Discussions includes the option to create a poll within a post, which can be useful for engaging community members and starting conversations.
Polls are available in the mobile Fandom app.
Creating a poll
Start creating poll by clicking the column icon
It's easy to create a new poll in a Discussions post.
- Click on the button with the chart icon to open the poll creation form.
- Add answer options. The minimum number of options is 2 and the maximum is 6.
- If the community has multiple Discussions categories, choose the most suitable one in step 2. Here, you can also assign your poll article tags to link it to an article.
- Publish your post!
Visual polls
Add images to your answer options to create a visual poll.
You can add images to your answers. This makes for more visually engaging polls.
- To create a poll with images, click the
('image') icon to the right of each answer option. You can now choose image files from your computer or device for upload. - You'll still need to add text to each answer option.
- As with text polls, the minimum number of options is 2, the maximum is 6.
- Visual polls can only be created with an even number of answer options, meaning your poll must have either 2, 4 or 6.
- If you add images to your answer options, all options must have images. A mixed poll with some text-only answers and some image answers isn't possible.
('image') icon to the right of each answer option. You can now choose image files from your computer or device for upload.
Once a poll is created, the question and answer options cannot be changed. Categories and tags can be edited afterwards as with any non-poll post.
Users will be able to vote in the poll, as well as upvote the post and add replies. Once a vote has been submited, it cannot be changed.
Other notes
Closing a poll
The best way to end voting in a poll is to lock the post, which can be done by a Discussions moderator or an administrator.
Viewing lists of users who voted
There are two ways to view lists of users who have voted in a poll, after you have cast your own vote:
- To see a full list of users who voted, click the total vote count that is displayed in the lower right corner of the post.
- To see a list of who voted for a specific option, click the option.
Deleting a poll
To delete a poll, edit the post containing the poll and click the 
('delete') button. This can only be done by Administrators and Discussions Moderators/Global Discussions Moderators.
Adding polls in the wiki page
Creating a poll directly from a wiki page is not available. However, you can use AjaxPoll from the Dev Wiki to embed an existing Discussions poll.