We hope that this explanation has helped you to better understand and implement these valuable question creation tools. Below is a snapshot breakdown of the features for each to help you decide which options best fit your needs:

Category Questions:

• accessed through "categories" menu in admin
• unlimited number on your site
• administered on a category by category basis
• entire questions structure can be copied to other categories
• searchable fields on the advanced search page
• can contain Pre-Valued Dropdown boxes
• do not show up in browsing tables

Optional Site Wide Fields:

• accessed through "listing setup > fields to use" menu in admin
• limited number to use on your site
• administered on a site wide basis, but can be turned off within each category’s individual settings
• searchable fields on the advanced search page
• can contain Pre-Valued Dropdown boxes
• show up in browsing tables as sortable columns
• require additional text changes throughout site
• can be forced to numeric values only
• can be forced only contain a date
• can be used by the seller to "add cost" to their selling price