DD Poll – Polls, Surveys & Voting

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

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

1. 

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

2. 

   Create a new poll with multiple answers, scheduling and voting options.

3. 

   Responsive poll display on the website frontend.

4. 

   Security, rate limiting, cache and privacy retention settings.

5. 

   Built-in migration tools for WP-Polls and legacy DD Poll installations.

6. 

   Quick poll selector in the post editor for inserting one of the most recent polls.

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