### [Meet the New WPForms Ranking Field - Find Out What Your Audience Wants Most!](https://wpforms.com/introducing-wpforms-ranking-field/)

**Published:** August 18, 2026
**Author:** Syed Balkhi

**Excerpt:** Here's an uncomfortable truth about survey forms.

You ask your audience to rate five ideas from 1 to 5. You collect hundreds of responses. You sit down to analyze the data and… everything scores between 3.8 and 4.2.

Now what?

You still don't know which idea to work on next. You still can’t figure out what your customers actually care about most.

Rating questions let people sit on the fence, and when everything can score a 4, you're leaving real insights on the table.

What you need is a question where something has to win.

That’s why today, I'm excited to announce something that will completely change how you collect preference data.

**Content:**

Here’s an uncomfortable truth about survey forms.

You ask your audience to rate five ideas from 1 to 5. You collect hundreds of responses. You sit down to analyze the data and… everything scores between 3.8 and 4.2.

Now what?

You still don’t know which idea to work on next. You still can’t figure out what your customers actually care about most.

Rating questions let people sit on the fence, and when everything can score a 4, you’re leaving real insights on the table.

**What you need is a question where something has to win.**

That’s why today, I’m excited to announce something that will completely change how you collect preference data.

## Introducing the WPForms Ranking Field!

That’s right, a brand new Ranking field just landed in our [Surveys & Polls addon](https://wpforms.com/features/surveys-and-polls-addon/ "Surveys & Polls addon")!

Instead of asking people to score each option separately, the Ranking field asks them to drag options into the order they prefer.

**This is the difference between knowing someone *likes* your ideas and knowing which one they want *first*.**

And the best part? WPForms automatically tallies everyone’s rankings and gives you a clean, visual report showing exactly which option came out on top!

### Everything the Ranking Field Can Do For You

The Ranking field sits in the same drag-and-drop builder as every other field you use, with no separate survey subscription to sign up for.

- **See What Came First, and by How Much:** Your survey report gives every option a “Times at #1” count and an average “Rank”, where a lower number means it placed higher. A line chart plots them together, so you can determine a clear winner.

![](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/wpforms-ranking-field-results--1024x622.png)- **Drag It or Tap It Into Place:** On a desktop, visitors grab an option by its handle and drop it where they want it, and on a phone, arrow buttons move each option up or down. Lay the options out as a vertical list, or side by side in a grid.

![](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ranking-field-layout-options-1024x666.png)- **Image Choices and Icon Choices Support:** Use pictures or icons instead of plain text labels. The images and icons move right along with the options when respondents reorder them.

![](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/many-ranking-options-1024x531.png)- **Let WPForms AI Fill In the Options:** Click Generate Choices, type something like “four pricing plans” or “qualities that matter most in an employer,” and WPForms AI populates the list instantly.

![](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/generate-choices-modal-1024x582.png)- **Put Your Options List on Autopilot:** Turn on Dynamic Choices and the list fills itself from any post type or taxonomy on your site, staying current as your content changes. Use Randomize Choices and every visitor sees a different starting order.

![](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/randomize-choices-1024x707.png)- **Everyone Can Answer It:** The field is fully keyboard navigable, and every reorder is announced to a screen reader by name and new position. Every label it adds is ready for translation, and the whole field lays out correctly in right-to-left languages.

### What This Looks Like for Your Business

Imagine sending out your next product survey and for the first time seeing a clear winner at the top of your results.

You add a Ranking field to a form you already have, list the options, and send it out. Your visitors drag them into their own order, or tap the arrows on their phone.

Then you open your survey report. One option landed at the top more often than the rest, each option’s average position sits beside it, and the line chart shows how far apart they really are.

**You now know exactly what to build next, and you have the data to back it up.**

### Who Is the WPForms Ranking Field Perfect For?

WPForms’ Ranking field is built for anyone who needs a real answer, and not just a general sentiment. Here’s who will love it:

- **Marketers and product teams** who have more good ideas than capacity and want their own users to say which one to build, launch, or write about first.
- **Small business owners** who want to hear straight from customers which product or service to launch next before putting money behind it.
- **Agencies and freelancers** who run preference research for clients and want to hand back a ranked result from the same dashboard the client’s forms already live in.
- **Nonprofits and educators** who ask members and students which initiative to prioritize this year, and need a clear order they can act on.

### How to Set It Up (It’s Easier Than You Think)

Getting started with the Ranking field takes just a few minutes. Make sure you are running the latest version of WPForms, then follow along.

#### Step 1: Install the Surveys & Polls Addon

Inside your WordPress dashboard, go to **WPForms » Addons**, find the **Surveys & Polls** addon, and click **Install**. Once it installs, click **Activate**.

![](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/activate-surveys-and-polls-addon-1024x680.png)*Already running Surveys & Polls? Update it to the latest version and the Ranking field is there waiting for you.*

#### Step 2: Drag the Ranking Field Into Your Form

Open a form in the builder and look under **Fancy Fields** in the Add Fields panel. Drag in the **Ranking** field and fill out the options you want to ask your audience.

![](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/select-ranking-field-1024x812.png)#### Step 3: Read the Results in Your Survey Report

Once responses start coming in, open your form’s **Entries** page and click **Survey Results**.

![wpforms entries with survey results](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1-wpforms-entries-with-survey-results-1024x551.png)Your ranking question shows how often each option landed at #1, its average rank across every response, and the line chart comparing them all.

### Here’s What Makes This Truly Special

WPForms surveys can already ask almost any question. Multiple Choice, Checkboxes, and Dropdown capture your visitors’ picks.

Rating and Likert Scale turn opinions into scores. Net Promoter Score shows you who would recommend you.

Each one answers a different kind of question. The new Ranking field adds one more: “in what order?”

Your visitors see your list of options and drag them into the order they like best. Every option lands in exactly one spot, so there are no ties to untangle.

And when responses come in, your Surveys & Polls report adds them all up and shows you which option won.

### Ready to Ask Your Audience What Comes First?

If you are on a WPForms Pro or Elite plan, the Ranking field is ready for you.

Update your Surveys & Polls addon, drag the field into any form, and your next survey can ask for an order instead of a score.

Not on Pro yet? Now is a [great time to upgrade](https://wpforms.com/pricing/) and join more than 6 million website owners who trust WPForms to power their online forms.

As always, thank you for your continued support of WPForms.

We are always working to make WPForms the easiest way to ask your audience a good question and get back an answer you can act on.

We can’t wait to see the decisions this helps you make.

Syed and the WPForms Team

**P.S.** Your next survey is already going to ask people what they think. Ask them what comes first instead, and let the report do the counting. [Get WPForms Pro today](https://wpforms.com/pricing/) and put the Ranking field to work on your very next question.

**Categories:** Announcement

**Tags:** ranking field, survey reports, surveys and polls, WPForms, wpforms pro

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