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    Choosing Between Forms and Classic Forms

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    Asha George

    Staffbase currently offers Forms alongside Classic Forms. Over time, Forms becomes the only option available in the Studio, but both are available today.

    Staffbase recommends Forms for every new questionnaire and Classic Forms only for forms already in use. Where possible, start recreating your published Classic Forms questionnaires in Forms. Previous submissions stay in Classic Forms and are not carried over.

    Feature Comparison

    REDDESIGNED Forms Classic Forms
    Forms as employees see it
    Classic Forms as employees see it
    The newer plugin, built to support features such as conditional logic in addition to the functionality Classic Forms offers The original plugin, kept available so your existing forms keep working without interruption
    Choose Forms for any new questionnaire, as it offers richer question types and configuration Choose Classic Forms only to update forms already published there, and plan to move them to Forms over time
    Employees answer one question at a time, with a progress indicator Employees see every question at once, in a single scrolling list
    Focused editor that keeps questions and settings together Drag-and-drop field editor
    Green_Checkmark.png Conditional logic that shows or hides a question based on an earlier response Red_Cross.png No conditional logic
    Green_Checkmark.png Intro text gives employees context before they begin, and end text confirms their submission Red_Cross.png No intro or end text. The form starts with the first question and ends after the last answer
    Green_Checkmark.png Rating question type on a 1 to 10 scale, with a choice of icon Red_Cross.png No rating question type
    Green_Checkmark.png Duplicate a single question within the Editor Red_Cross.png Only the whole form can be duplicated, not a single question
    Green_Checkmark.png A single response table that preserves historical submission data as you edit the live form, with no versions to scroll through Red_Cross.png Editing a question or label creates a new submission version, so historical data is split across versions
    Green_Checkmark.png Filter submission results by time range and fields, such as department or location Red_Cross.png No filtering of submission results by profile fields
    Green_Checkmark.png Optional push notification when you publish or update Red_Cross.png Push notification always sent when you publish
    Green_Checkmark.png Multi-language content with automatic translation Red_Cross.png Multi-language content authored from scratch, one language at a time
    Green_Checkmark.png Webhook to external systems with payloads secured by a secret Red_Cross.png Webhook to external systems with limited security

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