The Progress Bar

Show respondents how much of your survey they’ve completed so far with the Progress Bar.

For most themes, the bar fills in as respondents reach a new section or page. You can choose from three positions/styles — a compact bar (no labels), or a labeled bar pinned to the top or bottom of the page listing each section’s title.

Accessible and public-sector themes use a text progress caption near the form heading instead. It shows Question n of total when the form displays One question at a time, or Page n of total when it displays Many questions per page. These themes do not show the Position menu.

How to enable the Progress Bar

The Progress Bar is enabled by default (in the Compact position/style) for all newly created surveys.

You can change its position or re-enable it for any pre-existing surveys from the builder’s Settings panel:

Go to the Build section of your survey
Click Settings in the left sidebar
Expand the Appearance section
Make sure Show progress bar is switched on. For themes that offer it, choose a Position: Compact, Top (With labels), or Bottom (With labels).

Hide sections from the Progress Bar

There may be some sections or pages that aren’t relevant to all respondents, and so you’d like to hide them from the Progress Bar.

To hide a section or page:

Open the Form tab in the left sidebar
Click the ⋮ icon next to the title of the section you’d like to hide
Select Hide in progress bar

You’ll then see that the title has been removed from the Progress Bar in the builder and your live survey.

The bar still fills in to show that respondents are making progress, but the hidden section title is not listed.

This is perfect for when you’ve used Question Logic in your survey, when some questions are only relevant to some respondents.

How to disable the Progress Bar

If you’d rather remove the Progress Bar from your surveys, follow these steps:

Go to the Build section of your survey
Click Settings in the left sidebar
Expand the Appearance section
Switch Show progress bar off