Want to quickly gather feedback or boost school spirit? Using polls in Minga is a fantastic way to check the pulse of your school community, whether you're asking important questions about campus life or just having some fun to enhance school culture. This guide will walk you through creating a poll, customizing your response types, and managing advanced settings to ensure your voice reaches the right audience.
Permission Level Required: Owner | Manager
In this article:
How to Create a Poll: Learn how to start the creation process from your dashboard.
Customizing your Poll Content: Understand the differences between response types and how to add options.
Configuring Advanced Settings and Points: Manage who can see your poll and how long it remains active.
Reviewing Poll Results: Access data to see how your community engaged with your post.
How to Create a Poll
Polls, multiple-choice posts that members of your minga community can vote on are a great way to collect consensus and engage everyone. Before you begin, ensure you have a clear goal for your poll to keep the engagement focused and useful.
Step-by-step guide to Adding a Poll
Step-by-step guide to Adding a Poll
Click the Add Post button found at the top of your Home Feed.
Select Poll from the list of post types to open the poll creator.
Customizing your Poll Content
You can create a poll that fits your specific needs by choosing between structured responses or quick emotional feedback.
Step-by-step guide to Customizing your Poll Content
Step-by-step guide to Customizing your Poll Content
Select your Poll Type from the two available options:
Multiple Choice: Use this for specific answers where you provide the text.
Emotive: Use this for a quick "vibe check" using preset reaction faces.
Type your question into the Enter Question field using clear, action-oriented language.
Choose a Background to make your poll visually stand out in the feed.
Add your response options:
For Multiple Choice, you must provide at least two choices and can add up to ten.
For Emotive, the system automatically populates three faces representing "good," "bad," and "meh."
Configuring Advanced Settings and Points
Advanced settings allow you to control the lifecycle of your poll and reward students for participating.
Step-by-step guide to Advanced Settings and Points
Step-by-step guide to Advanced Settings and Points
Enter a value in the Points field to determine how many points users earn for responding.
Click Preview to see how the poll will appear to your community.
Select Advanced Poll Settings to refine your distribution:
Set a Publish Date/Time if you want the poll to appear later.
Toggle Pin this post to keep the poll at the top of the Home Feed.
Select specific Roles (e.g., Students, Teachers) allowed to participate.
Set a Close poll date instead of an unpublish date.
Tip: Using a "Close poll date" is best practice because it keeps the results visible in the feed while preventing new votes after the deadline.
Click Publish to make your poll live.
Reviewing Poll Results:
You can monitor community engagement and view data at any time. Owners and Managers can access the Polls menu to see a comprehensive list of all active and past polls, including detailed engagement levels.
Step-by-step guide to Reviewing Poll Results
Step-by-step guide to Reviewing Poll Results
Start by clicking the My Content tab to access your personal polls and posts.
Select your poll from the History section to view results or edit the poll.
You can view the poll results here, or in your main feed by participating in the poll. Note: You will not see who voted for what option.
To make changes to your poll, click on the three dots in the top right corner. Here you can Unpin the poll, Delete the poll, Edit the contents, or Report the poll.
FAQs
FAQs
Who can create a poll in Minga?
You can create a poll if you have Owner or Manager permission levels assigned to your account, or if your role has been given permission to post to the main feed.
How many options can I add to a multiple choice poll?
You can add a minimum of two choices and a maximum of ten choices for any multiple choice poll.
What is the difference between an unpublish date and a close date?
An unpublish date removes the poll from the feed entirely, while a close date keeps the poll visible but stops users from submitting new responses.
Can I reward students for answering a poll?
Yes, you can reward students for answering a poll by assigning a specific number of Points in the poll settings before publishing.
Can I see which students voted for what option?
No, you cannot see which individual voted for what option, just the number of votes an option received.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Poll not appearing in feed: Check your Advanced Publish Settings to ensure the Publish Date isn't set to the future and that the correct Roles are selected.
Cannot add more than 10 options: Multiple choice polls are limited to 10 options to ensure the post remains easy to scan on mobile devices.
Do not have the option to create a poll: Double check with your admin that your role has permission to post to the main feed.