Poll Plugin Configuration

Installation

You can add the Poll plugin to your project using Essentials.

Prerequisites

• A Bloomreach Content project set up with Essentials.

Installation Steps

1. In Essentials, add the Polls feature to your project.
   
2. Rebuild your project and restart the application.

Note: For details about the two required rebuilds, see Plugin Installation.

Configuration

Poll Documents

Polls are stored as documents in the CMS. A poll document must be published before it can appear in a channel.

When you install the plugin, the setup application creates an example poll document in the polls folder.

For more details, see Poll Documents.

Add the Poll Component to a Page

1. In the Experience manager, select your channel.
2. Navigate to the page where you want to add the Poll component. The page must include a container to hold the component.
3. Open the left sidebar and select Components.
   
4. Click the Poll component, then click inside a container on the page to add it. The component will display No poll available until you configure it. A configuration sidebar appears on the right.
5. In the configuration parameter Path to poll document, click the magnifying glass icon. A picker dialog opens.
6. In the picker, browse to the polls folder, select the example poll document, and click OK.
   
7. In the configuration dialog, click Save, then close the sidebar. The Poll component now displays the poll on the page.
   
8. Publish your changes.