brownoxford

<p><a href="http://www.micropoll.com" title="MicroPoll" rel="nofollow ugc">MicroPoll</a> is a service that allows you to gather customer responses to polls on your website.</p>
<p>Normally, JavaScript code has to be inserted on each page where you want micropoll to be used. That approach requires editing of templates and including conditionals based on post ID.</p>
<p>This plugin makes it easy to incorporate the MicroPoll service in your WordPress blog without editing templates by providing a MicroPoll widget that can be used in any widget-ready theme.</p>
<p>Once you have installed MicroPoll, navigate to the configuration page and paste in your poll embed code from the <a href="http://www.micropoll.com/" title="plugin_name" rel="nofollow ugc">MicroPoll web site</a>.</p>
<p>More info:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.chrisabernethy.com/wordpress-plugins/micropoll/" title="MicroPoll" rel="nofollow ugc">MicroPoll</a> plugin.</li>
<li>Check out the other <a href="http://www.chrisabernethy.com/wordpress-plugins/" title="Other WordPress Plugins by Chris Abernethy" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress plugins</a> by the same author.</li>
<li>To be notified of plugin updates, <a href="http://twitter.com/brownoxford" title="Follow me on Twitter!" rel="nofollow ugc">follow me on Twitter!</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>More Information</h3>
<ul>
<li>For more info, version history, etc. check out the page on my site about the <a href="http://www.chrisabernethy.com/wordpress-plugins/micropoll/" title="MicroPoll" rel="nofollow ugc">MicroPoll plugin</a>. </li>
<li>To check out the other WordPress plugins I wrote, visit my <a href="http://www.chrisabernethy.com/wordpress-plugins/" title="Other WordPress Plugins by Chris Abernethy" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress plugins</a> page.</li>
<li>For updates about this plugin and the other plugins that I maintain, read my <a href="http://www.chrisabernethy.com/" title="Chris Abernethy" rel="nofollow ugc">consulting blog</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/brownoxford" title="Follow me on Twitter!" rel="nofollow ugc">follow me on Twitter!</a></li>
</ul>


MicroPoll

Easily integrate web-based polls from MicroPoll into WordPress

Timur Kamaev

<p>This plugin provides an intuitive and powerful system to create polls with features like:</p>
<ul>
<li>Single and multiple voting options (customizable)</li>
<li>Allowing visitors to add custom answers (optional)</li>
<li>Setting an end date for polls</li>
<li>Restricting voting to registered users (optional)</li>
<li>Multiple poll designs</li>
<li>And more — see the changelog for details</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Democracy Poll</strong> is compatible with major cache plugins, including WP Total Cache, WP Super Cache, Wordfence, Quick Cache, and others.</p>
<p>Designed for ease of use and performance, it offers:</p>
<ul>
<li>A “Quick Edit” button for admins, shown directly above a poll</li>
<li>A plugin menu in the admin toolbar</li>
<li>Inline inclusion of CSS & JS</li>
<li>Conditional loading of CSS & JS (only when needed)</li>
<li>And more — check the changelog for details</li>
</ul>
<h3>More Info</h3>
<p>Democracy Poll is a modern version of the original, well-regarded plugin by the same name. Although Andrew Sutherland’s version hadn’t been updated since 2006, it introduced the innovative idea of allowing users to add their own answers. This version retains the core idea and name, but features fully rewritten code.</p>
<p><strong>Key features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Create new polls</li>
<li>Cache plugin compatibility (e.g. WP Total Cache, WP Super Cache)</li>
<li>Option to allow users to add their own answers</li>
<li>Multi-voting support</li>
<li>Poll auto-closing after a specified end date</li>
<li>Display random polls</li>
<li>Restrict voting to registered users (optional)</li>
<li>“Edit” button for admins for quick poll management</li>
<li>Edit vote counts</li>
<li>Option to let users change their votes</li>
<li>Voter tracking via IP, cookies, or WP user ID (optional vote clearing)</li>
<li>Embed polls in posts via <code>[democracy]</code> shortcode (visual editor button available)</li>
<li>Widget support (optional)</li>
<li>Admin bar menu for easy access (optional)</li>
<li>Option to disable or inline CSS/JS</li>
<li>Add custom notes under polls</li>
<li>Customize designs via CSS themes</li>
</ul>
<p>Multisite support is available from version 5.2.4.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>Widget</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to <code>WP Admin <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Appearance <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Widgets</code> and add the <code>Democracy Poll</code> widget</li>
<li>Place it in a sidebar</li>
<li>Configure settings</li>
<li>Done</li>
</ol>
<h3>Template Code</h3>
<p>In your theme file (e.g. <code>sidebar.php</code>), add:</p>
<pre><code><?php if ( function_exists( 'democracy_poll' ) ) { ?>
    <div class="sidebar-section">
        <h2>Polls</h2>
        <div class="my-poll">
            <?php democracy_poll(); ?>
        </div>
    </div>
<?php } ?>
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>To show a specific poll: <code><?php democracy_poll( 3 ); ?></code> (replace <code>3</code> with your poll ID)</li>
<li>To embed a specific poll in a post, use <code>[democracy id="2"]</code> shortcode.</li>
<li>To embed a random poll in a post, use <code>[democracy]</code> shortcode.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Poll Archive</h4>
<p>To show the poll archive:</p>
<pre><code><?php democracy_archives( $hide_active, $before_title, $after_title ); ?>
</code></pre>


Democracy Poll

Nice plugin

WordPress polls plugin with multiple-choice, custom answers, cache compatibility, widgets, and shortcodes.

MicroPoll vs Democracy Poll