Directional Swipe is a Custom Interfaces plugin built on matrix — a Tinder-style card-swipe interface where each swipe direction maps to a matrix column.
What respondents see#
Each item renders as a card. The respondent swipes (or drags) the top card in a stack — left/right, or up/down/left/right for 3- and 4-way modes — and each direction maps to a matrix column (e.g., Disagree, Agree, Agree Strongly, Neutral). Cards are answered one at a time, with a stack of upcoming cards peeking out behind the current one.
When to use it#
- Rapid concept sorting (accept / reject / maybe).
- Mobile product or ad testing.
- Any grid where a tactile, one-card-at-a-time experience beats a traditional matrix.
Configuring it in the builder#
Drag Directional Swipe from the Custom Interfaces group in the question palette, or convert an existing matrix question. Rows are your items; columns are seeded automatically from a direction template (2-way: Right/Left; 3-way: Up/Right/Left; 4-way: Up/Right/Left/Down) and can be relabeled. Plugin-specific behavior lives in the question's Settings tab.
Settings reference#
| Setting | What it controls | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Swipe direction count | 2, 3, or 4 active swipe directions, each with its own saved column set | — |
| Card size | Narrow / medium / wide | Narrow |
| Visible items (stack depth) | Number of stacked cards visible at once (2–5) | 5 |
| Stacked edge | Which edge background cards peek out from (Bottom/Top) | Bottom |
| Rotate while dragging | Card tilts as it's dragged | Off |
| Overlay opacity | Max background-color overlay opacity at full swipe | 0.9 |
| Show Back button | Lets respondents step back to re-answer the previous card | Off |
| Show buttons | Desktop-only tap alternatives to swiping | Off |
| Card display mode | Text only, image only, both, or auto | Auto |
| Instructions in popup | Where the description surfaces | Mobile |
| Concept instruction | Rich text/HTML shown below the card stack | Customizable |
| Font size / desktop adjustment | Base text size + desktop bump | 15px / +4px |
| Back button label / popup confirm label | Button text, edited on the Messages and text tab | "Back" / "Ok" |
Logic support#
Built on matrix, so it supports the same row/column condition operators as a standard matrix question. See Logic, Flow & Conditions.
Good to know#
- There is no Next button — the plugin auto-advances once every card is swiped, so the final swipe submits the question. If Show Back is on, only earlier cards can be revisited; the last card can't be undone.
Related guides#
- Question Types — overview and when-to-use table
- Custom Interfaces — all 22 custom interface formats
- Logic, Flow & Conditions — operators and condition builder
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