Description

DD Polls is a production-ready poll system designed for news portals and high-traffic websites.

Features:

Custom database tables (no post types)
AJAX voting without page reload
Real-time results with caching
Admin dashboard with statistics
Shortcodes: [dalmdrpo_poll], [dalmdrpo_poll_results], [dalmdrpo_poll_list]
WordPress widget support
REST API at /wp-json/dalmatian-dream-polls/v1/polls
CSV export and JSON import
Anti-spam: rate limiting, IP throttling, nonce protection
Multisite compatible
Fully internationalized and ready for translate.wordpress.org
Built-in migration tools for WP-Polls and legacy DD Poll installations, including polls, answers, vote totals, detailed vote history and shortcode conversion.
Quick poll insertion in the post editor — choose from the five most recent polls and insert the selected poll directly into the post.

Shortcodes

[dalmdrpo_poll id="123"] — Display poll with voting form
[dalmdrpo_poll_results id="123"] — Display results only
[dalmdrpo_poll_list] — List all polls

REST API

GET /wp-json/dalmatian-dream-polls/v1/polls
GET /wp-json/dalmatian-dream-polls/v1/polls/{id}
POST /wp-json/dalmatian-dream-polls/v1/polls/{id}/vote

Hooks

Actions: dalmdrpo_poll_created, dalmdrpo_vote_added, dalmdrpo_poll_closed

Filters: dalmdrpo_poll_output, dalmdrpo_vote_allowed, dalmdrpo_verify_captcha

Screenshots

Poll management dashboard with status, vote totals, search, filtering and management actions.

Create a new poll with multiple answers, scheduling and voting options. — Poll management dashboard with status, vote totals, search, filtering and management actions.

Installation

Upload the dalmatian-dream-polls folder to /wp-content/plugins/
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu
Go to Polls in the admin menu to create your first poll
Embed using [dalmdrpo_poll id="1"] shortcode

FAQ

Does this use WordPress posts?: No. DD Polls uses dedicated database tables for optimal performance.
Can guests vote?: Yes. Guest votes are tracked via cookie, IP hash, and user agent hash.

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Contributors & Developers

“DD Poll – Polls, Surveys & Voting” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Boris Horvat

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Changelog

2.0.11

Internationalized the TinyMCE poll selector interface.
Replaced hardcoded Croatian editor labels and messages with translatable strings.

2.0.10

Added built-in poll migration tools.
Added WP-Polls migration support.
Added legacy DD Poll migration support.
Added migration of polls, answers, vote totals and detailed vote history.
Added automatic legacy shortcode conversion with ID mapping.
Added migration backup and rollback protection.
Added quick poll selector to the post editor with the five most recent polls.

2.0.9

Poll management is available to all logged-in users who can edit posts (edit_posts); global Settings remain administrator-only (manage_options).
Fixed upgrade capability migration so Polls admin pages remain visible after updating from legacy versions.
Synchronized the internal plugin version constant with the release version.

2.0.8

Renamed plugin display name to DD Poll.
Added WordPress.org plugin icons and banners.

2.0.7

Replaced short/generic WordPress-facing identifiers with the unique dalmdrpo_ prefix required by the Plugin Directory review.
Removed the generic legacy [poll] shortcode to prevent shortcode collisions.
Standardized plugin constants, options, capabilities, AJAX actions, hooks, cache keys, REST namespace, script handles, and custom table names.

2.0.5

Admin UI redesigned to match Dalmatian Dream product family.
Added DD Polls branding/logo.
Unified list/editor/results/settings components.
No poll data or voting logic changed.

2.0.0

Production release.
Security and Plugin Check cleanup.

1.0.0

Initial release