Title: Polls For ActivityPub Author: André Menrath Published: July 17, 2026 Last modified: July 18, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/polls-for-activitypub/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=3590431) ![](https://ps.w.org/polls-for-activitypub/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3590431) # Polls For ActivityPub By [André Menrath](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andremenrath/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/polls-for-activitypub.1.0.10.zip) [Live Preview](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polls-for-activitypub/?preview=1) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polls-for-activitypub/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polls-for-activitypub/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polls-for-activitypub/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polls-for-activitypub/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/polls-for-activitypub/) ## Description #### WordPress – Polls for ActivityPub This plugin works as an addon to the [WordPress ActivityPub plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/). It brings lightweight polls to your WordPress site that reach the Fediverse. The polls are fully interoperable with platforms like Mastodon. #### Features * Modern block editor integration (Gutenberg) * Interactive front-end for voting and viewing results * Accepts votes from both local logged-in users and remote ActivityPub accounts( fully compatible with Mastodon) * Email notifications for poll creators and local voters when results are available * Configurable slug for polls and customization options for poll creation * Votes stored as a custom WordPress comment type, with cached tallies for performance #### Source Code This is a community plugin. Feel free to bring up ideas, raise issues, fork the code or do anything else you like. The source code repository can be found at [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/linos/wordpress-polls-for-activitypub). Check out the wiki as well as the `CONTRIBUTING.md` and `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md` files for further guidance. ### Acknowledgement This [project](https://nlnet.nl/project/WP-ActivityPub-polls/) was funded through the [NGI0 Commons Fund](https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund) a fund established by [NLnet](https://nlnet.nl) with financial support from the European Commission’s [Next Generation Internet](https://ngi.eu) programme, under the aegis of [DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology](https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commission/departments-and-executive-agencies/communications-networks-content-and-technology_en) under grant agreement No [101135429](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135429). Additional funding is made available by the [Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation](https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home.html)( SERI). ## Screenshots [⌊Admin UI when editing a poll⌉⌊Admin UI when editing a poll⌉[ Admin UI when editing a poll [⌊Overview of all polls in the Admin UI⌉⌊Overview of all polls in the Admin UI⌉[ Overview of all polls in the Admin UI [⌊Poll in the Frontend before voting⌉⌊Poll in the Frontend before voting⌉[ Poll in the Frontend before voting [⌊Poll in the Frontend after voting⌉⌊Poll in the Frontend after voting⌉[ Poll in the Frontend after voting ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Poll for ActivityPub Create or embed a poll in your posts ## Installation 1. This plugin depends on the [ActivityPub plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/). Make sure you have installed and updated it first. ## FAQ ### Do I need the ActivityPub plugin? Yes. This plugin is an add-on for the ActivityPub plugin and requires it to function. ### Who can vote? Both logged-in users and remote ActivityPub accounts can participate in polls. ### Can I embed polls into normal posts? No, though it can be enabled as an experimental feature. Federation of embeds has issues, and the WordPress user interface in not tested that meticulously. ### Can I also vote on polls in the Fediverse Not for now. These feature may come in the feature, when the reader in the ActivityPub plugin is mature. ### Where are the votes stored? Votes are stored as a custom WordPress comment type, ensuring compatibility with WordPress systems and good performance. ### Will I get notified about poll results? Yes. Poll creators and local voters can receive email notifications when results are available. ### Is this plugin suitable for large-scale sites? If a persistent object cache is available, it will be used automatically. Polls with up to 1,000 votes should generally perform well. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Polls For ActivityPub” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ André Menrath ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andremenrath/) [Translate “Polls For ActivityPub” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/polls-for-activitypub) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/polls-for-activitypub/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/polls-for-activitypub/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/polls-for-activitypub/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/polls-for-activitypub/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.10 * Fix: Hide refresh button when poll is expired * Fix: Improve screen-reader-text for poll results #### 1.0.9 * Fix: issues from HAN accessibility review #### 1.0.8 * Fix: wrong legacy license URIs at some places in the code-comments #### 1.0.7 * Fix: blueprint preview did not install plugin correctly #### 1.0.6 * Initial release on WordPress.org ## Meta * Version **1.0.10** * Last updated **3 days ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 8.1 or higher ** * Tags * [activitypub](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/activitypub/)[fediverse](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/fediverse/) [polls](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/polls/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polls-for-activitypub/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/polls-for-activitypub/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/polls-for-activitypub/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ André Menrath ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andremenrath/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/polls-for-activitypub/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://nlnet.nl/donating/)