User's Manual
Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator
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CreateaNewPoll
Click the New button. The Poll: New screen will be displayed.
Toolbar Buttons:
Save and Cancel are available.
Figure 108: Poll New screen
Complete the following fields:
Field Name Details/Options
Title:
Type here the title question of the poll as it will appear on your site (100
characters max).
Lag:
Enter here the number of seconds users have to wait before being able to vote in
the same poll again. This interval is expressed in seconds. The default value is
86400 (24 hours).
Published:
Select Yes or No.
Options: (input fields
1 to 12)
Fill in here the various options the user can select from to cast their vote. Empty
items will not be displayed. Users may select only one of the possible answers.
Show on menu items:
Select here on which page(s) the poll should be displayed. Allows linking the poll
to specific menu items only. It works together with the "Polls" Module (mod_poll),
which will display the configured polls. You may select multiple Menu Item Links.
Note: You may add additional options after the poll has commenced. Deleting options will corrupt the
data, so you should create a new poll.
WARNING!: As of 03/02/05, this is bugged because you are allowed to save a poll without items, which
will generate a MySQL error. You should at least have two options filled out.