Polling App

Create polls, collect votes, and gather community feedback in real time.

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Apps and Bots are only available on Desktop.

What is Polling?

Polling is a community app that lets members vote on questions, rank options, and discuss results. Community leaders configure who can create and manage polls (poll admins) and who can vote (voters), so every poll reaches the right audience.

Whether you need a quick yes/no check or a detailed ranked-choice vote, Polling gives your community a structured way to make decisions together.

How it works

A poll is a question with a set of options that members can vote on. Every poll has a type that controls how voting works and a status that tracks where it is in its lifecycle.

Poll types

Type	How you vote	Best for
Single Choice	Select one option	Simple decisions with one clear answer
Multiple Choice	Select one or more options	Questions where several answers apply
Ranked Choice	Rank all options in order of preference	Prioritizing a list of ideas or candidates
Yes / No	Select Yes or No	Quick binary decisions

Poll statuses

A poll moves through these statuses during its lifetime:

Status	Meaning
Draft	Created but not published. Only poll admins can see it.
Active	Open for voting. Visible to all members.
Closed	Voting has ended. Only poll admins can view closed polls.

Poll admins publish a draft to make it active, and close an active poll to end voting.

Results

Results appear as progress bars sorted by vote count. For ranked-choice polls, results display a point score calculated from each voter's rankings (first place earns the most points, last place earns the fewest).

You can see results after you vote, when the poll closes, or if you are a poll admin. Members who do not have permission to vote can always see results.

Reactions and comments

Every poll has a reaction bar and a comment section. Reactions let you respond with one of five emoji: Like, Love, Fire, Insightful, or Interested. You can reply to top-level comments, but replies cannot be nested further.

Roles and permissions

Polling uses two permission groups configured by community leaders:

Role	Description
Poll Admins	Users and roles with full poll access: create, edit, close, delete, vote, comment, and react on any poll.
Voters	Users and roles who can vote, comment, and react on polls.

What poll admins can do

• Create, edit, and delete polls
• Publish draft polls and close active polls
• Vote, comment, and react on any poll
• View all polls including drafts and closed polls
• View results at any time

What voters can do

• Vote on active polls
• Comment on and react to polls
• View results after voting or when a poll closes
• Change their vote while a poll is still active

Create a poll

Poll admins can create polls from the main polls list.

1. Select Create Poll.
2. Enter your question in the Question field.
3. Optionally add a description to provide more context.
4. Choose a Poll Type: Single Choice, Multiple Choice, Ranked Choice, or Yes / No.
5. If you chose Single Choice, Multiple Choice, or Ranked Choice, add at least two options. For Yes / No polls, the options are created automatically.
6. Check Publish immediately to make the poll active right away, or uncheck it to save as a draft.
7. Select Create Poll to finish.

Create poll fields

Field	Required	Limit	Notes
Question	Yes	200 characters	The main poll question
Description	No	2,000 characters	Additional context for voters
Poll Type	Yes	—	Single Choice, Multiple Choice, Ranked Choice, or Yes / No
Options	Yes (except Yes / No)	30 options, 200 characters each	Minimum 2 options required
Publish immediately	No	—	Checked by default

Vote on a poll

Voters can cast or change their vote on any active poll.

1. Open the poll from the polls list.
2. In the Cast Your Vote section, make your selection:
   • Single Choice / Yes / No: Select one option.
   • Multiple Choice: Select one or more options.
   • Ranked Choice: Rank all options by preference.
3. Select Submit Vote.

To change your vote, adjust your selection and select Update Vote. You can change your vote as long as the poll is active.

Edit a poll

Poll admins can update the question and description of a poll that is not closed.

1. Open the poll and select Edit.
2. Update the Question or Description fields.
3. Select Save Changes.

From the edit view, poll admins can also:

• Select Publish to make a draft poll active.
• Select Close Poll to end voting on an active poll.

Delete a poll

Poll admins can delete a poll at any time. Deleting a poll removes it along with all its votes, comments, and reactions.

1. Open the poll and select Delete.
2. Confirm the deletion.

Limits

Item	Limit
Question length	200 characters
Description length	2,000 characters
Option text length	200 characters
Options per poll	30
Comment length	2,000 characters
Comments per poll	100