Anyone can add a quiz to their WordPress site, and many people do. Quizzes provide an engaging way to educate or entertain an audience. In addition, quizzes capture leads and important data about the visitors to a website.
There are many types of quizzes and quiz plugins that bring this feature to life on your WordPress site. Some great examples of engaging, fun quiz content are being shared on social media sites like Facebook. While survey style quizzes that collect data are more often found on retail shopping websites. In this blog, you’ll learn why businesses turn to web-based quizzes, and explore some of the top quiz plugins currently available on the WordPress website.
There are many reasons why WordPress quiz plugins are a great tool, but a few stand out. The first benefit to adding quizzes to your website is increasing user engagement. Engaging, targeted content gives your users a way to feel connected to your brand. That connection is important in building a loyal audience. Simply put, your audience appreciates your website and ultimately your brand more if the content you put out is interesting to them. The people who visit your website should feel like they are getting some value out of it, and quizzes are one great way to provide that value.
Be careful, though- because a poorly executed quiz can detriment your bottom line. The content that goes into the quiz is just as important as the plug in you use to create the quiz. Quiz making is a science of understanding audience, and not just their age and gender. Trivia Database has assisted game developers for over 20 years in creating on-target content for their audience and brand. Don’t hesitate to use a professional service like ours to help generate top notch content, instead of falling short trying to write it yourself.
Another way that you can use quizzes on your WordPress website is to create a survey type quiz that collects important information about your audience. It is a great way to gather feedback on what your users are interested in and how they like your website. This information can help inform your future website content strategy, allowing you to produce content that is appealing to your users. It can also help you ensure that your website is easy to use and leading potential customers in the right direction.
The HD Quiz plugin provides a simple, free way to add quizzes to your WordPress site. With this plugin, you can create as many quizzes as you want and embed them onto a page or post. It is one of the easiest, most straight forward quiz plugins available. Choose from Buzzfeed style quizzes or specialized surveys. Users agree that HD Quiz is easy to set up, works seamlessly, and has plenty of customization options. This plugin is donation supported and is the most popular of the free quiz plugins available currently.
This plugin comes in a free version and has some extended “Pro” addons for $10 each. The free version will allow you to create unlimited quizzes. Some of the addons you might consider are built-in analysis and filtering of results, email marketing, and Google Analytics tracking- but there are so many more. Alternatively, WordPress users can get a ‘starter bundle’ or a ‘premium bundle’ which includes a designated amount of addons for each. With over 500 5-star reviews, this plugin is the most popular paid quiz plugin available currently.
Formidable Form Builder’s Contact Form, Survey & Quiz Forms Plugin for WordPress is known for being the most advanced of the quiz plugins. They claim to be “solutions-focused” with a drag & drop builder which allows you to create endless amounts of forms. This plugin really lets the imagination run wild and you can get the most out of this in terms of design. This plugin may be a good option for a business with specially designed branding, or someone who wants full control of creative design. Additionally, Formidable works amazingly with mobile. Formidable also comes in a Pro version which comes with all the features you will ever need to create a completely custom quiz experience.
All in all, there are many ways to incorporate quizzes into your WordPress website. There are more plugins you can explore just by searching for “quiz” on the WordPress ‘Plugins’ page. Whichever plugin you use, quizzes are sure to be a fun way to engage your audience and educate them about your brand. All the while, you get the benefit of learning important information about your audience as well. Check out our Trivia Game Checklist for some ideas on how to ensure you are creating the best and most effective content possible. Plus, look out for more articles coming soon on how to create amazing word game and trivia content.
