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

1. Create – Design your poll with multiple options in the intuitive admin panel
2. Customize – Set visibility options and configure display settings
3. Publish – Add to any page or post using shortcodes or Gutenberg blocks
4. Engage – Watch as your audience participates and shares their opinions
5. 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