Extension:Poll
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 Release status: stable |
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| Implementation | Tag, Special page | ||
| Description | Allows anonymous polling | ||
| Author(s) | Jan Luca, Sorin Sbarnea | ||
| Latest version | 1.1.0 (2016-02-23) | ||
| MediaWiki | 1.23+ | ||
| Database changes | Yes | ||
| License | Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 | ||
| Download | |||
| Example | i18n.ro | ||
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The Poll extension allows anonymous polling. It will provide the number of votes for each answer in same window. Voting results can be seen before voting.
Contents
Usage[edit]
<poll> Do you like this extension? Yes No I don't know yet. </poll>
Notes[edit]
- This extension will not work with PostgreSQL!!
- This extension does not allow database table prefixes: such as wiki_ etc.
- Images must be placed into the folder .../extensions/Poll/images/
- Update.php must be ran after installation, else you will get a database error.
Installation[edit]
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
Pollin yourextensions/folder.
- Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
require_once "$IP/extensions/Poll/Poll.php";
- Execute the file Poll.sql in order to create required tables (sorry no auto-install, feel free to add it yourself)
PATH_TO_MYSQL/mysql -h <host> -u <username> -D <database name> -p < <path to Poll.sql file>
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Done – Navigate to 
