Surveys and forms with flexible field layout
With our new flexible field layout, we now offer a powerful solution for designing forms and surveys. It enhances user experience, improves data entry efficiency, and ensures a visually appealing design.
Flexible Field Layout – What Does It Mean?
With PollUnit, forms and input fields can now be arranged flexibly and individually. This feature allows for the placement and size of fields to be tailored precisely to the needs of your form. It is particularly useful for designing address forms, where fields like postal code or city require a logical and intuitive layout.
Using the context menu (three dots) for each field, you can set the width individually. PollUnit will then automatically arrange the fields in the most optimal way. For instance, two fields with 50% width can be placed side by side effortlessly.
Why Is a Flexible Field Layout Important?
A flexible field layout offers numerous advantages, boosting both user-friendliness and the efficiency of data entry.
Arranging fields in a well-structured manner allows users to input information more easily and quickly. This reduces confusion and ensures that users intuitively understand where to enter specific information. As a result, efficiency increases and form completion rates improve. Additionally, a clean and visually appealing design not only makes forms easier to understand but also gives them a more professional look.
Try it out today! The layout features are also available in our free plans.
Published at: 2024-11-06 02:35 PM
Surveys and forms with flex...Free Tables VS Participant Tables
With today's update, we've introduced some exciting changes to our online tables. You now have access to two different table types:
- The Participation Table is perfect for lists like potlucks or orders. Participants can add their details to predefined rows.
- The new Free Table offers maximum flexibility. It allows all users to edit not just individual rows, but the entire table, including all rows, columns, and cells.
These updates give you even more opportunities for efficient collaboration!
This blog post will focus on the new table type, the »Free Table.« The »Free Table« is the perfect tool for those seeking a flexible, customizable, and secure solution for team data organization.
The Free Table and Its Key Features
Collaborative Editing with Real-Time Updates
Work with your team in real time on the table. Changes are synchronized instantly, so everyone working on the table is always up to date.
Easy to Use
The Free Table offers an intuitive and user-friendly interface. Without any technical knowledge, you can quickly create your own tables, enter data, and share them with others.
Customizable Design
Customize the design of the table according to your preferences. You can perfectly match the tables to your corporate design or personal style. PollUnit’s familiar features such as your own logo, themes, custom CSS, and white label are available.
Access Control
Decide who can view and edit your table. With access control, you can assign reading and editing permissions specifically. The Free Table is, of course, GDPR-compliant, ensuring that you always maintain control over your data.
Embeddable on Your Own Website
Seamlessly integrate the table into your own website. This allows you to conduct surveys, collect data, or manage collaborative projects directly on your site without redirecting visitors to external platforms.
Labels and Comments
Assign labels to your cells to categorize and keep everything organized. In addition to commenting on the entire table, you can also add comments to individual cells – enhancing clarity and collaboration.
Published at: 2024-10-02 09:58 AM
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Device, Browser, and Platform Statistics in PollUnit
We are excited to introduce a new feature in PollUnit – Visitor Analytics! With this feature, admins can access detailed statistics about the types of devices, browsers, and operating systems used by the visitors of a survey, photo contest, or any other PollUnit type.
Visitor analytics provides valuable insights into user behavior. Admins can see whether participants are primarily accessing the survey via mobile devices, tablets, or desktops. The analysis also shows which browsers (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari) and operating systems (such as Windows, macOS, or Android) are being used.
Additionally, you can track how many people visit your PollUnit compared to how many actually vote or participate. These insights help measure the success of advertising campaigns, optimize the user experience and improve content for the most commonly used devices and technologies. All information is collected anonymously, ensuring that no individual user can be identified.
Published at: 2024-09-30 08:10 PM
Device, Browser, and Platfo...Halloween and the Possibilities PollUnit Offers
Halloween is just around the corner, and for many, that means spooky costumes, eerie decorations, and unforgettable parties. But it's not just the planning of these spooky details that matters; organizing and coordinating with friends, family, or colleagues to create the perfect Halloween event is equally important. This is where PollUnit comes in – a versatile tool that helps you plan your Halloween celebrations efficiently and interactively.
1. Easy Costume Contest Organization
One of the most popular Halloween traditions is the costume contest. With PollUnit, you can easily set up a vote to determine the best costumes. Every participant can upload a photo of their costume, and the other guests can then vote for their favorite.
PollUnit's photo voting feature makes this simple:
- Upload photos: Participants can directly upload pictures of their costumes.
- Real-time voting: Other participants can cast their votes immediately.
- Anonymous voting: You can decide whether the voting should be anonymous or open.
This way, you’ll have a clear winner, and they can be awarded a spooky prize!
2. Decoration and Party Planning
A Halloween party wouldn't be complete without the right decorations! PollUnit allows you to involve your guests in deciding on the decor. Should it be a classic setup with pumpkins and cobwebs, or a modern horror movie theme? Let your guests decide!
With the voting feature, you can put various decoration ideas to the vote and let your friends or family choose their favorites:
- Gather suggestions: Everyone can share their own ideas.
- Multiple choice: Your guests can vote for multiple options if that's important to you.
- Result overview: You get a clear view of the most popular decoration ideas.
3. Finding the Best Date for the Party
When multiple people are involved, finding the perfect date for your Halloween party can be tricky. PollUnit's date poll makes this easy. You can propose several dates, and your guests can vote on when they are available, ensuring maximum attendance.
4. Food and Drink Polls
A spooky party needs spooky treats. Whether you’re planning pizza with »bloody« tomato sauce, creepy cupcakes, or eerie snacks, PollUnit lets your guests vote on what should be on the menu.
A multiple choice poll for food and drinks helps you gather the best ideas and ensures there's something for everyone. Or you can create a spooky potluck list or table where participants can sign up to indicate who is bringing which eerie snacks or drinks to the Halloween party
5. Group Gift Ideas for Halloween Parties
Sometimes, as a group, you might want to get the host or a special person a unique gift. PollUnit’s idea collection and rating features allow everyone to share their suggestions and then collectively choose the best gift.
And don’t forget: as soon as Halloween is over, Christmas is just around the corner! PollUnit offers many great features for the holiday season as well. You can organize an Ugly Sweater Contest, where your guests can vote for the most hideous holiday sweater design. Or set up a virtual advent calendar and make your friends and family happy with little surprises. Whether spooky or festive, PollUnit makes event planning a breeze!
Published at: 2024-09-24 09:41 AM
Halloween and the Possibili...
How to Easily Recruit Participants for Your Polls
We’re excited to announce that you can now easily recruit participants for the polls, contests, and surveys you create on PollUnit using Positly!
With Positly, you can now get responses to your surveys in minutes, starting at just $0.25 per response. Here’s why Positly might be valuable if you need more people going through your polls or you want to recruit study participants:
- Wide Reach: Tap into a platform with over 10 million potential participants around the world.
- Powerful Targeting: Effortlessly reach your ideal audience using predefined attributes such as geographic, demographic, psychographic, and behavioral characteristics.
- Fast Setup: Launch your study and start collecting data within minutes.
- Top-Quality Responses: Positly's advanced machine learning algorithms help ensure that every participant is reliable and engaged to give you high-quality data.
Ready to get started? Create a free account on Positly, define your target audience and the number of participants you need, link your PollUnit survey during the setup, and watch the responses roll in.
If you have any questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to Positly's support team.
Published at: 2024-08-29 08:33 AM
How to Easily Recruit Parti...Simple filtering of own and unrated images
We are excited to announce some exciting new features for PollUnit photo contests! From now on, you can easily filter your submitted photos and find the photos that you have not yet rated. For people who review submissions, there is a new feature to quickly find duplicate entries.
Why these features are especially valuable for photo clubs
Photo clubs play an important role in the photography community. They offer their members the opportunity to showcase their work, receive feedback, and develop their skills. In photo contests in photo clubs, it is often of great importance that each participant rates all submitted photos. This is the only way to ensure a fair and comprehensive assessment of the works.
With PollUnit's new filter functions, this is now even easier.
Filter by own images
You can now display your own submitted photos with just a few clicks. This makes it easier for you to keep track of your submissions and ensure that your work is seen and rated by others.
Filter by unrated images
This function is particularly useful to ensure that you do not overlook any submitted images. You can quickly and easily display all photos that you have not yet rated. This ensures that you give each image the attention it deserves and contribute to a fair and comprehensive evaluation.
Filter by duplicate images
A filter for duplicate or identical images offers admins an efficient way to manage submissions and resolve potential problems with duplicate entries. This filter automatically identifies identical files that have been uploaded multiple times and allows admins to quickly review them and take appropriate action. By reducing duplicates, the evaluation process becomes fairer and more transparent. The duplicate view can be found in the »Evaluation« section of your PollUnit.
We are confident that these new features will be a valuable addition to PollUnit photo contests. We encourage you to try them out and let us know what you think!
Published at: 2024-07-03 06:51 PM
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Out now: create Online Advent Calendars
We're thrilled to introduce our latest feature: the PollUnit Advent Calendar! Many of you have been asking for this tool to enhance your end-of-year events like Halloween Costume Contests or Ugly Christmas Sweater Competitions you are creating with our Photo Contest Maker.
Now, you might be thinking: Releasing an advent calendar in the middle of summer? Don't worry! Our Advent Calendar is incredibly flexible and suitable for any season. Create calendars with daily doors showcasing the best summer photos from your community, a holiday activities calendar with surprises for families and kids during the summer break, or a festival countdown featuring exclusive content and a giveaway before your summer festival or concert.
Our Advent Calendar is fully customizable – with your own backgrounds, door designs, entry forms, and content tailored to your preferences. This way, every event becomes unique.
Even though it's summer, now is the perfect time to explore this new feature and plan creative events. Get ready for the festive season and delight your community with interactive experiences!
We're excited to see your creative ideas and hear your feedback. Try out our Advent Calendar Maker for free now!
Published at: 2024-06-19 12:25 PM
Out now: create Online Adve...Approval Workflow Updates
In 2020, we launched our Submission Approval Dashboard, initially designed for managing and approving submitted images in Photo Contests. Since then, we've made significant progress. Now, you can create your own Video Contests and Music Contests, both benefiting from an approval workflow. Recently, we've added some new features that we'd like to share with you.
What is an Approval Dashboard?
The Approval Dashboard provides an overview of all submissions. You can review each submission, approve or disapprove it, and the submitter will be informed about the approval status. Approved items become visible to other participants.
Approval Messages
Admins can now add messages when disapproving an item. This feature allows you to explain why a submission was not approved and what needs to be done for it to be approved.
Additionally, you can add positive feedback or express gratitude when approving an item.
Resubmitting or Updating Disapproved Submissions
If a user knows what needs to be corrected, they can resubmit or edit their submission. The Approval Dashboard now has the capability to filter for disapproved submissions that have been updated after disapproval, making it easier to recheck and approve them.
Published at: 2024-06-05 07:51 PM
Approval Workflow Updates
Use PollUnit as Customizable File Upload Solution
Although PollUnit was primarily developed for conducting polls and competitions, it can also be used without the traditional voting feature. This opens the door to an alternative usage as an effective upload service.
The idea of using PollUnit as an upload service is based on its ability to create custom forms that allow participants to upload files. Instead of using the platform for a traditional voting or rating process, organizers can utilize PollUnit's competition types to invite participants to upload their music, images, or videos, collecting them in this way.
PollUnit becomes yourCustomizable File Upload Solutions with several benefits.
The benefits of using PollUnit for file uploads:
- You can set file requirements such as resolution.
- Custom forms help collect various data from participants.
- The embedding function allows you to integrate the uploader into your own website.
- You can customize the design.
- Many admin and evaluation tools are available to view and manage content.
How to create a file upload for your media with PollUnit:
Our competition types are particularly suitable for collecting images, music, and videos. For example, if you choose "Photo Contest" as the PollUnit type, you can disable the voting function and enable "Hide Submissions" in the "Advanced" step. This way, submitting individuals will only see their own uploaded images. They can edit their images and see if an image has been rejected by an admin.
Published at: 2024-04-24 10:38 AM
Use PollUnit as Customizabl...Music competitions and audio voting
Today, we have an update for all music fans, musicians, and anyone interested in voting on music, sounds, or other audio data. PollUnit music contests and audio data voting have received a comprehensive update.
A PollUnit music contest allows you to create your own competition for audio data. You can ask participants to submit their own music and let others vote on it. You have access to the familiar PollUnit features to customize your contest flexibly. This includes custom designs, custom forms, embedding the voting on your own website, and much more.
Not only do music fans benefit from the capabilities of our music voting platform, but musicians and creatives also have the opportunity to present their music to a broad audience and receive valuable feedback.
But now, let's talk about the latest updates in PollUnit music contests.
Cover Art
If your uploaded MP3s contain album cover art, we extract them and use the graphics in your contest for a more impressive music player. If your MP3s don't include cover data, you can also upload your own graphics. This can be useful even if you're not voting on music tracks but on other sounds or audio.
You can add your own cover via the context menu (three dots) of the respective audio option.
Choose between Gallery and Playlist View
As an organizer or creator of a music contest, you can now choose between two layout options. In Playlist Layout, your participants can quickly scroll through your audio data in a compact and modern player and vote directly in the audio player.
The new Gallery Layout, on the other hand, displays large covers and can show additional information like the artist directly on the cover. With optional search and filter functions, you can quickly find the right track.
Published at: 2024-04-24 09:24 AM
Music competitions and audi...