Hinsley Documentation
Publishing Questions
Publishing a forecasting question makes it accessible to anyone with its URL, without requiring authentication. This enables broader participation through guest forecast submissions and is useful for gathering forecasts from a broad audience beyond your organization.
Publishing a Question
To publish a question, toggle the publish setting from the question page. Published questions display a notice indicating they are public.
What Published Questions Enable
- Public viewing - Anyone can see the question, its background information, and the current consensus
- Guest forecasting - Visitors can submit forecasts by providing their name and email, without creating an account
- Embeddable - Published questions can be linked from external sites or shared via any channel
Sharing Links
Every question has two shareable links available from the question page:
- Question link - Opens the question’s summary view, showing the current consensus and all forecast details
- Forecasting link - Opens the forecast submission form directly, making it easy for invitees to submit their estimates
Both links can be copied with a single click from the question header.