VWM Polls

VWM Polls is a polling module & fieldtype for ExpressionEngine 2 (version 2.6.0 and up).

License

VWM Polls is licensed under the Apache 2 License.

Support (in order of preference)

I provide the following support options:

• GitHub Wiki
• GitHub Issue Tracker
• Devot:ee
• Personal contact form
• Twitter

Video Tutorial (Installation and Configuration)

A quick video tutorial detailing the installation and configuration of VWM Polls (version 0.4.2) on ExpressionEngine 2.4 can be found on Vimeo

Example Code

Please visit the wiki for the latest installation instructions and example code.

Variables

{exp:vwm_polls:poll entry_id="{entry_id}" field_id="{poll_1:field_id}" redirect="index"} - Supplies the form tag

• {already_voted} - If the user already voted
• {can_vote} - If the user can vote
• {chart} - The image URL for the Google Chart
• {input_name} - The name for the input (currently always vwm_polls_options[])
• {input_type} - Type of input (checkbox or radio)
• {max_options} - The max number of options that can be selected (or 0 for no maximum)
• {min_options} - The minimum number of options that must be selected (or 0 for no minimum)
• {total_votes} - The total number of votes
• {unvote_url} - URL to remove all user votes (admin only)
• {options} - Loop of the options
  • {color} - The color for the option
  • {id} - Option ID
  • {order} - The order for the option
  • {other_name} - Name for the text field for the user to enter the other option text
  • {text} - Option Text
  • {type} - "defined" or "other"
  • {user_vote} - If this is the users vote
  • {votes} - The number of votes
• {options_results} - Loop of the options with the results
  • Everything under {options}
  • {percent} - The percent of the votes for this item as 2 digits (eg 98)
  • {percent_decimal} - The percent of the votes as a non-rounded decimal (eg 0.3141569)

Video Tutorial (Installation and Configuration)

A quick video tutorial detailing the installation and configuration of VWM Polls (version 0.4.2) on ExpressionEngine 2.4 can be found on Vimeo

Change Log

0.10.1

• Fix error when URL helper not loaded

0.10

• Add unvote ability for testing (only can be used by admins)
• Fix upgrade error

0.9.2

• Second attempt to fix issue with detecting previous votes with cookies (Issue #34)

0.9.1

• Fix issue with detecting previous votes with cookies

0.9

• Fix issue when upgrading ExpressionEngine
• Add previous votes to Ajax response
• Add the ability to override the form action

0.8

• Custom JavaScript unique user checks
• Requires ExpressionEngine 2.6.0 or higher
• Add config option to prefix template variables
• Add option to remove chart labels from Google chart
• Now using ExpressionEngine Localize class introduced in 2.6.0
• Cleaned up code

0.7

• Support for IPv6
• Added config option to disable IP address checking

0.6

• Removed the use of AJAX in the field type
• Added an improved color picker and allowed direct entry of a color
• Added an AJAX event to just fetch results

0.5.3

• Fixed bug that restricted poll access by guest users

0.5.2

• Fixed poll expiration logic

0.5.1

• Added default values for MySQL poll options table

0.5

• Added simple color picker for poll options
• Added sexy pill toggle for "defined" and "other" poll options
• More granular group permissions allowing for easy selection of "All" member groups or "None", instead of having to select each allowed member group manually like before
• Super hottt "+" (add option) button
• Web 3.0 enhancements
• Web 2.0 deprecation

0.4.2

• Added add_package_path() to class constructors in order to make sure the package path was being defined by EE.

0.4.1

• Moved some code around so the Unable to load the requested file: helpers/vwm_polls_helper.php should no longer be a problem.