Creating a Poll

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Last updated: May 31, 2024 by Sophie Cooper
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Open our Content Management System:

To create a poll, navigate to the All Content page, click the Add New button in the top left-hand corner and then select Poll on the dropdown menu. You will be taken to the following page:

The form consists of the following components:

  1. Title - The title is not shown on the poll and is used for locating the poll in the Content Management System. We recommend making the title the same as the poll question, this makes it easier to locate.

  2. Question - The question is shown to users on the poll.

  3. Answer format - Single choice/Multiple choice/Free text

    1. Options (Single/Multiple choice) - Options are capped to a maximum of 80 characters. Options can only be edited when a poll is not published. Once published, options will need to be deleted in order to remove them as an option for the user to pick from. All data related to deleted options will remain intact on the results view and will also be included on the responses report.

  4. Duration - The duration will begin at the point the poll is published. Days or months are the supported options.

  5. Accent colour - A single accent colour can be picked which is used on the submission button and to highlight the top results. The site primary colour will be used if no accent colour is set.

  6. Settings

    1. Limit to a single entry per user - Select this box to limit users to a single response.

    2. Hide results from users - Select this box to hide the results page from users. Instead, they will see a confirmation message thanking them for their response.

Once a poll has been created, you'll be shown a preview of your poll on the content, as per the following example:

Note that you must first assign a site to the poll in order for the poll to show a preview, otherwise it will show a placeholder.  If no accent colour is set on the poll then the Submit button will use the primary colour from the first site it is associated with.

A poll will not be visible on the front end of your platform until it has been embedded in another piece of content.

If you’d like to segment the poll to a specific user audience, use the Audience button to choose which segment your content should be shared with.