plugin: bb-Polls
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I am pleased to announce a new bbPress Polls plugin.
Your members can now add polls to their topics, or optionally you can allow *anyone* to add a poll to *any* topic, within a specified time period (hours) since the topic was started.
bb-Polls allows single answer or multiple answer polls.
No template edits of any kind.
There are no additional db tables added, it uses bbpress topicmeta only. Only one entry is created per poll, regardless of size or options (this allow very easy cleanup if desired for some reason).
This is a *very* early beta, however should be functional except for:
1. missing admin menu (coming soon – edit plugin directly)
2. missing administrative editing of existing polls.
3. missing some visual tweaks (plural case, etc.)
4. missing some more deluxe options (poll ending time, etc.)
5. missing multi-language support (coming soon)
If you can live with these limits and would like to help test and give me some useful, constructive feedback, please download:
http://ckon.wordpress.com/files/2007/08/bb-polls.txt?v010
(rename .txt to .php, install, activate, start a new test topic)
The beta is set so only moderators and above can create/see the polls. This will allow you to test without disturbing visitors.
Please note the visual styles may be WAY off for the default template or your own template. Unfortunately I am using a very customised template. You’ll probably have to edit the built in css which is kept clearly at the top. (the default styles will be fixed soon when I get a chance to do a trunk install this week)
Upcoming features include the ability to display all polls and the ability to display a poll anywhere within bbpress templates.
ps. I need to know if this works as in in the trunk version – I don’t see why it wouldn’t but you never know…
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Some questions:
Vote, more then 1 option possible option? (max setting like classic (just 1 option possible) 2 options, 3 etc
If a topic is deleted, does it clean-up the poll as well? (since a real deletion isn’t happening in bbPress, this wouldn’t be a problem for now)
What happends if a poll is deleted? (but topic still excists)
Who can vote? All? Members?
If a topic is closed, automaticly close voting aswell?
Results are in horizontal bars? Perhaps option to show them like a pie (or even vertical bars)
Even better if a user can choose this when seeing the results:Option result 1: ===============
Option result 2: =====
Option result 3: =========
Show as bars | Show as pie
Would like to see a demo, cause can’t test this at work
Greetz
You should really change the default colors to something compatible with bbPress… it’s easy to change them, but still.
i agree with i! vey bad color
Since bb-polls is completely css driven, you could actually make it look like any of theirs – with a few hours of work. Background images, submit button images, poll bar images – they all can be applied.
I think I’m doing enough work on the engine though. Someone else can spend the hours to skin it
ow make the text black (forum black) and not green, cause the hyperlink color is green already…
I also would put the options underneeth each other (the options to choose for single or multy voting)
(sorry I am an usability nerd
)Looks great further, keep up the good work
Hmm kee, though I should release this plugin (when done) based on the default template (most are using that)
_ck_ you move so fast!
i just play with the css and come but found that you make new one
)so it is now with better style thx but
please insert messages or strings in __() and _e() because it is prepare to fast translation with mo files
and if you put strings in these 2 function i can translate it in 2 minutes and it is good way for internationalistion
i think as you know we need to manage polls in admin area
and ability to select user to poll
and the creator of poll can edit the poll
also it will be very good if in frontpage we can see poll icon insted of [poll]
thanks for your great job
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