Extension:Poll

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Poll Extension Release status:Extension status stable
ImplementationTemplate:Extension#type	Tag, Special page
DescriptionTemplate:Extension#description	Allows anonymous polling
Author(s)Template:Extension#username	Jan Luca, Sorin Sbarnea
Latest versionTemplate:Extension#version	1.1 (2012-08-20)
MediaWikiTemplate:Extension#mediawiki	1.11+
Database changesTemplate:Extension#needs-updatephp	Yes
LicenseTemplate:Extension#license	CC BY-SA 3.0
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ExampleTemplate:Extension#example	i18n.ro
TagsTemplate:Extension#tags * <poll>
Added rightsTemplate:Extension#rights poll-admin poll-create poll-vote poll-score
Hooks usedTemplate:Extension#hook LoadExtensionSchemaUpdatesManual:Hooks/LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates
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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.

Usage

<poll>
Do you like this extension?
Yes
No
I don't know yet.
</poll>

Notes

• 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

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called Poll in your extensions/ 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>

• Y Done - Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

See Also

• Extension:AJAXPoll
• Extension:QPoll
• Extension:SecurePoll
• Extension:TSPoll