Export Results

Export Results addon of Quiz and Survey Master allows you to export your quiz results as a CSV file and also as a PDF from the quiz results page. You can choose which fields to export including contact information, quiz name, questions, answers provided, correct/incorrect, total correct answers, total questions, score, etc.

Purchase the QSM Export Results Addon

INSTALLATION/SETUP

Once you have purchased the addon, you will have access to download the addon. To install, simply upload the addon as a normal WordPress plugin. To do so, go to the Plugins page and click Add New. Then, click Upload. From there, upload the zip file that you downloaded when downloading the addon.

After installation, the Export Results add-on should appear in your list of installed plugins. Click Activate to enable it. Once the add-on is activated, it can be found under Extensions > Installed Add-ons in the QSM option from the side panel. 

To use it, input your license key from your QSM account in the ‘Manage License’ tab within the Export Results settings.

There’s an alternative, faster way to install and activate the QSM add-ons through — QSM Addon Installer. Simply download and install the QSM Addon Installer plugin on your site where the QSM plugin is active.

For a full guide on installing add-ons, whether with the add-on installer or manually, please refer to our detailed documentation on – How to Install Addons.

SETTINGS/CONFIGURE

The add-on allows you to export many different fields. Simply select from the drop-down menu the Quiz or Survey that you want to export. And, tick the checkboxes corresponding to the field name you want to be included in the downloadable CSV.

You can even export results from inside the individual quizzes. Just Navigate to QSM > Select a Quiz > Addons > Export Results.

Lastly, click Export Results at the bottom.

• Timestamp – When this option is enabled the timestamps are included with other results data.
• Contact Information – When this option is enabled the contact information of the respondents is also included with other results data.
• User ID (if logged in) – When this option is enabled the user ID of the responder is also included if the quiz/survey you intend to export requires users to be logged in.
• User Name (if logged in) – When this option is enabled the user name attempting the quiz will also be exported.
• User Email (if logged in) – When this option is enabled the user’s email attempting the quiz will also be exported.
• Quiz Name – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s Name is included with other results data.
• Question Text Fields – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s Questions will be exported with other results data.
• User’s Answer Fields – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s answers will be exported with other results data.
• User’s Question Comments Fields – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s questions comments will be exported with other results data.
• Right/Wrong Fields – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s answers correctness will be exported with other results data.
• Question Points Fields – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey question earned points will be exported with other results data.
• Question Category Fields – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s question category will also be exported with other results data. The question must belong to a certain category so as to display the category name.
• Total Correct Answer Field – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s total correct number will be exported along with other results data.
• Total Question Field – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s total number of questions will be exported along with other results data.
• Final Score Field – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s final score will be exported along with other results data.
• Comment Section Field – When this option is enabled the Quiz/Survey’s user comments will be exported along with other results data.
• Timer Field – When this option is enabled the time taken to complete the Quiz/Survey will be exported along with other results data.
• IP Address – When this option is enabled the IP address of the users who completed the Quiz/Survey will be exported along with the other results data.
• Correct Answer(s) – If this option is enabled, the correct answers for each question will be exported along with the other selected results data.
• Page URL – If you enable this option, the URL of the page where the quiz/survey was completed will be exported
• Category Score – If you enable this option, the participants’ scores grouped by categories will be exported ( if the quiz/survey is divided into different categories).

Filter results by Date (Leave blank for all results) – You can export results from and to a given date by choosing the Beginning Date and End Date.

Select Quizzes – Choose any of the existing quizzes that you would want to export.

Once the “Export My Results!” has been clicked a link will appear at the top labeled as “Download your export file now!” as seen in the above image. In some browsers and sites, you will have to right-click and click Save As… on the link to download the CSV file.

If your results are in a language that supports accented characters, you may notice some odd things in your export if you are opening the file in Excel. If you do, please read our Getting Excel to properly show accented characters documentation.

PDF Downloads

QSM Export Results addon also supports PDF export of quiz results right from the final quiz results page. This means your visitors can now download a copy of their results from the results page.

To enable this function, you first need to be on the latest version of the Export addon if you find an update available please update to the latest version.

Next, from your Quiz go to Addons > Export Results > PDF Downloads. Here, you can customize the PDF by adding a Logo image, Extra Special Content, & add Custom CSS Style.

1. Select Page Type: You can select the page type to match the form’s content length choose from A3, A4, A5, Legal, and Letter page formats.
2. Logo URL: It allows to enter the URL of the logo you want to display in the PDF (specific to the formats mentioned)
3. Download Button text – You can rename the download button label that will be displayed in the result or email page.
4. Quiz Title: It allows to hide/display the Quiz Title in PDF
5. Content: It provides you the option to enter the content or body to be shown in PDF
6. Custom Style: Allows you the space to enter the CSS styles you want to use in the PDF

If you intend to export the Results PDF in a language other than English, you need to import the CSS of that Specific Font from Google Fonts.

1. Go to Google Fonts

2. Copy the Font’s Import CSS

3. Paste it into the Custom Style field of the Addon, and Hit Save Settings.

Now, simply go to the “Results” tab of QSM and add the template variable %PDF_BUTTON%. This will display a Download PDF button to the user on the results page.

After submitting the quiz, users will see the final output on the results page after they submit the quiz.

If you have any trouble implementing the Export Results Addon or have more questions about the process, please fill out a support ticket by going to the WordPress dashboard and selecting ‘help’ in the QSM plugin and our support guru will be able to help you.