Publish Your Survey

    Take a survey live so it starts accepting responses.

    Beginner2 min readUpdated 13 Sep 2026

    Publish

    Set the survey status to Active. That is what publishing means here — a draft survey has a link, but it will not accept answers.

    Publishing takes you straight to the share screen with your link, QR code, social buttons and embed snippet.

    Before you publish

    • The survey has at least one question.
    • You have previewed it end to end.
    • Your theme and logo are set, if you want them.
    • The thank-you page says what you want it to say.

    After publishing

    You can keep editing. Changes apply to anyone who opens the survey from that point on; responses already collected are untouched.

    Warning — Adding, removing or reordering questions on a live survey makes your results harder to read, because early and late respondents answered different surveys. Prefer to get the structure right before a big send.

    Pausing and closing

    Set the status back to Draft or Closed to stop accepting responses. Existing responses stay in your reports either way.

    Next

    Share Survey Link.

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