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Overview
The polling plugin may be used for a one question survey in order to gauge and record the opinion of the club. The Polling Plugin can be placed on any page to be easily accessible to logged in members. Use Case(s) Clubs who are looking to get feedback on a single question, with the variability of different answers will be interested in utilizing this feature. |
Video
This video provides a short tutorial on the Polling Plugin.
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| Total Video (Length) | 7:49 | |||
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| Accessing Polling Manager | 1:30 | Managing Poll Questions | 4:17 | |
| Polling Manager Overview | 1:40 | Assigning Questions to a Poll | 4:48 | |
| Managing Polling Stations | 1:52 | Active Poll Example | 5:38 | |
| Edit Polling Stations | 2:27 | Poll Results | 5:50 | |
| Accessing Questions | 3:38 | Best Practices | 6:49 |
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Initial Setup
After choosing which webpage you would like the poll placed on, the first step will be to contact your dedicated support team who will place the plugin in a specified location. Once placed, the Polling Plugin will be untitled and hidden from members.
Accessing the Tool
Once your Polling Plugin has been inserted into the page, now it is time to access the Polling Manager to complete the setup.
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- Manage Polling Stations
- Manage Questions
Managing Polling Stations
Click Manage Polling Stations to choose questions and to enable the polling station.
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NOTE: The first time you access your polling station in the manager, it will be titled “untitled” and have “-no question selected” to the right. Ideally, the station will be the only one with the settings (“untitled” and “-no question selected”) assuming all other polls have been set up or discarded if not in use. Keeping organized will help in the long run when implementing new stations or editing existing polls.
Setting the Options & Save
Once you have clicked on the title of the poll, you will see the options for that specific plugin. It will look similar to this:
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After you have saved the settings, you will receive a message that says “The polling station has been updated”. From here you can “click here to continue” and you will be taken back to the station manager screen.
Manage Questions
The Manage Questions page can be accessed in two ways:
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This page will list any questions that have already been created. You will also see the amount of submissions for each question on the right hand side. You can either click on a pre-existing question to edit it, or click on the link that will say “Click here to add a new question.”
Create a New Question
Clicking on the link that says “Click here to add a new question” will open the Polling Question Edit Screen:
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Active Plugin View
Once you have the polling station set up and your question selected, visit the page where the plugin was placed to view the active poll:
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- Once members vote, they will then be shown the information based on the settings set earlier. This information may be the current results, the total number of submissions and their own submission as well.
- Once members vote, they will then be shown the information based on the settings set earlier. This information may be the current results, the total number of submissions and their own submission as well.
Polling Results
While viewing the polling stations, on the right hand side where the questions are listed, there will be a link that says “view results”.
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- Export Poll Results: This will download the results in an excel file that displays the answer data.
- Show Graph: This will take you to a page that will visualize the answers in a bar graph.
- Rest all votes to zero: This will reset all previous answers of the poll to zero.
FAQs
Q: Once a poll is disabled can I reuse it?
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A: Export poll results, by accessing the Polling Manager. On the right hand side of the listed polls, under the Question, click View Results. Once in the Polling Results, click the button Export Poll Results to export to a CSV.
Best Practices
- Placing a poll on your homepage will guarantee that it will have the maximum amount of exposure.
- It is important to maintain your polls and disable or delete any that do not need to be used any longer.
- Polls are perfect for one off questions. If there are multiple questions that need answered, ask your dedicated support team about forms and surveys.
- Bring attention to any poll you may have with an email and link to the corresponding page.
Downloadable Guide
Axis - Polling Station