How to Share Public Results

You can enable shared responses to let respondents see who else has signed up. This is useful for potlucks (so people can see what others are bringing), volunteer signups (to show which slots are filling), or any signup where social proof helps drive participation. You also choose where the responses appear on the form: a button at the bottom that opens a grouped list, name pills shown inline with each option, or both together.

Sections in This Guide

• ENABLE PUBLIC RESPONSES
• CHOOSE WHERE RESPONSES SHOW: Bottom, Inline, or Both.
• BOTTOM PLACEMENT (default)
• INLINE PLACEMENT
• BOTH PLACEMENTS
• PUBLIC SUMMARY PAGE

ENABLE PUBLIC RESPONSES

Start on your Dashboard and click Options on the form you want to update.

Scroll to the RESPONDENT EXPERIENCE subsection inside the Form Settings card and turn on Enable Public Response Summary.

CHOOSE WHERE RESPONSES SHOW

Once Public Response Summary is on, a placement picker appears: Where to show responses on the form. Pick one:

• Bottom (default): A "See who's already signed up" button appears at the bottom of the form. Tapping it expands a grouped list of responses by option, plus a link to the full public summary page. Stays out of the way until a respondent asks for it.
• Inline with each option: A Show People button appears at the top of the option list (next to Show taken if hidden full options exist). Tapping it reveals respondent name pills directly beneath each option that has signups. Best when respondents are choosing based on who else is doing what (potlucks, volunteer slots, group activities).
• Both: Both placements are active. The Show People button toggles the inline pills, and the bottom button expands the full grouped list.

Two sub-toggles ("Hide view responses button until after form submission" and "Also hide from thank you page") only apply when the placement is Bottom. They hide automatically when you pick Inline or Both.

BOTTOM PLACEMENT (default)

When placement is Bottom, respondents see a button below the option list:

Clicking See who's already signed up expands a card grouping responses by option, with a link to the full public summary page (the same link is also sent in each respondent's confirmation email).

INLINE PLACEMENT

When placement is Inline with each option, the bottom button is replaced by a Show People toggle button at the top right of the option list. The button starts collapsed so the form looks clean by default.

When a respondent taps it:

• The button label flips to Hide People and fills with your form's primary color.
• Subtle name pills appear under every option that has signups, listing who picked it. Repeat selections (when "Allow Multiple" is on) collapse to a single pill with a count badge (e.g. Sarah ×2).
• If a respondent used incognito mode, their pill shows Anonymous instead of a name.
• Tapping the button again hides the pills.

Tip: Inline mode does not show comments — it only shows names. If your respondents leave comments you want others to see, use Both instead, since the bottom view includes comments.

BOTH PLACEMENTS

Pick Both when you want maximum visibility — for example, a potluck where guests want to see at-a-glance who's bringing each dish AND the full list of comments ("I'll bring extra napkins"). The Show People button at the top toggles inline pills; the bottom button expands the grouped list with comments.

PUBLIC SUMMARY PAGE

Regardless of placement, every form with Public Responses enabled has a standalone summary page. The View full response summary link inside the bottom-collapse view goes there, and the URL is also included in each respondent's confirmation email so they can share it.

The summary page shows response counts, fill rates, and respondent names (unless the form uses incognito mode, which replaces names with "Anonymous").

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