WB Polls brings two powerful polling systems to your BuddyPress community. Create quick activity feed polls for instant engagement or build standalone poll pages with dedicated URLs, guest voting, and full management dashboards.
What You Can Do
WB Polls provides two distinct polling systems, each designed for different use cases.
Activity Polls
Create polls directly in the BuddyPress activity stream. Members see and vote on polls right in their feed without navigating away.
Best for:
- Quick community feedback
- Casual group discussions
- Real-time engagement in activity feeds
Key features:
- Post polls in activity streams and groups
- Multi-select voting options
- Set expiration dates for time-limited decisions
- Allow re-voting so members can change their minds
- Show or hide results until a member votes
- Display thank you messages after voting
- Attach images, videos, and audio to poll options
- Let voters suggest additional options
Standalone Polls
Create dedicated poll pages with unique URLs. Share them anywhere, embed on any page, and manage everything from a central dashboard.
Best for:
- Formal surveys and structured voting
- Embedding polls in blog posts or landing pages
- Long-running community decisions
- Public polls with guest voting
Key features:
- Dedicated poll pages with shareable URLs
- Central management dashboard with status filters
- Shortcode embedding on any page or post
- Guest voting for non-logged-in visitors
- Comments on poll pages
- Pause, unpublish, and republish controls
- Multiple poll types including text, image, video, and audio
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Activity Polls | Standalone Polls |
|---|---|---|
| Create from activity feed | Yes | No |
| Dedicated poll page | No | Yes |
| Management dashboard | No | Yes |
| Shortcode embedding | No | Yes |
| Group polls | Yes | No |
| Guest voting | No | Yes |
| Comments | No | Yes |
| Expiration dates | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-select voting | Yes | Yes |
| Image, video, and audio options | Yes | Yes |
| Re-voting | Yes | Yes |
| Hide results until voted | Yes | Yes |
| User-suggested options | Yes | Yes |
| Thank you message | Yes | No |
BBPress Integration
WB Polls works with BBPress forums when using the BuddyBoss platform. Embed activity polls directly in forum topics and replies using the [bp_polls] shortcode. A dedicated Polls button appears in the BBPress editor for quick insertion.
What to Read Next
- Installation & Setup covers license activation and initial configuration
- Activity Polls explains creating and managing activity stream polls
- Standalone Polls covers the dedicated poll system with dashboard management
- Poll Types describes text, image, video, and audio poll formats