SocialPoll – Interactive polls vs Top Social Stories Free

Engage Your Audience Like Never Before! SocialPoll brings the simplicity and elegance of interactive polls to your WordPress website. Create stunning, interactive polls that capture attention and drive engagement with just a few clicks. Why Choose SocialPoll? 🚀 Lightning Fast Setup – Create and publish polls in under 60 seconds 📱 Mobile-First Design – Beautiful, responsive polls that look perfect on any device 🔒 Privacy-Focused – No user registration required, token-based voting prevents duplicates 📊 Instant Voting – One-click voting with no submit button – see results immediately 🎨 Modern Interface – Clean, intuitive admin powered by React 19 ⚡ Performance Optimized – Built with Alpine.js for blazing-fast frontend interactions Perfect For: Content Creators – Boost engagement and gather audience opinions Marketers – Conduct quick market research and product feedback Publishers – Add interactive elements to articles and blog posts Community Managers – Spark conversations and understand your community Educators – Create interactive quizzes and gather student feedback Key Features Powerful Admin Dashboard – Modern React-based interface for effortless poll management – Bulk actions for efficient workflow – Real-time preview before publishing – Comprehensive analytics at your fingertips Smart Voting System – One-click instant voting – no submit button needed – Anonymous voting with duplicate prevention – No login required – reduce friction, increase participation – Instant results display with animated percentages – Token-based security prevents manipulation Developer Friendly – Well-structured, maintainable codebase – Modern build process with Vite for optimized assets – WCAG accessibility compliant Built for Scale – Optimized database structure with denormalized counts – Efficient caching mechanisms – Handles high-traffic scenarios with ease How It Works Create – Design your poll with multiple options in the intuitive admin panel Customize – Set visibility options and configure display settings Publish – Add to any page or post using shortcodes or Gutenberg blocks Engage – Watch as your audience participates and shares their opinions Analyze – Review detailed voting statistics and insights Shortcode Usage Simply add [socialpoll id="X"] to any post or page, where X is your poll ID. Pro Tips Plan your questions carefully – published polls are locked to maintain vote integrity. Use clear, concise option text for better mobile display Place polls strategically within your content for maximum engagement Technical Information Database Structure SocialPoll uses three optimized tables: * Polls table – stores poll metadata * Options table – stores poll choices * Votes table – records individual votes with unique tokens Performance Denormalized vote counts for instant results Efficient database queries Minimal frontend JavaScript footprint with Alpine.js Smart bundling and minification with Vite Optimized asset delivery Security All data properly escaped and sanitized Nonce verification on all actions Capability checks for admin operations SQL injection prevention XSS protection Source Code All JavaScript and CSS source files are included in the src/ directory of this plugin. Build Process: This plugin uses modern build tools to compile and optimize JavaScript and CSS assets: * Vite – for admin and frontend React/Alpine.js components * webpack (@wordpress/scripts) – for Gutenberg blocks Source files: * src/admin/js/ – React admin interface components * src/frontend/js/ – Alpine.js frontend code * src/components/ui/ – Reusable UI components (TypeScript/React) * src/blocks/ – Gutenberg block source * src/lib/ – Utility libraries * CSS source files in respective directories Compiled output: * dist/ – Vite compiled assets * build/blocks/ – webpack compiled Gutenberg blocks Building from source: 1. Install Node.js (version 16 or higher) 2. Install dependencies: npm install 3. Development build: npm run dev 4. Production build: npm run build 5. Build Gutenberg blocks: npm run build:blocks All dependencies are listed in package.json and use standard packages from the public npm registry. Support Need help? We’re here for you! Plugin Page: [Coming Soon] Support & Feature Requests: WordPress.org Support

This plugin collects social data (without slowing down your site!) and shows you which of your posts and authors are most popular based on how many times each post has been shared on various social networks. Top Social Stories are your best posts, the most shared on social networks. This plugin gives you a social metrics tool to analyze and discover your most viral posts: you can see statistics about how many Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin and Vkontakte interactions you have every day for each post, each author and globally for all your site. When you install it wait some days to let the plugin collect data from social networks and then it will build ranks for authors and posts. If you are you using social share buttons on your site, than you need this plugin to save data and monitor social interactions! Upgrading to Top Social Stories complete version This plugin is the free version of a more complete plugin available for purchase ($19 on CodeCanyon.net). It’s quick and painless to get the complete version (if you want to upgrade from Free version). Simply get Top Social Stories on CodeCanyon remove the Free plugin and install your new plugin! You can then see charts of already collected data, and use many more settings & features and enjoy the benefits of the complete version such as the authors’rank widget, shortcodes and more! Features added in full version No period limits in analytics Charts analytics for collected data Widget without period limit Widget for best authors Email alerts for authors