Poll « WordPress Help Blog

The Polls menu block, which is created by the WP-Polls plugin activation, is located in the lower left corner of the Dashboard.

This menu block contains several different poll creation and management tools:

Manage Polls
- Manage your polls, view poll statistics, and view poll logs
Add Poll
- Add a new poll to your blogsite
Poll Options
- Set different options for your polls related to style, sorting, poll permissions, and poll archival
Poll Templates
- Change the layout and information display of your polls (for advanced users)
Uninstall WP-Polls

To view help instructions on the WP-Polls plugin and Polls widget, just click on the following provided links:

You can also locate the specific help post in the Categories menu on this site.

The Polls widget is available as soon as a blogsite is created.

From within your Dashboard, go to Appearance > Widgets
Locate the Polls widget in the Available Widgets group at the top of the page. Click on the widget and drag it into an available region such as Sidebar 1, Sidebar 2, etc.
Once the widget has been positioned, click on its arrow to open up the widget control panel
1. Title: this is optional. If you don’t enter a title it will show the default widget title.
2. Display Polls Archive Link Below Poll?: This will provide links to your poll archives, beneath your active poll. Select yes or no.
3. Poll to Display: enter a value here. Keep in mind that this will show as a list on your site.
4. Exclude pages: choose one of the following:
  1. Do Not Display Poll
  2. Display Random Poll
  3. Display Latest Poll
  4. Specific poll title from list of all available polls on blog site
Click the Save button when completed
Click on the Visit Site link to see your new widget in action.

To view help instructions on the Polls plugin or settings, just click on the following provided links:

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