Lua Scripting Resources

Important Update to Custom Scripting

SurveyGizmo's CustomScript Action now supports the LUA programming language.


Legacy Custom Scripting Language Deprecation Plans 

  1. New accounts (created after October 29, 2018) will only have the option to use Lua in scripts.
  2. As of October 29, 2018 Custom Scripting Actions will default to Lua as the scripting type in the Custom Scripting Action for accounts created before this date. You will be able to switch to the Legacy Custom Scripting; though we highly encourage using Lua.
  3. In the long term, Legacy Custom Scripting Actions will be switched to read-only. Read-only scripts will continue to function; you will just be prevented from editing. The exact date on this is to be determined; we will send notifications well ahead of time.


 Go to our Legacy Scripting Documentation.

While SurveyGizmo is one of the most flexible survey tools around, we get requests for customizations that are not available out of the box. This is where JavaScript and Custom Scripting can save the day. If you have scripting chops you can use the JavaScript action or the Custom Scripting action to achieve the survey of your dreams.


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While Alchemer has the ability to translate or change the "Please Select" for all dropdown menus in your survey we do not have the ability to change that message per individual dropdown. Never fear! Fortunately, we can solve this with JavaScript. This JavaScript will allow you to target specific dropdown menus and change "Please Select" to the text you prefer. 

See the script in action in an example survey!

OR

Add a survey with this script and setup to your account.

Setup

On the same page as your Dropdown Menu List menus click Add New Action > JavaScript. Name your action and click Save Action and Edit. Now paste the following code: 

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('#sgE-4548362-1-3-element option[value=NoAnswer]').attr('label','Select for Spring');
    $('#sgE-4548362-1-4-element option[value=NoAnswer]').attr('label','Select for Summer');
    $('#sgE-4548362-1-5-element option[value=NoAnswer]').attr('label','Select for Fall');
    $('#sgE-4548362-1-6-element option[value=NoAnswer]').attr('label','Select for Winter');
});

Required Customizations

In the script above you will need to customize variables highlighted in yellow in order to make the script work the way you'd like.

Element IDs - The element IDs must be changed to the IDs for the menu or menus you wish to affect. If you need some assistance finding your element ID check out our tutorial on Finding Element IDs.

Custom Text - Customize the highlighted text to the text you'd like to display in each dropdown.