# Add pages and questions

> Create the configurator steps and the inputs on them — every question type explained.

Source: CBX documentation, version 3.x (released). Canonical page: https://docs.configbox.at/docs/admin-guide/products/add-pages-and-questions. Last updated 2026-07-20.

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> **Audience:** store admins · **Scope:** pages and the question form · **Last reviewed:** 2026-07-20

**What this does** — Gives your product its configuration steps (**pages**) and the inputs on them
(**questions**). After this, choice questions still need [answers](https://docs.configbox.at/docs/admin-guide/products/add-answers).

## Before you start

- Sketch the flow on paper first: which steps, in which order, which inputs on each. Restructuring
  later works, but a five-minute sketch saves an hour of dragging.
- [Create the product](https://docs.configbox.at/docs/admin-guide/products/add-a-product) first.

## Add a page

1. In **Products**, expand your product and add a page (or open an existing one).
2. Give it a **Title** per language (the step's tab label), an optional **Description** (intro
   text on the step), and keep **Active** on. **Ordering** controls the step sequence.
3. **Save**.

## Add a question

1. Expand the page in the tree and add a question. The question form opens:

   ![The question form](./img/question-edit.jpeg)

2. In **General**:
   - **Title** — per language; the question text customers see.
   - **Does the question have to be answered?** — Yes makes it required; combined with the
     product/global setting, customers can be blocked from continuing while it's unanswered.
   - **How do you want to display the question?** — the question type (see the table below).
     This choice decides which further sections the form shows.
3. Fill the type-specific settings (only the relevant ones appear — see the table).
4. **Save**. For choice-type questions, the **Predefined Answers** section is where you
   [add the answers](https://docs.configbox.at/docs/admin-guide/products/add-answers).

## The question types

| Type | Customer sees | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Radio buttons | one-of-N choices, all visible | short choice lists |
| Dropdown | one-of-N in a select box | long choice lists |
| Checkbox | a single on/off tick | include/exclude a feature |
| Clickable images | picture grid, single or multi select | visual choices (colors, designs) |
| Text box | a one-line input, optional unit suffix | names, dimensions, quantities |
| Multi-line text box | a larger text area | notes, engraving text |
| Slider | a draggable slider synced to a number field | dimensions within a range |
| Calendar | a date picker | delivery/booking dates |
| Color picker | a free color choice | custom colors |
| RAL color picker | the standardized RAL swatch catalog | industrial colors |
| File upload | drag-and-drop upload | customer artwork, documents |
| Choices + text field | predefined values plus a custom entry | "pick one or type your own" |

Type-specific settings worth knowing:

- **Text-style types** (text box, slider, …): prefill a **default value**; restrict input (e.g.
  integers only); set **minimum/maximum** either as static values or **calculated** by a
  calculation (so a limit can depend on other selections); show a **unit** next to the field.
- **Slider**: the number of steps.
- **Calendar**: first day of week and how far into the past/future dates may lie.
- **File upload**: allowed extensions, allowed file kinds, maximum size.

## What happens next

Pages and questions appear in the configurator immediately (for a displayed product). Questions on
a page render in their **Ordering**; required ones gate navigation if blocking is enabled.

## Good to know

- **Internal Name** — an admin-only label for the question, invaluable once a product has dozens
  of questions. Enable "show internal names" in **Settings** to see them across the back office.
- The **Rule** section on this form is where conditional visibility attaches —
  [build a rule](https://docs.configbox.at/docs/admin-guide/rules/build-a-rule).
- The **Calculations** section is where computed pricing attaches —
  [where prices come from](https://docs.configbox.at/docs/admin-guide/pricing/where-prices-come-from).
- **Show in Overview** controls whether the question appears in the live price/selection summary
  beside the configurator.
- A question's **Image** and **Description** (with a display method: inline, tooltip …) add help
  content customers see with the question.