pollXT
Version
2.00.x (last update on May 2, 2009)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
87
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
208006
Date Added
26 April 2007
* highly configurable polls:
o unlimited questions
o unlimited answers
o different types of answers (checkbox, radiobutton, ...)
o images for questions and/or answers
o mandatory questions
o single/multiple voting
o configurable intro and thank you texts
o restrict poll to registered users
o freetext entry (which optionally becomes a new option)
o ...
* highly configurable results display
o main window, module or separate window
o display results only after voting
o flexible style through stylesheets and configuration
o configurable ordering
o detailed statistics
o graphical display using JPGRAPH
o send results via email
* easy to use administration interface
o online upgrade
* Security
o IP-logging
o userid-logging
o Cookies
o email confirmation
plus much more...
The latest version (2.x) is fully AJAX based and available for Joomla 1.5 native.
The manual is a tad short of complete since it doesn't cover the component's modules and plugin. Beware that near the end of the current manual (which costs $3.06 USD) is the cheery news that a more complete manual will be available in the future, for a "small fee." Please make the more complete manual available for free to those who have already purchased.
If you have any bright ideas about adding features or modifying pollXT, BE WARNED: the code is the worst I've seen in years. Stay away.
This just Works... Any survey component or program is supposed to be complicated by the nature of every possibility, the authors just worked it around in one easy way... it just works out of the box, Thanks for this component, it did the work!
And support... just some hours and there it was!
And support... just some hours and there it was!
I have downloaded and tried it.
Dear developers, here are the areas that needed improvement for this component.
- uninstallation should be fully done. There are some leftovers in the database
- confusing administration interface. It is a total mess and thus mean counterproductive as cms system purpose is to make web administration easier. Please revise your user interface.
Dont get me wrong, I fully appreciate your hardwork in making this component, these are just feedback from one of your user. Thank you for reading.
Dear developers, here are the areas that needed improvement for this component.
- uninstallation should be fully done. There are some leftovers in the database
- confusing administration interface. It is a total mess and thus mean counterproductive as cms system purpose is to make web administration easier. Please revise your user interface.
Dont get me wrong, I fully appreciate your hardwork in making this component, these are just feedback from one of your user. Thank you for reading.
This extension is great.
It works out of the box, did not have any trouble with it.
Running it on a 1.0.15 joomla version and it just runs.
But.... I would like to use this on another site... that runs joomla! 1.5 ... and I don;t like legacy mode.. .so I really hope the developer is going to create a 1.5 native version soon.
It works out of the box, did not have any trouble with it.
Running it on a 1.0.15 joomla version and it just runs.
But.... I would like to use this on another site... that runs joomla! 1.5 ... and I don;t like legacy mode.. .so I really hope the developer is going to create a 1.5 native version soon.
Owner's reply
Native Joomla 1.5 version will be available the latest in march/april 2009.
I really don't see what all the complaints were about this component works just fine and extends simple polling to much more advanced... takes you a minute to figure it out but once you see all the options you have like putting pictures in your poll and even links... yep I figured that one out by simply pasting html in the question box... you'll like it... nice component... some ppl just complain no matter what...
What a lovely poll, some real thought has been given to what people want but unfortunately it is full of bugs.
I am writing this review to hopefully get this developer to wake up to the potential he has or he is in danger of getting some bad reviews which in turn will affect his other components.
He needs to answer his forum posts, there are so many bugs present but very few of them get answered.
This is a really good product but annoying and I am so close to dropping it.
I am writing this review to hopefully get this developer to wake up to the potential he has or he is in danger of getting some bad reviews which in turn will affect his other components.
He needs to answer his forum posts, there are so many bugs present but very few of them get answered.
This is a really good product but annoying and I am so close to dropping it.
When i first looked at the features i felt like it was exactly the component i was looking for. But being on 1.5.2, I discovered that the admin pannel is very slow, some pannels are reacting very poorly (brings you back to the main tab when you select something). And it seems that there is a main issue with the polls tab. You can't indeed check the polls out so that it displays ok in the front end. All I managed to display is the template of a poll with wrong stuff in it: understand nothing displayed (no question no answer etc) and even buttons are displaying code stuff instead of their label :s
Hope it can be fixed as it sounds as a great tool ;)
Hope it can be fixed as it sounds as a great tool ;)
Owner's reply
Hi,
please post detailed error descriptions in the forum on joomlaxt.com and I'm sure you'll get help.
The back end and functionality of this component is fabulous. There are many great features and it truly is as it's the standard joomla poll component on steroids.
HOWEVER. Sadly, due to poor html formatting of the modules for the front end, it is an absolute nightmare trying to customize the look of the polls through css. I was really disappointed to see numbers of non-semantic table techniques being used in the html.php file. I've been pulling my hair out and modding this extension, but it's quite an annoyance to have to do when it could have been done right in the first place. Due to this utter draw back I have to vote a fair, otherwise would be excellent.
HOWEVER. Sadly, due to poor html formatting of the modules for the front end, it is an absolute nightmare trying to customize the look of the polls through css. I was really disappointed to see numbers of non-semantic table techniques being used in the html.php file. I've been pulling my hair out and modding this extension, but it's quite an annoyance to have to do when it could have been done right in the first place. Due to this utter draw back I have to vote a fair, otherwise would be excellent.
The POLL component that comes already install with the JOOMLA package works absolutely fine, the only thing is that you only have 12 files to add question. But at least it works everywhere you put it on.
With the pollxt you have to publish it everywhere, which I think is just nonsensical, I mean, sometimes I just want to have the poll publish it in a very specific place.
That is one thing, the other thing, something I think is basic. You do not have an option to let the user vote once per day. It is impossible to have that option with POLLXT.
And you have failed in two very simple steps, which I think is just incredible.
Nice application but two inexplicable mistakes that you cannot forget.
With the pollxt you have to publish it everywhere, which I think is just nonsensical, I mean, sometimes I just want to have the poll publish it in a very specific place.
That is one thing, the other thing, something I think is basic. You do not have an option to let the user vote once per day. It is impossible to have that option with POLLXT.
And you have failed in two very simple steps, which I think is just incredible.
Nice application but two inexplicable mistakes that you cannot forget.
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