The Polldaddy Polls and Ratings Review

The Polldaddy Polls and Ratings is a poll service that most bloggers and webmasters should use for their blog/website. As its name suggests, it has a rating feature that allows you to rate on posts and comments, making it stand out from the rest of Poll Creating plugins out there.

It’s easy to use, and this allows users to create single answer, multiple choice or user answered polls via the plugin’s user-friendly poll editor. There are different styles available that can be applied to the poll widget though users can also create their own style. This plugin allows users to create simple surveys using the survey editor and add custom start and finish messages to the survey. As of this writing, the plugin is available in 12 languages including English, Arabic, Spanish, Czech, Danish, Polish, Turkish, Brazilian Portuguese, Khmer, Tegulu, and Latvian.

Usability

One thing you’ll like about this plugin is its ease of use. Everything is well laid out from the menus, to options, and up to getting the support. Aside from the plugin’s blog site, you can also get information or how to’s from its Documentation, Faq page or contact a support via their support section. The plugin’s support topics cover almost everything, and all you’ve got to do is read them to configure it right.

There are also video tutorials, and i must say i’m quite impressed. If you are just a casual blogger, then signing up for a free account is just right for you, and you’ll get 200 survey responses per month, 10 questions per survey, Content contains Polldaddy links, Basic reports for polls, surveys, & quizzes, and 1 User account. If these features are not enough for you, because you’ll going to use it on a pro or a business site, then you can either sign-up for the Professional ($200/year), or the Corporate ($899/year) account.

Features

• Create simple poll and survey widgets
• Polls can have single answer, multiple choice or user provided answers
• Fill-in-the-blank style surveys
• Very easy to use
• Awesome support!

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Conclusion

If you want to make your website interactive, then The Polldaddy Polls and Ratings plugin is what you need. We all know that polls are great discussion starters, great way to increase reader participation, and can help you determine which direction to take your blog in. yes, there are lots of plugins out there that will help you add polls within your WordPress dashboard, but The Polldaddy Polls and Ratings allows you to rate on posts and comments. Polldaddy is easy to use and has tons of features.

While most other poll plugins give a simple white template, this plugin comes with different stylish poll templates that will encourage your readers to vote. This plugin stands out from the pack because it’s fully customizable, and of course, it has lots of support options.