{"id":2698,"date":"2023-04-28T13:40:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T08:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2023-04-28T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T08:10:17","slug":"how-to-create-an-online-poll-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-create-an-online-poll-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner guide to creating an online Poll in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">User interaction and engagement with a brand help businesses get valuable information from users and understand what they expect and feel about your brand. Online polls can be effective and helpful in enhancing user interaction. Are you also wanting to create an online poll on WordPress? If so, you have landed perfectly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In this step-by-step guide, we&#8217;ll discuss an easy way to create an online poll on WordPress.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why create an online poll in WordPress?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">User experience is a valuable ranking factor and can significantly impact a website&#8217;s presence on the internet. By incorporating an online poll on your website, you can efficiently grab user attention and enhance user engagement and interaction with your brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Using polls, users can express their views and feedback on your website, services, or particular page or post and provide you with a clear insight into your website. This is an effective way to determine your user&#8217;s interests and expectations of your brand. Consequently, you can align your strategy in the required direction to derive desired outcomes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to create an online poll in WordPress?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are various featureful and useful plugins that let you easily add a poll in WordPress. However, choosing the right tool is a complex task. If you are searching for a plugin that&#8217;s full of features, user-friendly, and easy to set up, you must end your search with <a href=\"https:\/\/wpforms.com\/\">WPForms.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2702\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WPForm-plugin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1089\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WPForm-plugin.png 1089w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WPForm-plugin-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WPForm-plugin-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WPForm-plugin-768x351.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1089px) 100vw, 1089px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WPForms is one of the finest page builders, which comes with powerful surveys and polls addon features. In addition, it provides you with total control over your poll data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The following are the major features offered by WP forms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Build polls in WordPress using a drag-and-drop form builder\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Collect poll results on your own websites\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Display votes count as users vote\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Show the poll anywhere on your site<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Exhibit the poll results anywhere on your website<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All these features are valuable in creating polls on the website and assessing valuable user information.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Install and activate WPForms.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In order to create online polls in WP, first of all, you need to install and activate the WPForms plugin on your site. If you are new to plugin installation, you can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/how-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin\">easiest way to install and activate the plugin in WP.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Note that you need to get the WPForms pro plan to add the survey and polls feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Set up the plugin.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once you activate the plugin, you need to enter the license key. For this, navigate to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WPForms &gt;&gt; Settings\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and enter your license key there. (You can easily find your license key in your WPForms account.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2703\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wpforms-license-key-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wpforms-license-key-settings.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wpforms-license-key-settings-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, navigate to WPForms &gt;&gt; Addons page and look for the &#8216;Surveys and Polls addon.&#8217; Now click on the &#8216;Install&#8217; addon tab to create an online poll.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2704\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/installing-surveys-and-polls-addon-in-wpforms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/installing-surveys-and-polls-addon-in-wpforms.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/installing-surveys-and-polls-addon-in-wpforms-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To begin, create a new form by navigating to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WPForms &gt;&gt; Add New.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now provide a &#8216;title&#8217; for your poll and then select a &#8216;Poll Form&#8217; template.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2705\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/selecting-poll-form-template-in-wpforms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/selecting-poll-form-template-in-wpforms.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/selecting-poll-form-template-in-wpforms-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Selecting a template will launch the WPForms drag-and-drop form builder interface.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There you&#8217;ll witness a pre-made poll form template with some example fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2706\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editinjg-poll-form-template.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editinjg-poll-form-template.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editinjg-poll-form-template-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, you can add new form fields from the left column by availing of the drag-and-drop feature. Simply drag and drop the field you&#8217;d want to add to your form. Also, you can simply rearrange, remove or edit the fields the way you want.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For instance, by clicking on the poll question in the template, you can see more customization options like rearranging the order, editing their titles, labels, or more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2707\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editing-field-options-in-wpforms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editing-field-options-in-wpforms.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editing-field-options-in-wpforms-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next, click on the &#8216;Settings&#8217; tab from your left menu and navigate to the &#8216;Surveys and Polls&#8217; tab. This feature allows you to enable or disable the poll result option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2708\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editing-survey-and-poll-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editing-survey-and-poll-settings.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/editing-survey-and-poll-settings-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Note that by default, the poll result feature is enabled, which displays the poll results to the users once they submit their votes. If you don&#8217;t want to display the poll results to your users, you can simply disable this option.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Besides this, you can also show a custom message to your users or redirect them to another page or URL of your choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For this, navigate to the &#8216;Confirmation&#8217; tab and select the confirmation type for the dropdown menu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2709\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/confirmation-settings-in-wpforms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/confirmation-settings-in-wpforms.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/confirmation-settings-in-wpforms-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Until here, you have configured all the necessary settings and successfully created the poll form. Now, save your changes by simply clicking on the &#8216;Save&#8217; tab.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Add the Poll to your website<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now that you have successfully created polls, you need to add these polls to your website. WPForms provides you with an easy way to add your online poll to your site. You can easily add these anywhere on your site, such as sidebar widgets, posts, pages, and custom post types.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To add the poll form, click on the &#8216;Embed&#8217; button in the form builder. This will open a new popup window. There you&#8217;d need to choose from the &#8216;Select Existing Page&#8217; or &#8216;Create New Page&#8217; option to embed your poll.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2710\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/confirmation-settings-in-wpforms-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/confirmation-settings-in-wpforms-1.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/confirmation-settings-in-wpforms-1-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For this tutorial, we are proceeding with the &#8216;Create New Page&#8217; option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once you select it, you need to provide a name for your page. Then, click on the &#8216;Let&#8217;s Go&#8217; tab to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2711\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/enter-a-name-for-your-form.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/enter-a-name-for-your-form.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/enter-a-name-for-your-form-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After that, you&#8217;ll witness that your poll form is embedded in the WP content editor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The plugin also provides an alternative option for adding the form, the WPForms block. To add the form, you can simply click on the &#8216;+&#8217; button and select your poll form from the dropdown menu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2712\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add-a-form-using-wpforms-block-in-wordpress.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add-a-form-using-wpforms-block-in-wordpress.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add-a-form-using-wpforms-block-in-wordpress-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After that, you&#8217;ll witness a preview of your form. Then click on &#8216;Save&#8217; to draft or &#8216;Publish&#8217; to make your post\/page live on your site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can then go to your website to see the poll in action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Besides this, you can also add your poll to your website&#8217;s widget area or sidebar. Here&#8217;s how you can do that easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Simply navigate to Apperance&gt;&gt;Widgets page. Then add the WPForms widget block to the sidebar where you desire to show the poll.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2713\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add-forms-widget-to-sidebar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add-forms-widget-to-sidebar.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/add-forms-widget-to-sidebar-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next, in the WPForms widget block, select the poll form you created previously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once done, click the &#8216;Update&#8217; tab to store your settings. Now, you can visit your website to see the poll in your sidebar or widget area.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to view live poll results?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As you added the poll to your website, you&#8217;d need to witness the live poll results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2714\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-poll-results-in-wpforms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-poll-results-in-wpforms.png 775w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-poll-results-in-wpforms-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-poll-results-in-wpforms-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In case you &#8216;enabled&#8217; the poll results in the previous step, you and your users can see the poll results after submitting their votes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But WPForms also allow you to witness the poll results without submitting the vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For this, navigate to WPForms &gt;&gt; All Forms page. Then click on the &#8216;Survey Results&#8217; link just below your poll form to see the results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2715\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-the-survey-results-in-wpforms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-the-survey-results-in-wpforms.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-the-survey-results-in-wpforms-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On the next page, you can see your poll results in the form of an interactive chart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The plugin also provides you with the option to alter the charge type and export the results in JPG, PDF, and print formats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to embed poll results in WordPress?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The plugin WPForms also come with a feature to embed poll results on the website. This feature is valuable if you disabled the poll results earlier and want to display them on your website later. With this feature, you can display your poll results simply anywhere on your site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In order to embed poll results later on your website, you&#8217;d need the ID of your poll form. To find this, navigate to WPForms &gt;&gt; All Forms and look for the shortcode next to your poll form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2716\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-form-shortcode-in-wp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-form-shortcode-in-wp.png 680w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/view-form-shortcode-in-wp-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The shortcode contains your poll form ID. For instance, the test form ID for the poll is 76 for the above-shown example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next, you&#8217;d need the field ID. This is your form&#8217;s field for which you want to display the poll results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To find your field ID, edit your poll form and click on the poll field. You&#8217;ll discover your filed ID in the left column.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2717\" src=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/field-id-in-wpforms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1042\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/field-id-in-wpforms.png 1042w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/field-id-in-wpforms-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/field-id-in-wpforms-1024x166.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/field-id-in-wpforms-768x125.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once done, you&#8217;ll have both the required IDs, the form ID, and the field ID.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, you need to add a poll result shortcode. You can use the shortcode in your posts, pages, and text widgets. Here&#8217;s what our shortcode looks like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> [wpforms_poll form_id=\"171\" field_id=\"1\" label=\"true\" counts=\"true\"]<\/span><\/pre>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Note: Replace the Form ID and Field ID with your own IDs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here&#8217;s a preview of how poll results will appear on your site.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So, that&#8217;s it. This was all about how to create an online poll in WordPress using WPForms. It&#8217;s an intuitive plugin that is easy to use for both beginners as well as advanced users. It allows you to create almost any type of form you can dream of. We hope this easy guide has helped you in creating an online poll. Here we&#8217;ve covered everything step by step so that you can better understand the process and easily create an interactive poll for your website. WPforms is worth investing in as you can utilize it for more than just creating online polls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also, by adding polls to your site, you can make your site interactive and engaging, enhancing user experience and average page time spent on your site, reducing bounce, and ultimately improving your <a href=\"https:\/\/hostkicker.com\/blog\/seo-basic-guide-for-beginners\/\">website&#8217;s SEO<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So, add online polls to your site and boost user engagement and experience of your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>User interaction and engagement with a brand help businesses get valuable information from users and understand what they expect and feel about your brand. Online polls can be effective and helpful in enhancing user interaction. Are you also wanting to create an online poll on WordPress? 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