Technical Support

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Polls

This FAQ is aimed at site administrators to help them configure and use the polls. For more specific information, refer to Control Panel Help.

1. How can I create new polls?
2. How can I display my polls on my website?
3. How can I change the colors used in my polls to match my website?
4. How can I purge old poll votes?
5. How can I add an image to the top of my polls?
6. How can I add a URL link to my polls to link back to my website?
7. How can I change the question and description text at the top of my polls?
8. How can I change the color of the percent bar in my poll results?
9. How can I require users to log in before viewing my polls?
10. How can I require users to log in before voting on my polls?
11. How can I have all votes on my polls emailed to me?
12. How can I censor profanity in my polls?
13. How can I designate users to act as moderators for my polls?

To create new polls, log into your Control Panel and go to the Services / Polls / Maintenance page.

To include your polls on your website, add a URL link (i.e. <a href='UrlToYourPoll'>Poll</a>) to a page on your website and set the "href" parameter to the URL of your poll. To find out the URLs of your polls, log into your Control Panel and go to the Services / Polls / Maintenance page.

To change the colors used in your polls to match your website, log into your Control Panel and go to the General / Appearance page.

To purge old poll votes, log into your Control Panel and go to the Services / Polls / Purge page.

To set the default image for the top of your polls, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Options page and enter the URL to your image into the Header Image field.

To add an image to the top of a specific poll, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Maintenance page, edit the particular poll, and enter the URL to your image into the Header Image field.

To set the default URL link for your polls, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Options page and enter the URL to link to into the Header Link field.

To add a URL link to a specific poll, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Maintenance page, edit the particular poll, and enter the URL to link to into the Header Link field.

To change the question and description text at the top of a poll, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Maintenance page, edit the particular poll, and edit the Question and Description fields.

To change the color of the percent bar in your poll results, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Options page and edit the Bar Color field.

To require users to log in before they can view your polls, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Options page and check the Login Required box.

To require users to log in before they can vote on your polls, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Options page and check the Login To Post box.

To have all votes on your polls emailed to you, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Options page and check the Email Posts box.

To censor profanity in your polls, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Polls / Options page and check the Censor box.

To designate users to act as moderators for your polls, log into your Control Panel, go to the Users / Maintenance page and edit the user you would like to designate. On the Permissions page of the User Profile, select Moderator for Polls.