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Building Websites with e107

You're reading from   Building Websites with e107 A step by step tutorial to getting your e107 website up and running fast

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2007
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781904811312
Length 260 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Building Websites with e107
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
1. Preface
1. An Introduction to e107 2. Installing e107 FREE CHAPTER 3. Setting Site Preferences 4. Customizing the Look and Feel of Your Site 5. Customizing Your Site for e-Commerce with Plugins 6. Customizing Your Site for Business with Plugins 7. Adding Content to e107 8. Information Dissemination 9. Maintenance, Optimization, and Security Resources

The Poll Plugin


The Poll plugin is another core plugin. It is not only a fun way to garner participation on our site but a valuable tool in collecting information. You will see in this chapter and in Chapter 7 that it can be integrated into other plugins like the Forums Plugin and Content Management. Since this is a core plugin, which was loaded as part of the e107 upload, the installation is easy.

  1. 1. Log in as administrator.

  2. 2. Select the Plugin Manager from the main menu (top left) or by the Plugin Manager icon.

  3. 3. Scroll down to Poll and select Install.

  4. 4. Select Configure as shown below:

Now we can configure our first poll. When you have clicked Configure a screen as shown in the screenshot on the next page appears.

  • Poll Question: This field allows you to enter the poll question. We will enter, What Type of Pet Do You Own?.

  • In the Options field enter the following:

    • Dog

    • Cat

    • Bird

    • Reptile

    • Other

  • Allow multiple choices: This field will enable you to add multiple choices since some people...

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