Xoopspoll 1.40 Beta 1

This is an BETA release, do not use it on a production site!

Xoopspoll is a XOOPS module that allows an administrator to create polls to query site users. This completely refactored revision provides the ability for site administrators to create multiple poll types. This version adds the highly anticipated capability to allow anonymous voters, create blind poll types, create multiple selection polls, and introduces many additional new features.

Minimum System Requirements:

XOOPS 2.5.5

MySQL 5.07

PHP 5.3

Optional: Newbb 4.31 (irmtfan), or Newbb 4.00 (trunk)

Xoopspoll Features:

Create unlimited polls

XOOPS 2.5.x Administration GUI

Log all voters/votes

Integrated with forum (newbb) - irmtfan v4.31 branch

Limit votes by user

Notify poll creator when poll finishes

Multi-language support - no hard coded language strings

Set poll end time/date

Ability to restart an expired poll

Set poll weight (order) to change order of display in module

NEW Features in this version:

NEW - Now supports four (4) poll types:
- Results always visible
- Only show results after voted
- Only show results after poll ends
- Never show users the results

NEW - XOOPS search for question and answer fields

NEW - Block to select and display a specific poll

NEW - Black color graphic for answers

NEW - Allow adding more than 10 answers per poll

NEW - Ability to set poll start date to schedule future poll

NEW - Ability to import polls from XOOPS umfrage module

NEW - Support for SmartClone module (see extras folder)

NEW - Userlog plugin for index.php and pollresults.php

NEW - Ability to hide polls created with forum (newbb) from frontside of polls module

NEW - Persian translation (irmtfan)

NEW - Module preference (config) to show/hide vote/voter count

NEW - Ability to mail notification to poll voter (XOOPS users only)

NEW - Ability to set maximum number of answers allowed for multi-select poll

NEW - Ability for admin to clone a poll

NEW - Summary of results on admin log display

NEW - Ability for admin to PM voter in poll administration

NEW - XOOPS API using handlers for poll, option and log objects/classes

Corrections in this version:

Fixed sorting bug when displaying log in admin

Fixed bug where users could vote on expired polls

Fixed bug where 'anonymous' table column wasn't created on module update

Improvements in this version:

Added 'min_db' to moduleconfig array

Updated plugin for XOOPS marquee module (see extras folder)

Added ability to select XoopsEditors to enable HTML in poll descriptions

Added obscured graphic to hide votes/voters for polls that don't have visible results

Changed loading method for poll & option classes

Changed admin form display to use methods in classes

Changed admin to use XoopsPageNav instead of custom code

Changed module defines to use more standard naming nomenclature

Changed date selection in admin to use jquery calendar

Changed determination of when to send result email (use XOOPS preload)

Changed minimum system requirements to XOOPS 2.5.5, PHP 5.3

Changed name of ./admin/xoopspoll.php to ./admin/main.php

Changed poll description from varchar to tinytext to allow longer descriptions

Changed some database keys to improve indexing performance

Improved integration with forum (newbb) module

Improved HTML rendering

General code cleanup

Security in forms - many forms now use XoopsSecurity tokens

Why is this an BETA Release?

This module needs additional testing - Please consider helping!

The documentation isn't complete

The language translation files have the new defines included however they are in ENGLISH. Please consider helping translate

The patch for the v4.31 irmtfan version of newbb has been tested. A patch for the 'official' 4.00 version needs to be more thoroughly tested

Did we mention this module needs additional testing?

Important Notices:
Please read the /docs/install.txt file for installation and configuration information.

Installing Extra(s):
The files to use as plugins and/or patches for existing modules are located in the ./xoopspoll/extras folder. Please read the readme.txt files located in their respective folders for more information. This folder should only be copied to your XOOPS installation if you want to integrate it with one of the modules listed below. This folder's contents are not required if you do not need the integration provided with the Marquee, SmartClone or Newbb modules.

Marquee Module Plugin

- Copy the xoopspoll.php file(s) located in the ./xoopspoll/extras/marquee/plugins folder into the ./marquee/plugins folder. This plugin will use the new class/methods to access the Xoopspoll module.

SmartClone Module Plugin

- Copy the xoopspoll.php file(s) located in the ./xoopspoll/extras/smartclone/plugins folder into the ./smartclone/plugins folder. This plugin will use the new class/methods to access the Xoopspoll module.

Newbb Module Patch

- Copy all of the files located in the ./xoopspoll/extras/newbb/irmtfan folder into the ./newbb folder to overwrite the existing files. This patch replaces several files and will now allow newbb to use the new class/methods to access the Xoopspoll module.

NOTE: The ./xoopspoll/extras/newbb/trunk_4_00 files have NOT been tested in this BETA release - ONLY USE THESE FILES ON YOUR NEWBB INSTALLATION IF YOU CAN HELP DEBUG THE FILES!

Backup your existing site before installing/upgrading any XOOPS module.

Download: Xoopspoll Module

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