How can I recruit participants for tree testing study?

Here are 5 effective methods you can use to recruit participants for tree testing studies. Use your existing network - reach out to a database of your current users and send them a link to participate in the study. Recruit from User Panels - order verified participants from User Panel. Intercept website visitors - using Onsite Recruiting you can turn visitors into respondents. Social media - share the link to your studies on social media profiles, groups, and communities. Paid advertising - run paid advertising leading targeted users into your research study. Learn more in our article on recruiting users for usability testing.

Why can I only select leaf node as answers?

Tree Testing is meant to test the links in your navigation scheme and their placement in specific categories. Choosing a category as an answer with the links available won’t provide you with detailed information. If you want to test category names, create a tree test with categories as leaves.

Can I combine data from multiple studies?

If you want to combine results from multiple studies, you can export them in .csv format and combine them externally.

How can I share the results of my Tree Testing?

You can set up a share link, which will provide access to your results to anyone you send it to regardless of whether they have an UXtweak account. This link can be password protected to ensure no unauthorized people see the details of your study. Alternatively, you can export the results as PDF or CSV files and share these files with your co-workers.

Which languages are supported?

Tree testing is currently available in 14 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Slovak, Czech, Polish. Can’t see your language? Contact us and let us know.

Are there any free tree testing tools?

Yes, there are multiple free tree testing tools on the market you can use for your research. Keep in mind that the free plans will have limitations. We recommend the free Tree Testing Tool by UXtweak as it offers modern UI, advanced analytics, and insightful reports. Register for free now (no credit card needed), and start tree testing today.

Online Tree
Testing Tool

Can users easily find information on your website?

Know where and why users get lost and fix it. Make your navigation intuitive.

How it works

1. Define your tree and tasks

Think of the tree as a branching structure, a list of categories and subcategories. Ask the respondents to find an item in your tree and test your categories and labels.

2. Recruit your respondents

Share your study link to your audience directly or using our Own Database mailing system. Find testers on your own site with our special Onsite Recruiting Widget. Time-consuming? Order testers from our User Panel.

3. Analyze

How many testers found the correct answers? See how testers move through your tree – and where they get stuck. The results are designed to give you quick, actionable and also deep insights.

How to define a tree for testing

Import the tree from a CSV file

Easily import your tree from spreadsheets. All you need is to upload a CSV file. Edit the imported tree within UXtweak in any way needed to reflect last-minute changes.

Use UXtweak Tree Testing editor

Build your tree from scratch inside UXtweak with our simple-to-use editor. Add as many sibling or child nodes with custom names as you want.

Load the tree from a live website

Automatically generate a tree based on your existing navigation. You just need a URL, CSS selector, and UXtweak will grab the tree structure for you in seconds.

Try Tree Testing online now

Validate your information architecture with our Tree Testing software.

Why choose Tree Test from UXtweak?

Simple tree building options

Easily import existing trees from CSV
Start from scratch within UXtweak
Download existing navigation structure from live web in seconds

Quick yet deep
analysis

Actionable statistics for each Task
Analyse the first clicks of your users
Paths and destinations - know exactly how and where your users end up

Enterprise
features

UX expert support
Assessments (legal, security)
SSO (Single sign-on)
And more ways to enhance your plan...

Screening of
respondents

Use a screening question to prevent respondents outside your target audience from participating
As many reject and accept options as you want

Information about
respondents

Complete respondent list
Every detail about your respondents (geographic, technical etc.)
Customizable filtering

Task
customization

Rich text editor complete with images
Serve tasks in random or determined order
Choose how many tasks respondent sees

Follow-up questions
with skip logic

Gather additional information from your participants
Guide the participant to relevant questions based on their answers
All Survey question types available

No installation
needed

You can set up your tree testing studies in any modern browser
To access the study, respondents just need to click a link

Broad data
exports

Available CSV exports for your further analysis
Handy and presentable PDF reports and charts

Make your Tree Testing Moderated

Registration and
Timeslots

Intuitive calendar based timeslot organization
Choose when you are available, the length of a slot and more
Assign a team of experts from your team to each timeslot
Let participants register for vacant slots and reschedule

Calls with
Participants

The participants don’t need to install any additional software to participate in the calls
Time stamped notes from you and your note taking colleagues
Stream the call using the observer link to democratize your research

All Results in
One Place

No need to switch between several platforms
Survey analysis and call recordings in one place
Review the notes attached directly to call recording
Export the call recordings in a .mp4 format

More on Study Interviews with UXtweak HERE

How to get participants?

Own Database

Use the Own Database and its mailing system to recruit participant from your own pool. Simply import them using a .csv or .xlsx file and start inviting them right away.

User Panel

Pick what kind of respondent you're looking for (by country, age, gender and plenty of other attributes) and have them delivered directly by using the User Panel tool.

Onsite Recruiting

The best respondents are your customers. Insert the Recruiting Widget into your website to get data directly from your users.

Share a link

Take the registration link for your interview and share it through your own channels (e.g. though email, CRM or social media).

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Improve information architecture to drive optimal experiences.

Learn more about Tree Testing

Read our quick introduction to Tree Testing

Tree Testing Guide

Try out the Tree Testing hands on

Demo Study

Creating TT study
Interpreting results
Step-by-step guide

Explore all aspects of Tree Testing now

In Depth Documentation

FAQ