Can I create a polling question?

Hi Kristina,

You can easily add a poll to your site using our Content Modules. Content modules allow you to embed widgets for many different functions, using our "Embed Widget" and "Freeform Text" type of modules, including poll widgets.  We have numerous customers that have reported using

* vizu.com
* glowday.com
* polldaddy.com

You can also generate a poll in other applications, such as Survey Monkey, and then create a hyperlink from your Groupsite (in a discussion post, email blast, on the SUMMARY page, etc.) to the poll. Here's a post about using hyperlinks:

http://champions.groupsite.com/post/manager-tip-the-power-of-hyperlinks-2


One of our clients recently shared that Survey Monkey does now have a nice widget and you can add your survey directly into your Groupsite using our Embed Video/Widget content module. (Read how to embed a Video or Widget.)

We used this  and were given the option to "add the survey to our website" when creating our survey through Survey Monkey. The code was easy to generate and easy to add to our Groupsite, and the widget tracked our test responses just fine. We had a good experience using this.

When generating the code in Survey Monkey, you'll need to specify the dimensions at which you want it to appear in your Groupsite. These are the specifications of Groupsite.com content modules:

Wide Modules - 625 pixels (wide)
Narrow Modules - 310 pixels (wide)

And because the Survey Monkey widget includes script tags, you will need to specify a module height. (The content module will prompt you and detail and screen shots are also in the "how to" link above.)

When you create the embed code in Survey Monkey, you get to set the width and height of the widget. You'll want to set the dimensions of your Embed Video/Widget content module to be same width and height at which you created the embed code. In my testing, I sized my survey at 455 pixels high because it was large enough to accommodate my survey and matched one of the standard heights of other packaged Groupsite.com content modules (calendar, featured discussion, etc.). Those heights are 225, 455 or 810 pixels high, with 225 being the shortest and most commonly used height.


Here's a link to show you how to add widgets:

http://champions.groupsite.com/post/how-to-embed-a-widget-for-dummies-like-me

And, a link to discussion about using third-party polling widgets in our Champions community:
http://champions.groupsite.com/discussion/topic/show/121353

I hope this helps.

Celeste Sharper Wooten

Groupsite.com

Director, Client Services/Support

Thanks Celeste-

I used Visu and it was a piece of cake!  Really easy to do and the first person who took my survey on our Groupsite actually commented about how easy it was for them as well.

Thanks so much for your help!

Kind regards,

Kristina

It's our pleasure Kristina! Thanks for the confirmation regarding Visu.

Celeste