Inserting a Poll

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  oliverjdavies · Member · Oct 4, 2009 at 7:02 pm

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  Hi,

  I’ve created a poll using Poll Daddy as suggested. However, when I attempt to insert the HTML into my sidebar, it is striped down to a link due to the fact that it’s Javascript.

  How can I insert the actual poll, rather than just a link, into either my sidebar or just into a post.

  Thanks.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  justjennifer · Member · Oct 4, 2009 at 7:21 pm

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  You shouldn’t have any Javascript anywhere. What you should get after you create and send the Poll to the Editor is a shortcode enclosed in brackets with the poll number

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/polls/

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 4, 2009 at 7:23 pm

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  “as suggested” where?

  These are the specifics for a WordPress.com blog:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/polls/

  Is that exactly what you are doing?

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  justjennifer · Member · Oct 4, 2009 at 7:24 pm

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  You can see a test poll on my blog’s sidebar and w00t! they’ve added an integrated “Share This” button!

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  justjennifer · Member · Oct 4, 2009 at 7:24 pm

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  /waving at rain!

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  justjennifer · Member · Oct 5, 2009 at 6:22 am

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  A-ha! A box with Javascript does appear in the Poll Editor pop up window in the Post or Page Editor. Pick the shortcode to use. (Rather confusing I must say.)

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  oliverjdavies · Member · Oct 5, 2009 at 4:19 pm

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  Thanks justjennifer, that helped.