Overview
An Essay Page is a versatile tool for gathering open-ended responses, such as opinions, reviews, or reflections from users. This guide will walk you through the steps to set up an Essay Page effectively.
The benefits of an Essay Page
Customisable Feedback: Ideal for collecting in-depth answers, feedback, and reflections from users, fostering engagement and insight.
Clear Guidance: You can add prompts and explanations, ensuring users understand the question fully.
Flexible Configuration: Options like mandatory answers give control over user progress and engagement with the content.
Steps to add an Essay Page
Navigate to Courses and open Editor
Click on ‘Courses’ in the left menu.
Find the course you’d like to add the Essay Page to and click ‘Editor’ in the bottom left corner.
Select the Story and choose the Chapter
Choose the story where you want to add the new Essay Page.
Select the chapter in the left side menu where the Essay Page will be added.
Add an Essay Page
Choose ‘Essay’ in the left menu and click ‘Add page’ in the bottom right corner.
Essay Page settings
Language
Select the language in which the page will be displayed.
Page title
Provide a clear and relevant name for the Essay Page.
Note: Refer to our guide on effective page naming for more tips:
Set page as draft
Pages are set to ‘live’ by default but can be set to ‘draft’ if you’re still working on them. To switch, click on 'Live' and select 'Draft'.
Set the Essay question
→ Essay (Placeholder)
In the Essay (Placeholder) text field, provide a clear and specific prompt to guide the user’s response.
Example: “We’re curious about your experiences in your first week at our company. Did you encounter any challenges?”
→ Essay (Label)
In the Essay (Label) field, give users a hint or phrase to inspire their answer or guide their thoughts.
Example: “Share your thoughts here…”
→ Add an Explanation (Optional)
Use the Explanation field to add a message that appears after the user submits their answer. This can serve as a thank-you note or an acknowledgment of their feedback.
Example: “Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Your feedback is important to us.”
→ Info Button Text (Optional)
Use the Info Button field to add further context or clarification on the assignment for users who click on this button.
→ Make it Mandatory
In Page Options, adjust answer settings, such as making the response mandatory to proceed.
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