Displaying a Poll on a page using the Polling module page element.
Poll Element
1. Drag and drop the Poll element to the appropriate location on the page or template.
2. Configure the element, the following view will be presented:
3. Edit/configure:
Poll Type
Single Poll - a simple poll, showing just a single poll selected from a list
Poll Schedule - displays a series of polls based on a schedule that you have set up. See Manage Poll Scheduling.
Poll
Select a Poll from the list of Active Polls
Note: this item will not be displayed if you have selected Poll Schedule
Poll Schedule
Select a Poll Schedule from the list of Poll Schedules
Note: this item will not be displayed if you have selected Single Poll.
Title
Enter the title you would like to be displayed above the poll. This field is not mandatory.
Style
Select the theme to be applied to this poll. This is only applicable if you have multiple themes configured to present polls with different visual schemes.
Show Poll Description
Tick this option if you would like the description that was entered in the Poll Details to appear on the page. This is often used to provide more detail for a poll if you need to provide some background to the question being asked.
Display Results Page Link
Tick this option if you would like to provide a link to the results page. This allows the visitor to view the current results of the poll without having to vote.
Allow Multiple Voting
Tick this option if you would like to allow visitors to vote more than once on this poll.
If this option is unticked, i.e. only allowing one vote per visitor, when a visitor returns to the page at a later date after previously voting, they will immediately be presented with the results rather than the option to vote.
Note: the status of a visitor is recorded using a browser cookie. Should the visitor use a different browser, a different computer or delete their cookies it would be possible for an individual to vote multiple times even if this option is not ticked.
Show Number of Votes
Tick this option if you would like to show the number of votes cast when the results are displayed.
Note: the percentage spilt of votes is always shown but you do not have to show the visitor the actual number of votes cast.
An example of a poll that includes the description and a results link is illustrated here:
After voting, the visitor is presented with the current results as shown below:
