Poll#
Polls allow you to add yes/no or multiple choice questions to a blog post or a web page. You can add one poll or multiple polls to a single blog post.
Create a Poll without Adding to Blog Post#
Create a poll for a future post. You can add to a blog post or page later.
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Go to Content > Polls.
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Select “Add a Poll.”
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Fill out the form with the poll question and answers.
- Question: Type the question you want to ask the user.
- Choice: Enter two or more options for the poll.
- Active: Leave this box checked.
- Poll duration: Leave this set to unlimited, unless you want to limit the time period the poll is active.
- IMPORTANT!!! Allow anonymous votes: Check this box!
- IMPORTANT!!! Allow cancel votes: Do not check this box.
- Allow view results: Check this box if you want users to be able to see poll results without voting.
- IMPORTANT!!! Click create poll. If you do not click this button, the poll will not be saved.
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Save.
Add a NEW Poll to a Blog Post#
You're writing a blog post, need a poll, but haven't made one yet. Follow these steps.
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Login to the website.
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Create a new blog entry or find an existing blog entry.
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In the Content area of the form, select Add Poll.
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Click Add New Poll.
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Fill out the form with the poll question and answers.
- Question: Type the question you want to ask the user.
- Choice: Enter two or more options for the poll.
- Active: Leave this box checked.
- Poll duration: Leave this set to unlimited, unless you want to limit the time period the poll is active.
- IMPORTANT!!! Allow anonymous votes: Check this box!
- IMPORTANT!!! Allow cancel votes: Do not check this box.
- Allow view results: Check this box if you want users to be able to see poll results without voting.
- IMPORTANT!!! Click create poll. If you do not click this button, the poll will not be saved.
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Save Blog post.
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Review your poll to make sure it looks good.
Add an EXISTING Poll Component to a Blog Post#
You're writing a blog post and want to add a poll you made a few days ago. Follow these steps.
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Login to the website.
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Create a new blog entry or find an existing blog entry.
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In the Content area of the form, select Add Poll.
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Click Add Existing Poll.
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Click Select Poll.
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Select the poll you want to insert into the blog post, then click Select Poll. If there are a lot of polls, you can type keywords in the search box to filter the list.
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Save.
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Review your poll to make sure it looks good.