Plugin Name

The plugin adds a clever and convenient system to create various Polls with different features, such as:

• Single and Multiple voting. Сustomizable.
• Visitors can add new answers. Сustomizable.
• Ability to set poll's end date.
• Unregistered users can't vote. Сustomizable.
• Different design of a poll.
• And so on. See changelog.

Democracy Poll works with all cache plugins like: WP Total Cache, WP Super Cache, WordFence, Quick Cache etc. I focus on easy-admin features and fast performance. So we have:

• Quick Edit button for Admin, right above a poll
• Plugin menu in toolbar
• Inline css & js incuding
• Css & js connection only where it's needed
• and so on. See changelog

更多信息 Democracy Poll is a reborn of once-has-been-famous plugin with the same name. Even if it hasn't been updated since far-far away 2006, it still has the great idea of adding users' own answers. So here's a completely new code. I have left only the idea and great name of the original DP by Andrew Sutherland. What can it perform?

• adding new polls;
• works with cache plugins: wp total cache, wp super cache, etc...
• users may add their own answers (Democracy), the option may be disabled if necessary;
• multi-voting: users may multiple answers instead of a single one (may be disabled on demand);
• closing the poll after the date specified beforehand;
• showing a random poll when some are available;
• closing polls for still unregistered users;
• a comfortable editing of a selected poll: 'Edit' key for administrators;
• votes amount editing;
• a user can change his opinion when re-vote option is enabled;
• remember users by their IP, cookies, WP profiles (for authorized users). The vote history may be cleaned up;
• inserting new polls to any posts: the [demоcracy] (shortcode). A key in visual editor is available for this function;
• a widget (may be disabled);
• convenient polls editing: the plugin's Panel is carried out to the WordPress toolbar; (may be disabled);
• .css or .js files may be disabled or embedded to HTML code;
• showing a note under the poll: a short text with any notes to the poll or anything around it;
• changing the poll design (css themes);

Multisite: support from version 5.2.4 Requires PHP 5.3 or later.

6.0.2 BUG: A fatal error occurred when using the "WordFence" plugin: "Failed opening ... /Helpers/wfConfig.php". 6.0.1

• BUG: Fix v6.0.0 bug: short-circuit recursion on plugin object construct for the not logged-in users.
• IMP: Minor improvements.

6.0.0

• BUG: It was impossible to delete all answers or create democracy poll with no starting answer.
• CHG: Minimal PHP version 7.0
• CHG: "Democracy_Poll" class renamed to "Plugin" and moved under namespace.
• CHG: democr() and demopt() functions renamed to \DemocracyPoll\plugin() and \DemocracyPoll\options().
• CHG: Most of the classes moved under DemocracyPoll namespace.
• CHG: DemPoll object improvements: magic properties replaced with real ones.
• FIX: democracy_shortcode bugfix.
• FIX: Not logged user logs now gets with user_id=0 AND ip. But not only by IP.
• FIX: Regenerate_democracy_css fixes. Empty answer PHP notice fix.
• IMP: "Admin" classes refactored. IMP: Admin Pages code refactored (improved).
• IMP: Classes autoloader implemented.
• IMP: Huge Refactoring, minor code improvements and decomposition.
• UPD: democracy-poll.pot

5.6.0

• BUG: Pagination links on archive page.

5.5.10

• FIX: CSS radio,checkbox styles from px to em.

5.5.9

• FIX: JS code fixes for jQuery 3.5.

5.5.8

• NEW: orderby аргумент для функции get_dem_polls().

5.5.7

• NEW: hook get_dem_polls_sql_clauses.

5.5.6.3

• FIX: disabled property for checkbox input sometimes not removed on uncheck for multianswers questions.

5.5.6.2

• NEW: Scroll to poll top when click on Resulsts, Vote etc.

5.5.6.1

• NEW: target="_blank" attribute for copyright link.

5.5.6

• NEW: pagination links at the bottom of the archive page.
• NEW: [democracy_archives] now can accept parameters: 'before_title', 'after_title', 'active', 'open', 'screen', 'per_page', 'add_from_posts'. [democracy_archives screen="vote" active="1"] will show only active poll with default vote screen.
• NEW: function get_dem_polls( $args )

5.5.5

• CHANGE: ACE code editor to native WordPress CodeMirror.

5.5.4

• ADD: 'dem_get_ip' filter and cloudflare IP support.
• NEW: use float number in 'cookie_days' option.
• FIX: expire time now sets in UTC time zone.

5.5.3

• FIX: compatability with W3TC.
• FIX: multiple voting limit check on back-end (AJAX request) - no more answers than allowed...
• IMP: return WP_Error object on vote error and display it...

5.5.2

• ADD: wrapper function for use in themes 'get_democracy_poll_results( $poll_id )' - Gets poll results screen.
• ADD: allowed <img> tag in question and answers.

5.5.1

• IMP: now design setting admin page is more clear and beautiful :)

5.5.0

• ADD: post metabox to attach poll to a post. To show attached poll in theme use get_post_poll_id() on is_singular() page. Thanks to heggi@fhead.org for idea.
• ADD: voted screen progress line animation effect and option to set animation speed or disable animation...
• IMP: now "height collapsing" not work if it intend to hide less then 100px...
• FIX: now JS includes in_footer not right after poll. In some cases there was a bug - when poll added in content through shortcode.
• IMP: buttons and other design on 'design settings' admin screen.

5.4.9

• ADD: 'demadmin_sanitize_poll_data' filter second '$original_data' parameter
• ADD: posts where a poll is ebedded block at the bottom of each poll on polls archive page.

5.4.7 - 5.4.8

• FIX: 'expire' parameter works incorrectly with logs written to DB.
• FIX: 'wp_remote_get()' changed to 'file_get_contents()' bacause it works not correctly with geoplugin.net API.
• FIX: 'jquery-ui.css' fix and needed images added.

5.4.6

• FIX: Error with "load_textdomain" because of which it was impossible to activate the plugin

5.4.5

• FIX: "Edit poll" link from front-end for users with access to edit single poll.
• FIX: not correct use of $this for PHP 5.3 in class.Democracy_Poll_Admin.php

5.4.4

• CHG: prepare to move all localisation to translate.wordpress.org in next release...
• FIX: notice on MU activation - change wp_get_sites() to new from WP 4.6 get_sites(). Same fix on plugin Uninstall...
• ADD: Hungarian translation (hu_HU). Thanks to Lesbat.

5.4.3

• ADD: disable user capability to edit poll of another user, when there is democracy admin access to other roles...
• ADD: spain (es_ES) localisation file added.
• IMP: improve accessibility protection in different parts of admin area for additional roles (edit,delete poll)...
• IMP: hide & block any global plugin options updates for roles with not 'super_access' access level...

5.4.2

• FIX: Some minor changes that do not change the plugin logic at all: change function names; block direct access to files with "active" PHP code.
• CHG: Add jquery-ui.css to plugin files and now it loaded from inside it.
• FIX: "wp total cache" support
• ADD: second parametr to 'dem_sanitize_answer_data' filter - $filter_type
• ADD: second parametr to 'dem_set_answers' filter - $poll
• FIX: tinymce translation fix
• CHG: rename main class Dem to Democracy_Poll for future no conflict. And rename some other internal functions/method names

5.4.1

• CHG: improve logic to work correctly with activate_plugin() function outside of wp-admin area (in front end). Thanks to J.D.Grimes

5.4

• FIX: XSS Vulnerability. In some extraordinary case it could be possible to hack your site. Read here: http://pluginvulnerabilities.com/?p=2967
• ADD: For additional protect I add nonce check for all requests in admin area.
• CHG: move back Democracy_Poll_Admin::update_options() to its place - it's not good decision - I'm looking for a better one

5.3.6

• FIX: delete esc_sql() from code, for protection. Thanks to J.D. Grimes
• FIX: multi run of Democracy_Poll_Admin trigger error... (J.D. Grimes)
• CHG: move Democracy_Poll_Admin::update_options() method to Democracy_Poll::update_options(), for possibility to activate plugin not only from admin area.

5.3.5

• FIX: now user IP detects only with REMOTE_ADDR server variable to don't give possibility to cheat voice. You can change behavior in settings.

5.3.4.6

• FIX: add 'dem_add_user_answer' query var param to set noindex for no duplicate content
• ADD: actions dem_voted and dem_vote_deleted

5.3.4.5

• ADD: filters dem_vote_screen and dem_result_screen

5.3.4

• ADD: poll creation date change capability on edit poll page.
• ADD: animation speed option on design settings.
• ADD: "dont show results link" global option.
• ADD: 'show last poll' option in widget
• FIX: bug user cant add onw answer when vote button is hidden for not multiple poll
• CHG: move the "dem__collapser" styles to all styles. Change the styles: now arrow has 150% font-size. Now you can set your own arrow simbols by changing it's style. EX: .dem__collapser.collapsed .arr:before{ content:"down"; } .dem__collapser.expanded .arr:before{ content:"up"; }

5.3.3.2

• FIX: stability for adding "dem__collapser" style into document.

5.3.3.1

• ADD: answers sort in admin by two fields - votes and then by ID - it's for no suffle new answers...

5.3.3

• FIX: minor: when work with cache plugin: now vote & revote buttons completely removes from DOM

5.3.2

• FIX: minor: cookie stability fix when plugin works with page caching plugin

5.3.1

• ADD: filter: 'dem_poll_screen_choose'
• FIX: now before do anything, js checks - is there any democracy element on page. It needs to prevent js errors.
• CHG: now main js init action run on document.ready, but not on load. So democracy action begin to work earlier...

5.3.0

• CHG: All plugin code translated to english! Now there is NO russian text for unknown localisation strings.

5.2.9

• FIX: add poll PHP syntax bug...

5.2.8

• ADD: new red button - pinterest style. default button styles changed. Some ugly buttons (3d, glass) was deleted.
• ADD: filters: 'dem_vote_screen_answer', 'dem_result_screen_answer', 'demadmin_after_question', 'demadmin_after_answer', 'dem_sanitize_answer_data', 'demadmin_sanitize_poll_data'

5.2.7

• FIX: global option 'dont show results' not work properly
• FIX: some little fix in code

5.2.6

• FIX: bug when new answer added: now "NEW" mark adds correctly

5.2.5

• FIX: wp_json_encode() function was replaced, in order to support WP lower then 4.1
• CHG: usability improvements
• CHG: set 'max+1' order num for users added answers, if answers has order

5.2.4

• ADD: multisite support
• ADD: migration from 'WP Polls' plugin mechanism
• FIX: bug - was allowed set 1 answer for multiple answers
• CHG: IP save to DB: now it saves as it is without ip2long()
• CHG: EN translation is updated.

5.2.3

• ADD: on admin edit poll screen, posts list where poll shortcode uses
• ADD: ability to set poll buttons css class on design settings page
• ADD: filters: 'dem_super_access' (removed filter 'dem_admin_access'), 'dem_get_poll', 'dem_set_answers'
• FIX: 'reset order' bug fix - button not work, when answers are ordered in edit poll screen and you wanted to reset the order - I missed one letter in the code during refactoring :)
• FIX: 'additional css' update bug fix: you can't empty it...
• FIX: some other minor fixes...
• CHG: EN translation is updated.

5.2.2

• FIX: when click on 'close', 'open', 'activate', 'deactivate' buttons at polls list table, the action was applied not immediately
• FIX: radio, checkbox styles fix

5.2.1

• ADD: 'in posts' column in admin polls list. In which posts the poll shortcode used.

5.2.0

• ADD: hooks: 'dem_poll_inserted', 'dem_before_insert_quest_data'
• ADD: two variants to delete logs: only logs and logs with votes.
• ADD: possibiliti to delete single answer log.
• ADD: "all voters" at the bottom of a poll if the poll is multiple.
• ADD: delete answer logs on answer deleting.
• ADD: button to delete all logs of closed polls.
• ADD: not show logs link in polls list table, when the poll don't have any log records.
• ADD: collapse extremely height polls under 'max height' option. All answers expands when user click on answers area.
• ADD: css themes for 'radio' and 'checkboks' inputs. Added special css classes and span after input element into the poll HTML code.
• ADD: now you can set access to add, edit polls and logs to other wordpress roles (editor, author etc.).
• ADD: mark 'NEW' for newely added answers by any user, except poll creator.
• ADD: 'NEW' mark filter and 'NEW' mark clear button in plugin logs table.
• ADD: country name and flag in logs table, parsed from voter IP.
• ADD: ability to sort answers (set order) in edit/add poll admin page. In this case answers will showen by the order.
• ADD: one more option to sort answers by random on display its in poll.
• ADD: sort option for single poll. It will overtake global sort option.
• FIX: fix admin css bug in firefox on design screen...
• CHG: EN translation is updated.

5.1.1

• SEO Fix: Now sets 404 response and "noindex" head tag for duplicate pages with: $_GET['dem_act'] or $_GET['dem_pid'] or $_GET['show_addanswerfield']

5.1.0

• Fix: Change DB ip field from int(11) to bigint(20). Because of this some IP was writen wrong. Also, change some other DB fields types, but it's no so important.

5.0.3

• Fix: Some bugs with variables and antivirus check.

5.0.2

• FIX: not correctly set answers on cache mode, because couldn't detect current screen correctly.

5.0.1

• ADD: expand answers list on Polls list page by click on the block.

5.0

• FIX: replace VOTE button with REVOTE. On cache mode, after user voting he see backVOTE button (on result screen), but not "revote" or "nothing" (depence on poll options).
• HUGE ADD: Don't show results until vote is closed. You can choose this option for single poll or for all polls (on settings page).
• ADD: edit & view links on admin logs page.
• ADD: Search poll field on admin polls list page.
• ADD: All answers (not just win) in "Winner" column on polls list page. For usability answers are folds.
• ADD: Poll shordcode on edit poll page. Auto select on its click.
• CHG: sort answers by votes on edit poll page.

4.9.4

• FIX: change default DB tables charset from utf8mb4 to utf8. Thanks to Nanotraktor

4.9.3

• ADD: single poll option that allow set limit for max answers if there is multiple answers option.
• ADD: global option that allow hide vote button on polls with no multiple answers and revote possibility. Users will vote by clicking on answer itself.
• fix: disable cache on archive page.

4.9.2

• FIX: bootstrap .label class conflict. Rename .label to .dem-label. If you discribe .label class in 'additional css' rename it to .dem-label please.
• ADD: Now on new version css regenerated automaticaly when you enter any democracy admin page.

4.9.1

• FIX: Polls admin table column order

4.9.0

• ADD: Logs table in admin and capability to remove only logs of specific poll.
• ADD: 'date' field to the democracy_log table.

4.8

• Complatelly change polls list table output. Now it work under WP_List_Table and have sortable colums, pagination, search (in future) etc.

4.7.8

• ADD: en_US l10n if no l10n file.

4.7.7

• ADD: de_DE localisation. Thanks to Matthias Siebler

4.7.6

• DELETED: possibility to work without javascript. Now poll works only with enabled javascript in your browser. It's better because you don't have any additional URL with GET parametrs. It's no-need-URL in 99% cases..

4.7.5

• CHG: Convert tables from utf8 to utf8mb4 charset. For emoji uses in polls

4.7.4

• CHG: Some css styles in admin

4.7.3

• ADD: Custom front-end localisation - as single settings page. Now you can translate all phrases of Poll theme as you like.

4.7.2

• CHG: in main js cache result/vote view was setted with animation. Now it sets without animation & so the view change invisible for users. Also, fix with democracy wrap block height set, now it's sets on "load" action, but not "document.ready".
• CHG: "block.css" theme improvements for better design.

4.7.1

• ADD: "on general options page": global "revote" and "democratic" functionality disabling ability
• ADD: localisation POT file & english transtation

4.7.0

• CHG: "progress fill type" & "answers order" options now on "Design option page"
• FIX: english localisation

4.6.9

• CHG: delete "add new answer" button on Add new poll and now field for new answerr adds when you focus on last field.

4.6.8

• FIX: options bug appers in 4.6.7

4.6.7

• ADD: check for current user has an capability to edit polls. Now toolbar doesn't shown if user logged in but not have capability

4.6.6

• FIX: Huge bug about checking is user already vote or not. This is must have release!
• CHG: a little changes in js code
• 'notVote' cookie check set to 1 hour

4.6.5

• ADD: New theme "block.css"
• ADD: Preset theme (_preset.css) now visible and you can set it and wtite additional css styles to customize theme

4.6.4

• FIX: when user send democratic answer, new answer couldn't have comma

4.6.3

• FIX: Widget showed screens uncorrectly because of some previous changes in code.
• Improve: English localisation

4.6.2

• FIX: great changes about polls themes and css structure.
• ADD: "Ace" css editor. Now you can easely write your own themes by editing css in admin.

4.6.1

• FIX: some little changes about themes settings, translate, css.
• ADD: screenshots to WP directory.

4.6.0

• ADD: Poll themes management
• FIX: some JS and CSS bugs
• FIX: Unactivate pool when closing poll

4.5.9

• FIX: CSS fixes, prepare to 4.6.0 version update
• ADD: Cache working. Wright/check cookie "notVote" for cache gear optimisation

4.5.8

• ADD: AJAX loader images SVG & css3 collection
• ADD: Sets close date when closing poll

4.5.7

• FIX: revote button didn't minus votes if "keep-logs" option was disabled

4.5.6

• ADD: right working with cache plugins. Auto unable/dasable with wp total cache, wp super cache, WordFence, WP Rocket, Quick Cache. If you use the other plugin you can foorce enable this option.
• ADD: add link to selected css file in settings page, to conviniently copy or view the css code
• ADD: php 5.3+ needed check & notice if php unsuitable
• Changed: archive page ID in option, but not link to the archive page
• FIX: in_archive check... to not show archive link on archive page
• FIX: many code improvements & some bug fix (hide archive page link if 0 set as ID, errors on activation, etc.)

4.5.5

• CHG: Archive link detection by ID not by url

4.5.4

• FIX: js code. Now All with jQuery
• FIX: Separate js and css connections: css connect on all pages into the head, but js connected into the bottom just for page where it need

4.5.3

• FIX: code fix, about $_POST[*] vars

4.5.2

• FIX: Remove colling wp-load.php files directly on AJAX request. Now it works with wordpress environment - it's much more stable.
• FIX: fixes about safe SQL calls. Correct escaping of passing variables. Now work with $wpdb->* functions where it posible
• FIX: admin messages

4.5.1

• FIX: Localisation bug on activation.

4.5

• ADD: css style themes support.
• ADD: new flat (flat.css) theme.
• FIX: Some bugs in code.

4.4

• ADD: All plugin functionality when javascript is disabled in browser.
• FIX: Some bug.

4.3.1

• ADD: "add user answer text" field close button when on multiple vote. Now it's much more convenient.
• FIX: Some bug.

4.3

• ADD: TinyMCE button.
• FIX: Some bug.

4.2

• ADD: Revote functionality.

4.1

• ADD: "only registered users can vote" functionality.
• ADD: Minified versions of CSS (.min.css) and .js (.min.js) is loaded if they exists.
• ADD: js/css inline including: Adding code of .css and .js files right into HTML. This must improve performance a little.
• ADD: .js and .css files (or theirs code) loads only on the pages where polls is shown.
• ADD: Toolbar menu for fast access. It help easily manage polls. The menu can be disabled.

4.0

• ADD: Multiple voting functionality.
• ADD: Opportunity to change answers votes in DataBase.
• ADD: "Random show one of many active polls" functionality.
• ADD: Poll expiration date functionality.
• ADD: Poll expiration datepicker on jQuery.
• ADD: Open/close polls functionality.
• ADD: Localisation functionality. Translation to English.
• ADD: Change {democracy}/{democracy:} shortcode to standart WP [democracy]/[democracy id=].
• ADD: jQuery support and many features because of this.
• ADD: Edit button for each poll (look at right top corner) to convenient edit poll when logged in.
• ADD: Clear logs button.
• ADD: Smart "create archive page" button on plugin's settings page.
• FIX: Improve about 80% of plugin code and logic in order to easily expand the plugin functionality in the future.
• FIX: Improve css output. Now it's more adaptive for different designs.