Want a quick and easy way to get input from friends, family, or the community on Discord? Why not try Create a surveyThey save time, but they also help prevent miscommunication. On Discord, polls can help gauge community interest in certain topics through votes and reactions. Here are the two best ways to create a poll on Discord for desktop and mobile: emoji reactions or a poll bot. Here's how to use either method.
Create a poll using emojis
A simple way to start a poll on Discord is to use emoji reactions to receive responses on specific topics. You can think of the emojis being counted as votes from server members on the topics. Here's how it works:
Step 1: turn on Discord on your device.
Step 2: On the left Discord app You will see a list of servers. Click on server Which channel hosts the poll you want to create.
Step 3: after opening Discord server You will see the different channels available. Click on the channel which you want to vote on.
If you prefer to have a custom channel, click the + next to Text Channels and provide a channel name. After doing so, click Create Channel.
Step 4: Click gear icon Located to the right of the channel name.
Step 5: In the new window, click Permissions.
Step 6: Go to Role/Members Section Down Advanced Permissions and select everybody.
Step 7: Scroll down on Channel Permissions until you reach Read Message History and tap the green “√” (check mark).
Step 8: Scroll down and tap x mark Red next to all other options and click "Saving changes".
Step 9: Click Saving changes in the lower right corner.
Step 10: close Settings window To return to the channel interface.
Step 11: go to the Channel Text Box And type Survey question Then press Enter.
Step 12: Hover your mouse over the question and choose emoji For the reactions you want. Remember that every emoji Represents an answer.
Step 13: Explain Survey options In the channel. For example, you could say click emoji 1 for Yes and emoji 2 for No.
Step 14: Invite members to respond to Opinion poll Yours and watch Number of emojis.
Making survey robots
For surveys where emojis aren't enough, you can use bots. However, many third-party providers offer bots. Users must grant bots permissions to use information in their accounts. The first step is to add the bot to your server.
Add a polling bot to your server
Here are the steps to follow to add a polling bot to your server:
Step 1: Get PollBot of Official Website.
Step 2: Click Invite this bot.
Log in with Discord account Yours, if you haven't already.
Step 3: Locate server From the drop-down menu, click tracking. This adds Survey robot action To the server.
Step 4: See All permissions , then tap "to delegate".
Step 5: turn on Discord and select server Which You want to run a poll on it. in the column left c0lumn
Step 6: go to the Text Channels List And choose One of the channels.
Step 7: Type Survey Instructions Within the message field, you should receive a response from the bot with instructions on how to create different types of surveys, including: Regular survey The wonderful survey and the digital survey.
Different bots respond to different commands to activate the poll feature. To find out the command specific to your chosen polling bot, be sure to: Visit the developer's website on the web.
Create a regular poll using PollBot
A regular poll is similar to the one you create using Discord emojis. Here, the user types a question, and the rest of the server responds using emojis. Here's how it works:
Step 1: turn on Discord and select server The one you want to run the survey on is in the right part of the app.
Step 2: go to the Text Channels List Choose a channel here.
Step 3: In the message area, type Order survey: Then follow your question. Example: Opinion poll: Do you like Fortnite?
Users can respond with emojis and you can make a number of responses.
Create a fictional poll using PollBot
Fancy Poll is slightly different from a regular poll. Here, a user types a question, and PollBot marks it like a banner and asks server members to respond with reactions. Here's how it works:
Step 1: turn on Discord and select server From the left column.
Step 2: go to the Text Channels List Choose a channel here.
Step 3: In the message area, type Survey command :: Then follow your question. Example: Poll :: Do you like Fortnite?
Create a numbered survey using PollBot
For a numbered survey, you can provide the range of responses you want from 1 to 10.
Step 1: turn on Discord and select server of left column.
Step 2: go to the Text Channels List And choose One of the channels.
Step 3: In the message area, type Number of options You want, and poll: Then follow your question. 9poll exampleHow many colors are there in a rainbow?
Create polls on iPhone and Android
If you need to create polls outside of Discord, there are dedicated apps for doing so. Surveys on iPhone and AndroidExamples include Opinion Up and SurveyMonkey و polly.