For some projects, you may not want your respondents to use the back button to change answers on previous pages. You can remove the survey back button in the survey's theme:
- Go to Style > Layout > Layout Options.
- Uncheck the Show Back Button option and click Apply Changes.
Note: Turning off the back button does not prevent the respondent from using the browser back button.
Removing Back Button on a Single Page
If you wish to hide the back button on a single page this JavaScript will hide the back button on that page that it has been placed on. In the example survey below the back button is hidden on the third page.
Check it out in a survey:
See this script in action in an example survey.
OR
Add a survey with this script and setup to your account.
The Script
- On the page you'd like the back button to be hidden, click Add New Action > JavaScript.
- Provide a Description (name) for your action and paste the below code into the JavaScript field. Save the action when you're finished.
$(function(){
$('.sg-back-button').hide();
})
Admin
— Bri Hillmer on 07/29/2016
@Andrew: Great question! Effectively, there is no difference both options just remove the back button from displaying to your respondents!
Bri
Documentation Coordinator/Survey Sorceress
SurveyGizmo Customer Support
— Andrew on 07/29/2016
What's the difference between unchecking the "Show Back Button" (in Style - Layout Options) and checking "Forward Only Survey" (in Advanced Response Settings)?
Admin
— Dave Domagalski on 06/17/2016
@Katy: Thank you for exploring SurveyGizmo Documentation!
If you are not seeing the Layout tab, this likely indicates that the survey is not utilizing the new Theme Builder and will need to be converted. The following article should be a good resource for this:
https://help.surveygizmo.com/help/article/link/moving-over-to-the-new-theme-builder
I hope this helps!
David Domagalski
Survey Explorer
SurveyGizmo Customer Support
— Katy on 06/16/2016
The style page doesnt have 'Layout' and Layout options anymore. :(