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Every node — screens and questions alike — shares a set of fields that control its basic presentation. These fields appear in the canvas and the right panel regardless of question type.

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Title

The node’s heading text. Respondents see this as the main question or screen header.
  • Edited directly in the canvas by clicking the title area.
  • Supports plain text only (no formatting).
  • No character limit is enforced, but very long titles may wrap awkwardly on small screens — use the device preview to check.

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Description

An optional rich text field shown below the title. Use it to add instructions, examples, or context.
  • Supports bold, italic, underline, bullet lists, numbered lists, and hyperlinks.
  • Edited directly in the canvas below the title.
  • Leave empty to hide it entirely.

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Image (banner)

An optional image shown above the title. Useful for visual context, illustrations, or branding.
  • Upload via the Design section in the right panel.
  • Displayed as a full-width banner at the top of the node.
  • Supported formats: JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF.

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Required

A toggle available on question nodes (not screens). When enabled, the respondent must provide an answer before they can continue.
  • Off by default.
  • When required is on and the respondent tries to skip, Feedal shows an inline error and prevents navigation to the next node.
  • Configured in the right panel under the question type settings.
The is_skipped condition operator in the workflow canvas lets you route respondents differently based on whether they skipped an optional question. You don’t need to make a question required just to branch on it.

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Entry node

Every form has one entry node — the first node a respondent sees. By default this is the first Welcome screen added to the form. To change it:
  1. Select the node you want to use as the entry point.
  2. In the right panel, click Set as entry.
Only non-End nodes can be set as the entry node.

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Fallback end node

Every form has one fallback end node — where the engine sends respondents if no conditional edge matches. To set it:
  1. Select an End node.
  2. In the right panel, click Set as fallback end.
In a linear form (no conditional edges), every edge is unconditional and the fallback end node is never reached. It only matters when you use conditional branching.

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Next steps

Screens

Welcome, Statement, and End screen options.

Text questions

Short text, Long text, Number, Email, Phone, and Date.