Create a new quiz (Quizably docs)

Step through the New quiz flow: start from a ready-made quiz or from blank, choose type and template, name it, then use the builder tabs and publish.

You can create a quiz from a ready-made starter quiz or from a blank one. This page covers both paths, the builder tabs for each type, and how publishing works.

Open the New quiz flow

Click New quiz on the Dashboard or on the All Quizzes screen. A New quiz window opens with the heading “How do you want to start?” and two cards.

Card	Use it when
Choose a Template	You want a ready-made quiz with real questions, results and content
Start Blank	You want to pick a type and template, then write everything yourself

Path A: Choose a Template

Click Choose a Template (“Browse templates”).
Use the Type filter (All, Personality, Trivia, Survey, Poll) and the Template filter (All, Classic, Minimal, Full Screen, Conversational) to narrow the gallery. Each card shows the title, description, type, template and number of questions (“N Qs”).
Click a card, then click Use this template.
Under “Name your quiz”, edit the Quiz title and Slug.
Click Create quiz.

The new quiz arrives with its questions and results already in place, and it is published. Edit the content to make it yours. You can also preview options on the templates page.

Path B: Start Blank

The blank path has three steps, labeled Type, Template and Details. Use Back, Cancel and Next to move around.

Step 1: Type

Choose what kind of quiz you are building.

Type	Description shown
Personality / Result	Which X are you? Answers map to results.
Trivia / Score-based	Right/wrong questions with a final score.
Survey / Form	Collect responses, show a tailored result.
Poll / Single question	One question, one result screen.

The type determines how results are calculated, and it cannot be changed after the quiz is created. See Quiz types before you choose.

Step 2: Template

Pick a starting design: Classic, Minimal, Full Screen or Conversational. Colors, fonts and layout can all be edited afterward in the design drawer, and you can switch templates later. See Design and backgrounds.

Step 3: Details

Field	Rules
Quiz title	Required, at least 2 characters
Slug	Lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens, at least 2 characters. It fills in from the title. Must be unique.

If the slug is taken you see “Slug already in use - try: -2”. Click Create quiz to finish.

What happens next

A “Quiz created” message appears and you land on the Questions tab of the builder. The quiz is Published straight away, but a quiz with no questions has nothing to show. Finish building before you embed it.

The builder tabs

The builder opens full screen. The tabs depend on the type, and Next in the top bar walks through them in order. Next saves first, and stays on the current tab if the save fails.

Type	Tabs in order
Personality	Overview, Results, Questions, Intro, Form, Integrations, Settings, Summary
Trivia	Overview, Questions, Score bands, Intro, Form, Integrations, Settings, Summary
Survey	Overview, Questions, Result, Intro, Form, Integrations, Settings, Summary
Poll	Overview, Questions, Tally, Intro, Form, Integrations, Settings, Summary

What each tab is for:

Overview: a short explainer for the quiz type with tips.
Results / Score bands / Result / Tally: what visitors see at the end. See Results tab.
Questions: questions and answers. See Questions tab.
Intro: the welcome screen. See Intro screen.
Form: lead capture. See Lead capture form.
Integrations: the per-quiz webhook. See Webhooks.
Settings: quiz behavior and the Analytics section. See Timer and randomization.
Summary: the shortcode and iFrame code to copy. See Embed a quiz.

Design opens from the sliders icon (“Design settings”) in the top bar. Changes there are kept when you click Save in the drawer or Next in the top bar.

The top bar shows the save state (“Saving…”, “Saved just now”, “Not saved yet”). Nothing in the design drawer autosaves, so click Save when you finish.

Statuses and publishing

A quiz has one of three statuses.

Status	Effect
Published	The quiz renders on your site
Draft	The quiz renders nothing for visitors
Archived	Kept but hidden, and can be restored

How statuses behave:

Quizzes you create, including from a template, start as Published.
Duplicated and imported quizzes start as Draft.
There is no Publish button in the builder. Change status from All Quizzes, in the row menu: Publish, Set to draft, Archive or Restore.
A draft or archived quiz shows nothing where its shortcode is placed.

Tip: The Summary tab always says “is published and live”, even for a draft. Check the status in All Quizzes if the quiz is not showing.

Create a new quiz