SocialPoll – Instagram style Polls
Engage Your Audience Like Never Before!
SocialPoll brings the simplicity and elegance of Instagram-style polls to your WordPress website. Create stunning, interactive polls that capture attention and drive engagement with just a few clicks.
Why Choose SocialPoll?
- 🚀 Lightning Fast Setup – Create and publish polls in under 60 seconds
- 📱 Mobile-First Design – Beautiful, responsive polls that look perfect on any device
- 🔒 Privacy-Focused – No user registration required, token-based voting prevents duplicates
- 📊 Instant Voting – One-click voting with no submit button – see results immediately
- 🎨 Modern Interface – Clean, intuitive admin powered by React 19
- ⚡ Performance Optimized – Built with Alpine.js for blazing-fast frontend interactions
Perfect For:
- Content Creators – Boost engagement and gather audience opinions
- Marketers – Conduct quick market research and product feedback
- Publishers – Add interactive elements to articles and blog posts
- Community Managers – Spark conversations and understand your community
- Educators – Create interactive quizzes and gather student feedback
Key Features
Powerful Admin Dashboard – Modern React-based interface for effortless poll management – Bulk actions for efficient workflow – Real-time preview before publishing – Comprehensive analytics at your fingertips
Smart Voting System – One-click instant voting – no submit button needed – Anonymous voting with duplicate prevention – No login required – reduce friction, increase participation – Instant results display with animated percentages – Token-based security prevents manipulation
Developer Friendly – Well-structured, maintainable codebase – Modern build process with Vite for optimized assets – WCAG accessibility compliant
Built for Scale – Optimized database structure with denormalized counts – Efficient caching mechanisms – Handles high-traffic scenarios with ease
How It Works
- Create – Design your poll with multiple options in the intuitive admin panel
- Customize – Set visibility options and configure display settings
- Publish – Add to any page or post using shortcodes or Gutenberg blocks
- Engage – Watch as your audience participates and shares their opinions
- Analyze – Review detailed voting statistics and insights
Shortcode Usage
Simply add [socialpoll id="X"] to any post or page, where X is your poll ID.
Pro Tips
- Plan your questions carefully – published polls are locked to maintain vote integrity.
- Use clear, concise option text for better mobile display
- Place polls strategically within your content for maximum engagement
Technical Information
Database Structure
SocialPoll uses three optimized tables: * Polls table – stores poll metadata * Options table – stores poll choices * Votes table – records individual votes with unique tokens
Performance
- Denormalized vote counts for instant results
- Efficient database queries
- Minimal frontend JavaScript footprint with Alpine.js
- Smart bundling and minification with Vite
- Optimized asset delivery
Security
- All data properly escaped and sanitized
- Nonce verification on all actions
- Capability checks for admin operations
- SQL injection prevention
- XSS protection
Source Code
All JavaScript and CSS source files are included in the src/ directory of this plugin.
Build Process: This plugin uses modern build tools to compile and optimize JavaScript and CSS assets: * Vite – for admin and frontend React/Alpine.js components * webpack (@wordpress/scripts) – for Gutenberg blocks
Source files:
* src/admin/js/ – React admin interface components
* src/frontend/js/ – Alpine.js frontend code
* src/components/ui/ – Reusable UI components (TypeScript/React)
* src/blocks/ – Gutenberg block source
* src/lib/ – Utility libraries
* CSS source files in respective directories
Compiled output:
* dist/ – Vite compiled assets
* build/blocks/ – webpack compiled Gutenberg blocks
Building from source:
1. Install Node.js (version 16 or higher)
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Development build: npm run dev
4. Production build: npm run build
5. Build Gutenberg blocks: npm run build:blocks
All dependencies are listed in package.json and use standard packages from the public npm registry.
Support
Need help? We’re here for you!
- Plugin Page: [Coming Soon]
- Support & Feature Requests: WordPress.org Support