more information on cookies, please check this wikipedia article.

Use CAPTCHA for Survey Access

In order to access the survey, a CAPTCHA code has to be typed in by the survey participant.

Use CAPTCHA for Registration

In order to register for the survey, a CAPTCHA code has to be typed in by the survey participant.

Use CAPTCHA for Save and Load

Enable it if a survey participant loads his survey again after he completed only a part of it.

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-This panel is addressed to those who want to influence the way in which the survey can be accessed by respondents (e.g. CAPTCHA codes can be used to increase the security of your survey). Moreover, you can also set up a start/expiry date/time for your survey.
+This setting allows the survey administrator to choose the way the survey can be accessed by survey participants (e.g., CAPTCHA codes can be used to increase the security of your survey).  Also, here is where you can set a start/expiry date/time.
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-To access the publication and access panel, select the option with the same title from the survey menu:
+From the '''Settings''' tab, select '''Publication & Access'''
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-The following set of survey settings can be found in this panel:
+The following are the Publication & access panel options:
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-*'''Start date/time:''' The date the survey starts;
+==Start Date/Time==
+The date the survey starts.
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-*'''Expiry date/time:''' Set this to some date if you want your survey to expire on a special date. This is the last date on which the public survey script will let people participate. For example, If you set it for the 31st of December, then people will no longer be able to use the survey script on the 1st of January. To disable this, just clear the date from the input field;
+==Expiry Date/Time==
+Set this to the date  you want your survey to expire. This is the last date on which the public survey script will allow survey participation. For example, If you set the date for December 31, then people will no longer be able to use the survey script on January 1. To disable this, clear the date from the input field.
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-*'''List survey publicly:''' The default value is "No". When it is set to "Yes", your survey will be listed in the "available surveys" portal;
+==Link survey on public index page==
+This setting is disabled by default. If enabled, your survey will be listed on the public index page under 'Available surveys:' of your LimeSurvey application. For example, if your LimeSurvey administration is available under https://some.url.com/admin it would be listed at https://some.url.com/.
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-*'''Set cookie to prevent repeated participation:''' If this is turned on, a survey participant will be blocked from completing a survey for the second time;
+==Set cookie to prevent repeated participation==
+If this is turned on, a survey participant will be blocked from completing a survey for the second time.
+This is a relatively soft way to prevent repeated participation, as it only takes effect, if the same browser is used.
+It also can be easily circumvented if the cookie in the browser settings is deleted.
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+{{Note|For more information on cookies, please check this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie wikipedia article].}}
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-*'''Use CAPTCHA for survey access:''' In order to access the survey, a CAPTCHA code has be typed in by the survey participant;
+==Use CAPTCHA for Survey Access==
-*'''Use CAPTCHA for registration:''' In order to register for the survey, a CAPTCHA code has be typed in by the survey participant;
+In order to access the survey, a CAPTCHA code has to be typed in by the survey participant.
-*'''Use CAPTCHA for save and load:''' Enable it if a survey participant loads again his survey after he completed only a part of it.
+==Use CAPTCHA for Registration==
+In order to register for the survey, a CAPTCHA code has to be typed in by the survey participant.
+==Use CAPTCHA for Save and Load==
+Enable it if a survey participant loads his survey again after he completed only a part of it.
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