Can You Add Polls to Your WordPress.Com Blog?
Yes, you can. What’s the catch? The catch is that you can only add polls using PollDaddy. This is a polling service owned by Automattic, the same company who owns WordPress.What’s Wrong With PollDaddy?
Dunno. Nothing, maybe. Those who use this polling service will be able to tell what its strengths and weaknesses are. This isn’t the issue though.What Is the Problem With Adding Polls to Your WordPress.Com Blog?
The problem is how you’re stuck with PollDaddy. If you want to add polls to your blog, you have to use PollDaddy. You’re forced to use PollDaddy. You don’t have a choice.
Want polls on WordPress.com? Use PollDaddy or have no polls at all. But what if you don’t want to use this particular polling service?
After all, this isn’t the only polling service out there. There are many more sites that allow you to add polls to your blogs or websites like Opinion Stage.
What if You Already Have an Account on Another Polling Service?
Some polling services make it possible for you to use their polls on various platforms, so you don’t have to sign up to so many different services.For example, you can use Opinion Stage on Tumblr, Google Blogger, WordPress.org, and more.
So, if you already have an account on another polling service, wouldn’t you want to use that on all of your sites and blogs so you don’t have to create yet another account for the same service?
On WordPress though, you’re forced to use PollDaddy whether you like it or not or just go without polls because they don’t care if you have another account elsewhere or not.
Your Thoughts and Opinions
What do you think about this? Do you use PollDaddy? Do you like it? Do you use Opinion Stage? Do you like it?Do you think WordPress should give people a choice in terms of what polling service they can use on their WordPress.com blogs?
Feel free and welcome to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below.
*Notes:
- First image is by Alan Klim (CC:BY) from flickr
- Second image is by pixelcreatures (Public Domain) from Pixabay
- This was previously published elsewhere on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 11:32 AM
