What is a maze?
A maze is a succession of tasks and/or questions for testers to complete and is the fundamental unit for testing. Each maze has its own results and reporting, and test results are collected on a per-maze basis.
How do I create a maze?
To create a maze, you need to first create a project as all mazes must belong to a project. If you haven't created your first project yet, you can learn how to do so in this article.
Once you've created or opened a project, the process for creating a maze depends on which version of the project page you see:
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If you see a New maze button as shown in the screenshot below, that means you're on the modern version of Maze where projects act as folders, and mazes can have prototypes added or removed from them seamlessly. If you're on this version, read this section for steps to create a maze.
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If you see a two-column view with draft mazes on the left and live mazes on the right, or are taken directly into your maze, you're on a legacy version of Maze where projects are either Discovery or User Testing projects and prototypes live at the project level. If you're on this version, read this section for steps to create a maze.
If you see a 'New maze' button in the top right of your project space
- Decide whether you want to create your maze from scratch, or prefer to use a template to add recommended blocks to your maze:
- To begin with a blank slate, select Start from scratch. You'll be taken to the Maze Builder, where you can choose the blocks you need to create questions.
- Alternatively, you can explore our gallery of pre-built mazes. Clicking each template allows you to preview its blocks and questions. Click Use template to copy the template into a maze of your own, where you can freely customize and use all the pre-made blocks.
- After you've created your maze, you'll need to add any additional blocks you want to use in your testing. If you're going to be testing a prototype, you'll need to add a Mission block wherein you'll have the option to link your maze to a prototype built using a supported tool.
If you see a split-screen showing draft and live mazes
- In your project space, click Create new version (for Discovery projects) or Import new prototype version (for User Testing projects)
- Click the newly created maze to start adding blocks
Adding blocks
To add tasks, questions, and any other extra screens to your mazes, you will use blocks. Learn more about all block types you can use.
Maze options
You have a few options available for customizing your maze. To learn more, check out Options for your maze
Preview your maze
When you're done creating your maze, you can preview how it looks by clicking on the Preview button in the top right corner. This will allow you to see how your testers will experience your maze without recording any data. Learn more here: Previewing your mazes before publishing
Publish your maze and start live testing
When you're happy with your maze, click Start Testing in the top right corner. This will send your maze live and create a unique link that you can share with your testers. You'll also be able to hire testers from our panel.
Before sending your maze live, make sure you're completely happy with the content and performance, as you won't be able to edit it once you start testing. We don't allow editing a live maze to avoid misleading results based on the changed variable(s).
If you need to edit a live maze, you must duplicate it, make the changes, send it live again, and share the new link with your testers.
Testing your maze
Once your maze is live, you can start testing it with people. There are a couple of ways to get your maze tested:
- Copy your link: Share your maze with your own testers.
- Hire testers: Order results from our curated panel. Learn more about recruiting testers from our panel.
Your maze results
When testers begin testing your maze, you will start seeing the results in your dashboard in real-time. You can access your results on the live maze page. Learn more here: How to access your maze results
Learn how to read your test results using this guide: Understanding your results
In addition to your results, Maze automatically creates a report for you to review and share with your colleagues, executives, and stakeholders. A report is created for every maze tested with at least one participant.
Learn more here: Your maze reports