Quiz / Trivia plug-in

This trivia/quiz plug-in allows you to easily make and manage online tests on your website. Create tests in minutes and let your visitors answer fun and challenging questions.

You need to access the Plug-ins section. Click on the Plug-ins link which is located in Main menu at the top of your administrator panel.

A list of all plug-ins currently registered to the system is displayed on the right hand side of the screen on Downloaded plug-ins tab.

To install Trivia plug-in you need to click on the install icon on the right side of the plug-ins name.

This will take you to the page with the installation link: Click here to Install the plug-in

After you run the installation, you will be informed that the plug-in was successfully installed.

You may easily go back to the Plug-ins page, by following the link: Click here to go to Plug-in

To uninstall Trivia plug-in you need to click on the uninstall icon on the right side of the plug-in name.

This will take you to the page with the link for uninstall: Click here to uninstall the plug-in

You will be informed that the plug-in was successfully uninstalled and you may return to the Plug-ins page by clicking the link: Click here to return to Plug-in home page.

The path to the Trivia plug-in:

Click on the Plug-ins link (which is located in Main menu at the top of your administrator panel).

Choose Trivia/Quiz plug-in from the list of all installed plug-ins (on the left side of the screen).

This plug-in can be accessed only by users belonging to groups that are allowed to manage Trivia/Quiz plug-in.

There are two types of trivia - we call them Points and Correct Answers. Points trivia has one or more questions with different answers and you define number of points for each answer. The second trivia (Correct Answers) is like a quiz - you define question(s) with answers and set one answer as correct.

Choose + Add new “Points” trivia or + Add new “Correct answers” trivia on the left hand side of the screen and creation form will open on the right. On this form you should enter a title for the trivia that is about to be created in the Trivia title field.

In the space below you may insert some text that will display on the trivia's result page. This is what your visitors will see when they submit answers, so you'll most probably enter results of a test/quiz or correct answers. You may use WYSIWYG editor for formatting content.

The bottom of the form is where you'll define, delete and edit questions and answers. You may add unlimited number of questions and answers for each trivia.

Add new question/answer

Click on + Add new question link and a field for adding question will appear. Type in the question in this field and choose + Add new answer link for each answer that should correspond to this question. Besides adding answers you should add number of points for each question.

Or in case you are creating Correct Answers trivia you'll check radio button next to correct answer.

Plug-in will automatically sum up points and display the score on the result page.

Click the button Save when ready.

On the List of trivias tab you'll see all existing trivia/quiz just below links for adding new trivia.

To change a trivia you need to choose edit icon next to its name. This brings you to the same form used to create the trivia, with all of its values saved. You have the ability to change existing questions and answers, name or results you entered before.

Once you have created a trivia, you may activate it in order for other people to be able to submit their answers. This is done by clicking activate button on edit trivia page. Trivia will not be displayed anywhere on your site while being inactive.

Choosing deactivate icon will deactivate the trivia, making it unavailable to visitors. The trivia will not be removed from the system and you'll be able to edit, delete or activate it anytime later.

An active trivia is being automatically displayed on the front end but you need to include the trivia box template somewhere on your page(s) on desired place, by pasting the following in any template file, for example homepage/default.tpl (show a trivia on the homepage), article/default.tpl (article pages), category/default.tpl (category pages) etc:

<vte:include file="{VIVVO_TEMPLATE_DIR}box/plugin_trivia.tpl" />

Get additional help on template files and explanation of template system in the Developer manual.