---
title: Creating a poll
description: "Ask families a quick multiple-choice question and see the results."
url: "https://schoolzine.com/docs/creating-a-poll/"
updated: "2026-10-21"
category: Forms and Surveys
tags:
  - polls
---

# Creating a poll

A poll asks one quick question with a few answers to choose from, such as "Which theme should we choose for Book Week?" Polls are fast for families to answer and easy to drop into a newsletter.

## Find your polls

In the Control Centre, select **Content → Polls**. The list shows each poll's question, when it's available and whether it's **Active**. Click a poll's pencil to edit it.

![The Polls list](https://schoolzine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/polls-list.png)

## Create a poll

1. Click **New Poll**.
2. Type your **Poll Question**.
3. Leave **Status** ticked as **Active** so families can vote. Untick **Show Title** if you don't want the question shown as a heading.
4. To open and close voting automatically, set a **Start date** and **Expiry date** with times. Leave them blank to keep the poll open.
5. Under **Poll Options**, type the first answer in **Options**. Click **Add Option** for each extra answer. Click the red **x** to remove one.
6. Click **Save**.

![A new poll with three options](https://schoolzine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/polls-new-poll.png)

## Poll options

- **Allow multiple selections**: how many answers each person can choose.
- **Allow repeat voting**: whether someone can vote more than once.
- **Show results**: whether voters see the results after they vote.
- **Allow users options**: adds an "other" box so families can write their own answer. Tick **Append users options** as well to add their answers to the list for others to choose.
- **Poll Content**: add a **Description** and a **Feature Image** to give the question some context.

## Add a poll to a newsletter

In the newsletter builder, add a **Poll** element to an article and choose your poll. Families can vote right from the newsletter.

## Related articles

- [Creating a web form](https://schoolzine.com/docs/creating-a-web-form/)
- [Adding content to an article](https://schoolzine.com/docs/adding-content-to-an-article/)

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