Community Settings

The Community tab controls all settings for activity stream polls. Configure poll creation options, result display, media attachments, access control, and appearance from this tab.

Accessing Community Settings

Navigate to WP Admin > BuddyBoss > WB Polls and open the Community tab.

Poll Creation Settings

Options Limit

Set the maximum number of answer options allowed per poll. Use 2-4 for quick A/B decisions, 5-8 for standard surveys, and 10+ for comprehensive questionnaires.

Enable Multi-select

Allow voters to select multiple options. Enable this for “select all that apply” style questions.

Enable Close Date

Let poll creators set expiration dates. Expired polls display results but stop accepting votes automatically.

Enable Re-voting

Allow users to change their vote after submitting. Enable this when opinions may evolve during an ongoing discussion.

Allow User Additional Options

Let members add their own answer to a poll. When enabled, members who can see the poll get an “Add Option” field. The new answer joins the poll straight away, and the member who added it can delete it again. The server refuses new options when this setting is off.

Result Display Settings

Hide Results Until Voted

Keep results hidden until the user casts their vote. This prevents bandwagon voting.

Show Percentage on Results

Display vote percentages alongside counts. Shows “45% (9 votes)” instead of just “9 votes.”

Display voters list

Display who voted for each option, with a “view all” list. Only logged-in members who can see the poll get the names; guests always see totals only.

Turn this off to keep votes private. Members then see only totals, and voter names are also left out of the BuddyPress REST API. As site owner you can still export who voted from the poll’s CSV export.

Limit Voters Display

Set how many voter avatars appear under each option (1 to 20) before the “+X others” link.

Thank You Message

Enable Thank You Message

Show a custom message after someone votes. Use this to thank participants or share next steps.

Thank You Message Limit

Set the maximum character count for thank you messages.

Media Settings

Enable Images

Allow image attachments on poll options for visual polls.

Enable Video

Allow video attachments. Supports direct uploads, YouTube, and Vimeo URLs.

Enable Audio

Allow audio clips on poll options.

URL Input Only

Disable direct uploads and require users to provide URLs to externally hosted media instead. This reduces server storage usage.

Restrict Media Library

Limit users to viewing only their own uploaded media files when browsing the media library.

Upload size limits are controlled by your WordPress and server settings (the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini), not by this plugin.

Access Control

Poll User Roles

Select which WordPress roles can create activity polls. Choose from all roles, subscriber and above, contributor and above, or editor and above. Administrators can always create polls.

Poll Member Types

Restrict poll creation to specific BuddyPress member types. This setting requires BuddyPress member types to be configured on your site.

Limit Poll Creation

Prevent spam by limiting how often users can post polls. Options include no limit, limit by user role, or limit by member type.

Appearance

Poll Background Color

Set a custom color for activity poll result progress bars.

Activity Option Character Limit

Set the maximum characters allowed for each answer option. Set to 0 for unlimited.