User's Manual

Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator
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Polls
This Component allows you to manage and create different polls for your visitors. The questions you ask
can be useful for information purposes.
After publishing the poll, you need to activate the Polls Module. You can choose where you would like the
poll to be published and on which page. The Module will also provide a link to show the results of your
poll.
² Access: Select Components > Polls.
The Poll Manager screen will be displayed.
Toolbar Buttons:
Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Edit and New are available.
Figure 107: Poll Manager screen
The following information is displayed:
Column Name Details/Options
Poll Title:
This is the name of the poll. If you click on this name, you may edit the related
parameters.
Published:
This shows whether the poll is published. Click the Published button to toggle the state
of the poll.
Options: This is the number of options in the poll.
Lag: Time in seconds between votes of the same user for the same poll.
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