Skip Logic & Branching

Skip logic lets you create conditional paths through a video based on how viewers answer questions. Instead of every viewer watching the same linear sequence, you can route them to different timestamps depending on their responses.

For example, in a product demo you might ask "Which feature interests you most?" and then skip the viewer directly to the section covering their chosen feature. In a training video, a correct answer might advance to the next topic while an incorrect answer replays the explanation.

When editing a question in the VForms builder, you can assign a skip target to any answer option. The skip target is a timestamp in the video. When a viewer selects that answer, the video jumps to the specified timestamp and continues playing from there.

Skip logic works with button-choice and radial-choice question types — any question where the viewer selects from predefined options. You can chain multiple skip-logic questions together to create multi-step branching paths through a single video.

The simplest pattern is a triage question early in the video that routes viewers to the section most relevant to them. This is ideal for product demos, onboarding flows, and feature walkthroughs where different viewers have different interests.

A remediation pattern works well for training: ask a comprehension question after each section. Correct answers advance to the next topic; incorrect answers loop back to the beginning of the explanation for a second pass.

A feedback-depth pattern uses an initial button-choice question (like "How clear was this section?" with options such as "Very clear," "Somewhat clear," and "Confusing") and routes negative answers to a follow-up text-input question asking for details, while positive answers skip ahead. This keeps the experience fast for satisfied viewers while capturing detail from those who struggled.

Keep branching paths simple. One or two levels of branching is usually enough. Deeply nested paths become hard to maintain and confusing for viewers who lose their place in the video.

Always make sure every branch eventually converges back to a common endpoint, or clearly ends the experience. Test each path by watching through as a viewer to verify the flow feels natural.

Label your questions clearly in the builder so you can see the branching structure at a glance. Use descriptive question titles that indicate the purpose of each branch point.