Creating a Trigger

Creating a Trigger

Step 1 Create a Card to trigger other Cards


Create your Cards first so they are ready to choose when creating your Triggers. Only certain Card Types allow triggers (the above red blocks DO NOT allow triggers).

Step 2 Create your Trigger Connection


  1. Locate and expand the Access section in the main nav.
  2. Click on the Connections section.
  3. Click on the button in the top right of the screen titled Create Connection.

  1. Name your Trigger Connection. If you would like to add notes you may do so. a.You can ignore the Content Code option since this is a trigger connection and will not be able to be shared. b. You can ignore the Deep Link Path option since this is a trigger connection and will not be able to be shared.
  2. Toggle on the active state.

Step 3 Creating your Trigger


  1. Locate and expand the Access section in the main nav.
  2. Click on the Triggers section.
  3. Click on the button in the top right of the screen titled Create Trigger.

Step 3a Creating your Trigger


  1. Title your Trigger.
  2. Choose how you would like the trigger to work.
Depending on your choice for #2, determines your following options. 

Trigger Types

Answered Question in a Question Card

Choose the Deck or Card the trigger will be on.

  1. If you choose the Deck option, you will then need to choose the Card in that Deck.

Choose the answer to make trigger. This option populates when you choose a Card.

  1. You can choose a specific answer from the Card, or choose "any answer".

Add or Remove the Trigger Connection.

Choose the Trigger Connection.


Answered all questions in a This or That Card

Choose the Card the trigger will be on.

Add or Remove the Trigger Connection.

Choose the Trigger Connection.

Answered a likert question

Choose the Card the trigger will be on.

Add or Remove the Trigger Connection.

Choose the Trigger Connection.

All Assessments complete

Choose the Connection that is associated with the Assessment.

Add or Remove the Trigger Connection.

Choose the Trigger Connection.


Button Pressed

Add or Remove the Trigger Connection.

Choose the Trigger Connection.


Finished Video


Choose the Card the trigger will be on.

Add or Remove the Trigger Connection.

Choose the Trigger Connection.


Finished all videos in a Deck

Choose the Deck.

Add or Remove the Trigger Connection.

Choose the Trigger Connection.

Step 4 Create Card(s) to be triggered


Choose any Card Type that you would like to be triggered.



Add the Trigger Connection to the Card. The Connection you created in Step 2.

Adding a button press trigger to a Card


Click the bullseye icon from the WYSIWYG. This activates the Trigger modal.

Add the text you would like the button to say, i.e., next, click here to learn more, etc.

Choose your trigger from the drop-down.

Create a Schematic

The best practice is to create a roadmap of your triggers, connections, and cards, so you always have a blueprint of what goes where and what should trigger what. Having a detailed naming convention for each trigger and connection will save a lot of headaches. 




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