Fly06 Poll
Version
1.2.2 (last update on Nov 24, 2010)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
26
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
93435
Date Added
19 November 2007
Russian language added (thanks to Vladimir)
New version v1.2.1 (March 24, 2010)
This patch-release fixes some minor bugs.
New version v1.2 (Feb 4, 2010)
Displays poll form and results (bar chart) in the same place at the same time! This all-in-one extension replaces both the standard Joomla! poll module and the frontend part of the Joomla! poll component. This module can be up-and-running on any Joomla! 1.5 website in just a few clicks. The html output is good-looking, tableless, xhtml-compliant and easily customizable.
What's new in v1.2?
- Module duplication is now possible within the same page
- Some basic css properties (style sheet) can now be set in the module admin
- User can create its own custom style sheet by copy-paste-chang-ing the original style sheet
- Template overriding is now possible
- Full Joomla 1.5 MVC-compliant
- Italian translation by centrostudivallese.org
What's new in v1.1?
- New poll options xhtml simple and robust
- Form and results can now be displayed together or separated
- Configurable maximum bar width unit (% vs px, 50% by default)
- Module duplication is now possible on different pages (Itemid)
- Module parameters splitted into three groups (module, advanced and other)
Some minor bugs have been fixed.
What's new in v1.0 Beta for Joomla 1.5?
- Poll ID can now be easily and transparently configured in the back-end (poll admin/drop-down list)
- Vote can be restricted to connected users only
What's new in v2.0 for Joomla 1.0?
- Client-server communication (vote) can be set either to synchroneous or asynchroneous (ajax)
- Poll ID can now be easily and transparently configured in the front-end (poll form)
- Embedded style sheet is now automatically included in the head part of the html page
- Multiple votes can be either allowed or prohibited
- Poll bar image can be set from the module administration and webmasters can also define their own (custom) poll bar image
- and more...
I give this module 4 stars for being almost there.
I have gone trough most of Joomla non-commercial polls and have not yet found one that works according to my demands. My demands are, that it should work (some poll comp/mod just do not work proper). Vote and result inside module. One vote per user.
This module works well and is fast. It fully uses template design and looks real nice. Both vote and result is displayed inside the module area. In order to limit number of votes to, one per user and question, I have set time between polls to 360 days (31104000 sec.), but this was not taken into account by the module. With the possibility to limit the number of votes per user to one per question, this module would get 5 stars.
I have gone trough most of Joomla non-commercial polls and have not yet found one that works according to my demands. My demands are, that it should work (some poll comp/mod just do not work proper). Vote and result inside module. One vote per user.
This module works well and is fast. It fully uses template design and looks real nice. Both vote and result is displayed inside the module area. In order to limit number of votes to, one per user and question, I have set time between polls to 360 days (31104000 sec.), but this was not taken into account by the module. With the possibility to limit the number of votes per user to one per question, this module would get 5 stars.
I was looking for a clean poll module that showed results on the same module area. I tried almost every other poll extension out there, and some of them gave me functionality that I wanted, but only this one behaved in the same was on every browser. Other ones worked in Firefox, but not quite in IE, or the other way around.
The author even responded to my question within hours, on the issue that didn't directly relate to his module. But I got an answer nonetheless.
The author even responded to my question within hours, on the issue that didn't directly relate to his module. But I got an answer nonetheless.
Just wondering if you ever plan on aligning the radio button with the text. Text always displays slightly lower than radio button. I am currently working on aligning by playing around with your css. You should also allow multiple options selections using checkboxes. I already modified to accept multiple options. Very simple change.
It allows for my registered users to vote once per day even though multiple voting is turned off.
Owner's reply
The number of seconds between two votes is set by the Lag parameter in the poll component. The default value is 86400 seconds, i.e. 1 day! It's up to you to increase this value if necessary. Hope this helps ;-)
Great extension, but since it generate href like this:
HTML validator shows errors at my page.
HTML validator shows errors at my page.
Owner's reply
Ok, these xhtml errors are caused by the literal ampersands in the dynamic style sheet link (head part). This problem has no functional impact on the module. It will be solved in the next patch-release. Thanks for your report.
It is a very useful extension. I was looking for a simple poll module for replacing the original one. It works properly and also it was very easy to install.
Altough, I have one suggestion to make it better. I don't want to let the users vote twice for the same poll on my site. There is no registration on my site's frontend (only in the forum), but I would like to exclude double-votes. So a function for this would be great :)
Altough, I have one suggestion to make it better. I don't want to let the users vote twice for the same poll on my site. There is no registration on my site's frontend (only in the forum), but I would like to exclude double-votes. So a function for this would be great :)
Although my French is very rusty, this module was extremely easy to install and intuitive enough to understand how it interacts with Joomla. While I would like to see the results separated from the initial polling, it is not a deal killer. Thanks for an excellent module! Merci beaucoup!!
everything works well.. except two things:
1. when you select what order you want your poll options in, it doesnt follow the "backend" order. when that option is selected it still follows "alphabetical" order.
2. if a user has voted and you set it to only allow one vote per user, it works, but when the session has ended and a user comes back, they are able to vote again. dunno whats wrong. i have mine set so only registered users can vote, and would be nice if you just restricted one vote per account instead of by ip if you only allow registered users to vote.
other than that it works and looks awesome!
1. when you select what order you want your poll options in, it doesnt follow the "backend" order. when that option is selected it still follows "alphabetical" order.
2. if a user has voted and you set it to only allow one vote per user, it works, but when the session has ended and a user comes back, they are able to vote again. dunno whats wrong. i have mine set so only registered users can vote, and would be nice if you just restricted one vote per account instead of by ip if you only allow registered users to vote.
other than that it works and looks awesome!
I love this poll I can't tell you how many polls I've downloaded and tried only to find that it doesn't work with IE or Firefox. I am happy to say that this poll for me worked in IE 6, 7 and Firefox. THANK YOU! I also had a question so I e-mailed the developer (Frédéric) he was very quick to respond to my inquiry.
Thank you for a poll that finally just...plain...works!
Thank you for a poll that finally just...plain...works!
Needed a simple, ajax based poll module. This one is great.
The only thing that keeps this from being 5 stars is the fact that it shows the results already. That needs to be a feature you can turn off.
Otherwise, it works great for me. Much better than the Joomla default, which navigates to a different page to show the results.
The only thing that keeps this from being 5 stars is the fact that it shows the results already. That needs to be a feature you can turn off.
Otherwise, it works great for me. Much better than the Joomla default, which navigates to a different page to show the results.
Owner's reply
It's really unfair to blame this module for showing the results before the vote since it was designed to display poll form and results (bar chart) in the same place at the same time! (as written above). If this feature is a must-have for you, I can only advice you to use another extension or to hire a developer to integrate this feature in the module. Thanks anyway for the 4 stars ;)
While it is great that this module enables you to displays the poll results within the module, it does not give you the ability to only show the poll results after someone votes or clicks see results.
When the module loads, it always loads showing the results of previous polling. In my opionion, this unduly influences the user's vote and reduces user engagement. What we really need is the option to only have the polls choices load without any poll result information. The user would then only be able to see the poll results by either submitting a vote or clicking "see results".
I would also like to see better formatting. The core Joomla poll module shows the poll options with good indentation and alignment. When I loaded Fly06, the line spacing and alignment looked "messy". Again, just my opinion.
When the module loads, it always loads showing the results of previous polling. In my opionion, this unduly influences the user's vote and reduces user engagement. What we really need is the option to only have the polls choices load without any poll result information. The user would then only be able to see the poll results by either submitting a vote or clicking "see results".
I would also like to see better formatting. The core Joomla poll module shows the poll options with good indentation and alignment. When I loaded Fly06, the line spacing and alignment looked "messy". Again, just my opinion.
This is the Poll module that has been long overdue! With ajax so that it's a LIVE poll, no page reload!!
You can choose your color for the poll so it'll pretty much match any site! As for picking the poll from the module... well that makes it MUCH easier than going into a module change settings then go to the poll page and change it there...
THIS way you have only to create the poll then choose it from the module!! NICE and easy.
This thing offers loading delays, bar length, show hits and last vote!! WOW what better way to track your poll! You can also allow a user to vote more than once and even restrict who can vote [must be logged in to vote].
All-in-all this poll module is the one I've been waiting for.. it just does it all!!!
Many thanks for an excellent Poll keep up the great work!!
You can choose your color for the poll so it'll pretty much match any site! As for picking the poll from the module... well that makes it MUCH easier than going into a module change settings then go to the poll page and change it there...
THIS way you have only to create the poll then choose it from the module!! NICE and easy.
This thing offers loading delays, bar length, show hits and last vote!! WOW what better way to track your poll! You can also allow a user to vote more than once and even restrict who can vote [must be logged in to vote].
All-in-all this poll module is the one I've been waiting for.. it just does it all!!!
Many thanks for an excellent Poll keep up the great work!!
This module is awesome. You can show the results of the poll straight away. No need to click to seperate results page. Too bad it isn't Joomla 1.5 compatible. Any chance it will be translated?
Owner's reply
Done ;)
I am very happy with this poll module. It has provided me with exactly the right look for my site and my users love it.
Fly06 Poll Module fits a need for an attractive poll solution. The capability to show results at the same place the polls is shown is a plus. Core functionality that moves results to another page is stone age in this area. Ajax usage makes this feasible to most webmasters.
Joomla 1.5 users (me included) wait because Fly06 Poll will be available very soon as I have been able to see the demo.
Joomla 1.5 users (me included) wait because Fly06 Poll will be available very soon as I have been able to see the demo.
I love the way this poll looks compared to the other ones available. I am pretty particular on how I want my site to look, and Fly06 Poll has met my expectations for quality design, and presentation.
Only issue I had was having to make was having to add the related css style sheet in the head part of my template's index.php file so that the bars would show up for the poll. Frédéric was kind enough to help, and do this part for me. Further exceeding my expectations.
I would definately recommend this poll above all the other one I tried (and I tried almost all of em).
Only issue I had was having to make was having to add the related css style sheet in the head part of my template's index.php file so that the bars would show up for the poll. Frédéric was kind enough to help, and do this part for me. Further exceeding my expectations.
I would definately recommend this poll above all the other one I tried (and I tried almost all of em).
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