Carma poll

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carma_poll

Note: the word poll in this article refers to a user survey.

• Purpose: Display a poll.
• Usage: {carma_poll poll="randomnew"}
• Required: none
• Optional: poll, results, tpl, data_only, assign_prefix, assign, display_on_assign
• Default Templates Used: poll
• Variables created: $carma_poll, $params

Parameters

(Required parameters in bold)

Parameter	Description	Possible Values	Default Value	Example
poll	Which poll to display	random, randomnew, poll ID number, poll shortname (See Notes section below)	randomnew	poll="123"
results	Display the results after a vote	1	None. Does not display the results	results="1"
tpl	Display comments using this template	Any valid template name	comments_display (Display comments using the comments_display template)	tpl="my_template"
data_only	Put the comments in an array	1	None. Displays comments	data_only=1
assign_prefix	Prefix output variables with this word. (Click link for details)	Any valid Smarty variable name	None. (No prefix is used)	assign_prefix="myvar"
assign	Name of the Smarty variable that stores the output	Any valid Smarty variable name	None. Output is displayed, not stored	assign="my_var"
display_on_assign	Display comments even when the assign parameter (above) is used	1	None If assign is used, no comments are displayed	display_on_assign=1

Description

Displays a single poll. It lets the member vote for it, or display their vote after voting. It uses the poll template.

Notes

An explanation of the options available to the poll parameter:

• random: a random active poll
• randomnew: a random active poll the member has not voted on
• randomany: any random poll, even inactive
• numeric id: the ID number of a specific poll
• shortname: the shortname of a specific poll.