Sexy Polling Reloaded

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Introduction

Polls

An extension for polling with single/multiple voting, adding answers by users, start/end dates, voting periods, and extensive template customizing.

Functionality

Extension for Polling: Provides polls with pre-defined answers.
Single/Multiple Voting: Supports single and multiple voting.
Add Answers: Users can add their own answers. New answers can be shown immediately, or after moderation.
Flexible HTML for Answers: Images, videos, music, or any other HTML can be inserted into the answers.
Pre-Defined Templates: Includes more than 10 pre-defined templates.
Template Customization: Provides extensive template customization to create your own look and feel and adopt it to an existing Joomla template. During template customization, a live preview of the settings is shown.
Start/End Dates: Start and end dates can be set for polls. A countdown timer can be used to show the estimated time until the start date.
Poll Progress: A timeline bar can be shown to see how users voted over time.
Limit Checked Options: Set allowed number of checked options.
Custom Voting Period: Allow users to vote on a certain poll once a day, or any other interval.
Set Votes Period: The default period of votes can be changed: last day, last week, last month, or last year.
Count Down Timer: A countdown timer shows the time, when the user can vote again.
Permissions Check: Set voting permissions (registered users or public), set add answer permissions.
Manage Votes: Reset or add desired count of votes for any answer.
Hide Results: Possibility to hide results if user not voted.
JavaScript Animation Effects
Permisssion control to view answers and votes in the backend
CSV/EXCEL export for votes
Editor Button for Poll Plugin: Insert plugin shortcodes into articles
Copy Polls: Creation of a new poll by copying an existing poll
Time Zone Configuration: Configuration setting regarding the time zone for poll start/end dates
Use Joomla custom fields for answers
Option in site module to show poll results only

Development and Contributions

The extension was originally developed by 2GLux.com for Joomla 2.5 and 3 with the original extension name Sexy Polling.
After the Sexy Polling extension was removed from the web and the support was not continued, a fork of the extension was migrated to Joomla 4 with the new extension name Sexy Polling Reloaded. The migrated extension still supports Joomla 3.10.
Further contributions are welcome! Use the download or support link to get to the Github repository.

Languages

Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Slovenian, Turkish

Installation

The PHP extension intl (Internationalization) has to be activated, i.e. the php.ini file must contain the following line: extension=intl
Installation errors with v4.1.x extension versions, failing with an error ... column country cant have a default value, can be avoided if installing a extension release v5.0.0 or later.
For a new installation of the extension, simply install the latest released version.
If you want to reuse data from the former Sexy Polling extension, do not uninstall the former Sexy Polling extension. Instead, just install the Sexy Polling Reloaded extension. It will re-use the existing database tables.
Joomla Update System is supported.

Support

In order to get support, follow the support link and submit an issue on the Github page of the extension

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Seems to be a good extension, BUT...

WebWorx (6).
Posted on 27 February 2025

Functionality

Extension seems to be a good product, BUT there is absolutely no documentation or inline help for settings and configuration

Ease of use

Would be pretty easy to use if there was ANY documentation or inline help for settings or configuration

Support

There is zero support. None. No documentation, no contact means. Nothing

Documentation

None, NADA, Zip Zilch, Zero, Nothing-None, NADA, Zip Zilch, Zero, Nothing

I used this to: Site polling for a nonprofit users survey. But I am not using It because it has no docs

Owner's reply: For me as the maintainer of the extension, this seems to be a rather emotional review, which does not always stick to the facts:
+ Regarding support, there are 100+ issues in the Github repository, which all are answered. The support request of the reviewer was answered within a few hours. I do not understand, why the review claims that there is zero support.
+ Regarding documentation, the extension contains inline documentation for a lot of labels.

General background
+ SexyPolling was originally sold as a product for 10+ years and did not contain a separate documentation.
+ The extension was available for more many years, and the users seemingly made their decision that it can be used.
+ The main goal of my activities is to support these users and make the software still available after the original developer has quit.

Only poll extension that works excelent

Petar (39).
Posted on 09 January 2024

Functionality

Extension is simple to use. You choose poll name, and answer option. There is a lot possibilies for voting, theming, settings.

Ease of use

You can show poll with module or simple in article with shortcode. All is simple

Support

Great. I have one problem with showing poll on site, support help me to resolve problem. Now all works

Documentation

All is well explained and documented. If you need help staff will help

I used this to: Showing polls in my news portal in modules and articles. It helps me to give more traffic to the website

Excellent support

FJ (2).
Posted on 03 January 2024

Functionality

The extension does what it purports to do--offer a simple way to set up polls in different categories with our choice of questions/votes.

Ease of use

Simple and easy to understand admin configuration and setup. The extension is straight forward and easy to learn.

Support

Excellent support from the developer, who worked with steadfast persistence to help solve extension issues after Joomla 3 to 4 upgrade.

I used this to: A client site in an obscure sector of commercial real estate management.

Works well

Aloke (4).
Posted on 11 September 2023

Functionality

Worked as expected on J4.
Set up of custom polls, answers, layout, features, etc all are done from Components > Sexy Polling Reloaded

Ease of use

- Enable from: System > Plugin.
- Get the poll configured from: Components > Sexy Polling Reloaded
- Take it live: Content > Site-Module

I used this to: Running a simple poll on a website. The first poll is live on: spiica dot inkind dot in.

Finger Weg!

Natter (2).
Posted on 11 August 2023

Functionality

Diese Erweiterung hat mein Joomla System fast zerstört! Bei der Installation nur reine Fehler! Und die Deinstallation eine Qual!

Ease of use

Schlecht! Konnte es ja nicht testen, da diese Erweiterung mein System fast zerstört hätte!

Support

Documentation

I used this to: Für nichts! Wollte es zum Voten verwenden, aber diese Erweiterung verursacht nur Probleme

Owner's reply: Since not receiving any additional information, I can only provide some general feedback:
- Until today, in the support area (i.e. Github issues), there are no issues reported that the plugin might have negative impacts on the overall Joomla installation.
- Also, no issues are reported about problems during uninstalling.
- Since plugin version v4.1.7, sometimes errors occur during installation if a MySQL version earlier than 5.7.24 (8.0.13) is used. In this case, the earlier module version v4.1.6 can be installed instead.
- Sometimes, user face errors if the PHP exension "intl" (Internationalization) is not activated. This can be resolved by adding "extension=intl" to the php.ini file.
- The mentioned installation requirements, are documented in the description of the extension and also in the Readme file on Github.
- If individual issues are reported on Github by following the support link, I try to provide short term support.

Geniales Tool

Stoertebeker (2).
Posted on 05 February 2023

Functionality

Great all you need, all you wish.

Thank you very much Jefferson, for rescue it!

Ease of use

This is a lil bit triky, but if you one time knows the way, its forever and all ist easy

Support

This is a lil bit hmmm. I don't need it ^^, lol. So i cant sy anything about it. But it works perfect, so i think, the support cant be bad ;

Documentation

This is a lil bit dificult, because this tool is so powerfull, i think you can write a book for it.

I used this to: I was very sad when I found out that sexy-polling was no longer developed. But when I found out that Jefferson was sort of saving it, all was right with the world again. Thank you so much!

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