Polls

Turn community questions into clear decisions

Ask the question, let members respond inside the topic, and see where the community stands without reading through dozens of replies. Bit Connect Polls gives you five ways to collect answers, from a quick yes or no to ranked priorities, image choices, and meeting times.

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Everything Polls gives you, at a glance

Five poll formats

Choice
Image
Ranking
Meeting
Yes / No / Abstain

Voting controls

Single or multiple answers
Maximum choice limits
Vote changes
Hidden results until voted
Closing dates

Clear results

Vote counts
Ranking scores
First-place totals
Meeting availability
Total voter count

Five poll types for five different kinds of questions

Choose the poll format that matches the decision you are trying to make.

Choice poll

Let members pick one answer or several. Set a maximum number of choices when you want people to select more than one without selecting everything.

Image poll

Make each answer visual. Compare designs, layouts, branding options, product ideas, or anything easier to choose by looking at it.

Ranking poll

Ask voters to put every answer in order from best to least preferred. First place earns the most points, giving you a clearer view of overall priority.

Meeting poll

Propose several dates and times. Members answer Yes, If need be, or No for each option so you can quickly find the time that works best.

Yes / No / Abstain

Ask a direct question without writing answer options. Members choose Yes, No, or Abstain and the decision stays easy to read.

Image layout options

Show image polls as a large visual grid or as a compact list with smaller images, depending on the kind of comparison you are running.

Choose how people vote, not just what they vote on

Each poll can be shaped around the kind of response you want from the community.

Single or multiple answers

Choice and image polls can allow one answer or multiple answers. When multiple answers are enabled, you can also limit how many each voter may choose.

Allow vote changes

Decide whether a member’s first vote is final or whether they can come back and change it later. When vote changes are allowed, members can also remove their vote.

Hide results until voted

Let members answer before seeing how everyone else voted. After they cast their own vote, they can see the results. Results also become visible once the poll closes.

Set an end date or leave it open

Keep a poll open indefinitely, close it after 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, or choose a custom closing date and time.

Results match the kind of question you asked

Bit Connect does not force every poll into the same result view. Each format reports the information that actually matters for that kind of decision.

Choice and image polls: see how many votes each answer received.
Ranking polls: compare overall ranking scores and first-place votes.
Meeting polls: see Yes, If need be, and No responses for every proposed time.
Yes / No / Abstain: see the response totals for each position.

The total number of voters stays visible, so members can see how much participation a poll has even when the detailed results are hidden until they vote.

Keep the vote trustworthy after people start responding

Once the first vote is recorded, Bit Connect locks the parts that would change what people originally voted on.

Locked after voting starts

Poll type
Answer options
How many answers may be selected

Still adjustable

Poll question
Closing time
Allow vote changes
Hide results until voted
Image poll layout

That keeps the meaning of existing votes intact while still letting the topic author manage how the poll runs.

Voting stays inside the conversation

Members do not need a separate survey page or another tool. The poll appears inside the Bit Connect topic alongside the discussion around it.

Signed-in members who can read the topic can vote.
The poll shows how to respond, such as Choose one, Choose up to a limit, Rank best first, or Mark the times that work.
Members can see their own selection after voting.
If vote changes are enabled, they can change or remove their response.
A poll closes automatically when its end date arrives.
Locking the topic also closes its poll to new votes.

The result: the decision and the discussion stay connected instead of being split between a forum thread and an external survey.

Use Polls wherever a conversation needs a clear answer

Product feedback

Let customers vote on the feature, integration, or improvement they want next.

Design choices

Use image polls to compare logos, layouts, screenshots, concepts, or visual directions.

Priority setting

Use ranking polls when choosing the best option is less useful than understanding the community’s full order of preference.

Scheduling

Use meeting polls to compare several times without collecting availability in separate replies.

Community decisions

Use Yes / No / Abstain when a proposal needs a simple, readable decision.

Multi-select questions

Let members choose several preferred options while still setting a maximum when the question needs a tighter shortlist.

Common questions

What poll types are available?

Bit Connect Pro includes Choice, Image, Ranking, Meeting, and Yes / No / Abstain polls.

Can members select more than one answer?

Yes. Choice and image polls can allow multiple answers, and you can set a maximum number of choices when needed.

Can voters change their vote?

Yes, when the topic author enables Allow vote changes. Members can then update or remove their existing response while the poll is still open.

Can I hide the results until someone votes?

Yes. Enable Hide results until voted. A member sees the detailed results after casting a vote, and the results become visible to everyone once the poll closes.

Can a poll close automatically?

Yes. Choose Never, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, or set a custom closing date and time.

Who can create or edit a poll?

The author of the topic can add, edit, or remove its poll. Administrators control whether Polls are available and which poll types members can create.

Who can vote?

Signed-in members who are allowed to read the topic can vote while the poll is open.

Ask better questions. Get answers you can actually use.

Turn product feedback, visual choices, priorities, schedules, and community decisions into structured responses without taking people out of the conversation. Add the right poll to the topic and let the community make its answer clear.