Due to business requirements we're only allowed two themes but we have several surveys that are requesting some specialized styling for their particular survey.  How can I add CSS to a specific survey without modifying the actual theme?

Example one survey wants to hide the survey title (but we don't want to remove it as it then disappears from the survey list view).  Another wants to add an icon next to the title.  

Thanks

LimeSurvey Version in use: 3.17.1

I don't understand "Due to business requirements we're only allowed two themes". Themes don't cost anything and this is exactly the purpose of extended child themes.

Okay so I have to charge everything I do to specific charge numbers. I was only given the okay to build two themes. I have not been cleared to build more because while yes we do not pay LimeSurvey for more themes, someone must pay me to build them. Hence the reason why I'm not allowed to build more. They are only allowing me to build the survey. The client just want the title removed without having to create and modify a whole other theme. So I need a way to add a small bit of CSS directly into the one survey without touching the theme. But I cannot find a way to do do that. So is there a way to add CSS without modifying the theme? Thanks.

Not as far as I know.

If there was, I suspect you would spend more (billable) time doing that than extending a theme which takes less than 5 minutes.

Unfortunately that's the way of business sometimes. Thanks for the reply.

I was only given the okay to build two themes

As far as I understand, you have to build two new themes by

• either extending one of the existing ones and customizing them
• or building from scratch

And now a client has a small additional wish

The client just want the title removed without having to create and modify a whole other theme

And now there is the feature of "theme inheritance".
To fulfill the wish you only have to extend your theme and add the new feature.

Joffm
 

I know that sometimes "business is like this", but it doesn't make any sense what so ever.

You already spent more time asking on the forum than it would take to copy/extend an existing theme and make that little modification, let alone search for a solution via CSS from within the survey.

If Tpartner is not aware of a way to do what you try to do, I think you can be pretty sure that chances that there is a way, is pretty low. Don't call it a new theme, but an extension of one of your existing themes, should do the trick. You can always say that you did not create a new theme. If this is not acceptable to them, well...

You can hire Tony or Holch (unsure?) : "business is like this"


You have a client and you ask to unpaid volunteer to fix your issue with your client ?
SERIOUSLY !

So what you're suggesting is go against my clients very specific wish of only two themes. Deceive them by calling its something its not. Just to change one little item in one survey?

No, we're suggesting you tell your clients that there is one way to economically do this - extend a theme.

The alternative would be to place CSS/JavaScript in the welcome message, every group description and the end message.

tpartner wrote:

The alternative would be to place CSS/JavaScript in the welcome message, every group description and the end message.

 

See that's the solution I was looking for.  It had not occurred to me to try that.  Next time rather than trying to argue with me about a solution that I know about but cannot implement try actually offering a solution that meets the needs of the person asking.

No I'm not asking them to fix the issue with my client. I asked a very simple yes or no question, can you add CSS to a survey without modifying or creating a new theme.

My client is aware of how LimeSurvey works. They specifically said they only want two themes. So if there isn't a way to add CSS to just the survey then that is the end of the matter. I'm not going to go behind their back for something so small. They are aware that it may not be possible and are fine with that. I'm just doing my due diligence to make sure I know what is and is not possible.

I'm just doing my due diligence to make sure I know what is and is not possible.

And that is fine. But I think it must also be allowed from our side to highlight that it would be much simpler to do it with an extended theme, and I am pretty sure if you explain it to the client what is involved to do it without an extended theme, they are probably happy to accept and extended them.

You have two solutions now, one that is not within the initial specifications, but is (is in my, and from what I can see everyone else's opinion here, the best and most probably most economically sensible solution) or a "hack" that needs to be applied by hand at any screen of the survey. Present them both, and see what the client says. I personally would be surprised if they really go down the route with them manual approach.

And no one suggested to "Deceive them by calling its something its not. Just to change one little item in one survey?", I suggested to show them this solution, tell them what it is (an extension of an existing theme) and let them decide.

Anyway, you have your solutions.

You can hire Tony or Holch (unsure?) : "business is like this"
You have a client and you ask to unpaid volunteer to fix your issue with your client ?
SERIOUSLY !

Denis, I didn't read it like he wants us to fix his business problem. He had an issue and he asked if it is possible to fix it. Which is fine I think. We suggested solutions that are not within the specifications of the client, but which would be the best and most economical approach, but he was trying to see if there is another solution, even if more complicated, within the given parameters. Which is fine. His response might not have been the most polite, given that we are doing all this voluntarily, but anyway. This is the internet...

And to clarify your doubt: No, I am not for hire.

Ahhh, by the way, the installation your client is using is over 2 years old, so basically 2,5 years no bug fixes, no security updates, nothing:

account.limesurvey.org/es/limesurvey-upd...uild-190408-released

I think it would be good to consider an update.

Yes, we're actually in the process of securing the update.Also they do not want the possibility of 150 plus themes to happen (as that how many teams/groups/divisions there are).  That's the reason we're looking for in survey solutions.