Group Rank is a Custom Interfaces plugin built on ranking — a two-panel thumbnail layout for ranking items into buckets rather than a single strict order.
What respondents see#
A two-panel layout: an item pool on one side and a set of ranked bucket groups (e.g., "top pick," "also like") on the other. Respondents assign items into buckets instead of producing a strict 1-to-N order.
When to use it#
- Style or preference studies where you want visual thumbnails sorted into groups rather than a strict order.
- Studies with many items where forcing a full linear rank would be tedious.
Configuring it in the builder#
Drag Group Rank from the Custom Interfaces group in the question palette, or convert an existing ranking question. Items are authored the same way as standard ranking options. Plugin-specific behavior lives in the question's Settings tab.
Settings reference#
| Setting | What it controls | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Number of rank buckets | How many ranked groups are available | 5 |
| Min / max selections | How many items must / can be placed | 1 / 5 |
| Grid columns (mobile/desktop) | Layout of the item pool | 1 / 2 |
| Card display mode | Text only, image only, both, or auto | Both |
| Fit to screen | Scale the grid so it never scrolls | Off |
| Text alignment / vertical align | Card content placement | Center / Middle |
| Font size / desktop adjustment | Base text size + desktop bump | 17px / +4px |
| Messages tab — button labels and messages | Next and Instructions buttons, the popup's confirm button (Let's Go), the alert's OK button, the phone scroll hint, the "all slots full" alert and the Require Scroll message. Written in the survey's base language; translate them for other languages in the Translations tab (Messages & Alerts) | Customizable |
Logic support#
Built on ranking, so it supports the same rank-position condition operators as a standard ranking question. See Logic, Flow & Conditions.
Good to know#
- There is no "instructions in popup" placement control here — instructions always show in a popup because the two-panel layout has no other place to put the question text. Any legacy stored placement value is ignored.
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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