Polls

IMPORTANT: Only a user with administrator status can create/edit polls.

Creating a New Poll

1. Click on Add Poll under the Polls tab on the left navigation bar in the WordPress dashboard.
2. Complete the question and answer fields.
3. Click the Add Poll button.
4. Your new poll will automatically show up in the poll widget.

Adding a Poll to a Story

1. Create your poll.
2. While adding/editing a story, place your cursor in the place you’d like the poll to go. Usually, it works best to press enter, giving the poll it’s own line in the text editing box.
3. Click the SNO Add Story Element button above the text editing window.
4. A pop-up window will give you all of the different options story elements, click the button for Reader Poll.
5. Complete the form.
6. Click the Insert button.
7. A line of short code will now show up in your story.
8. Click Update/Publish and go to view the story to see how your story page looks.

Adding a Poll Widget

1. Click on Widgets under the Appearance tab on the left navigation bar in the WordPress dashboard.
2. Open the Widget Area where you would like to place the Poll Widget (on the right side).
3. Drag the Polls Widget from the center of the page into the Widget Area.
4. Set the configuration options for the Widget.

   NOTE: Your site is set by default to automatically display the most recent poll in the poll widget. To change this option, simply select the appropriate poll in the widget settings.

5. Click Save.