Miscellaneous Hacks - Poll Write-In & Change Vote Hack

Poll Write-In Vote Hack

This is only for 3.6.x, you can find my 3.7.x version here.

About this hack:
I developed this hack for my board after several polls were made by members that were short on options, especially since the poll creators are sometimes biased with the poll options. I am sure you have seen the same on your boards.

This hack allows the poll creator to allow "Write-In Votes" to a poll (single or multiple). I also added the feature to change your vote if the poll is a "write-in vote" poll, you can also allow vote changes on all polls through an admin option (ver 1.2+). This will allow a user to change their vote if they discover a better poll option written in by another user, or if they want to add one or more write-in votes to a multiple choice poll.

An admin/moderator/etc. who has permission to edit a poll can change a poll to make it a write-in poll or not. (ver 1.3+)

The cancel/change vote feature works with single and multiple choice polls.

This is my first hack but please don't let that scare you away, this is a very basic hack.

Permission Overview:

There are very few permission checks with my hack;

• If you can create a poll, you can make it a write-in vote poll.
• If you can vote on the poll, you can add a write-in vote to a write-in poll.
• If the poll is closed you cannot change your vote or add a write-in vote of course.
• You cannot add a write-in vote to a non write-in vote poll.

Permission Settings:

Located in vBulletin Options "Poll and Thread Rating Options" section.

• Allow users to change their votes in ANY poll. (Default NO)
• Show the username after a write-in vote. (Default Yes)
  * If NO a log entry is written to the moderator log as per a request, see pic below

Install Info:

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 3
• Files to install: 1
• Time to install: 5 minutes max

Install Procedure:

1. Install the Product (Download the XML file)

2. Edit Template polloptions_table

FIND

<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[vote_now]" />

ADD ABOVE

<if condition="$pollinfo[writein]"><span style="float:$stylevar[right]"><a href="poll.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addwritein&amp;pollid=$pollinfo[pollid]">$vbphrase[add_writein_vote]</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></if>

3. Edit Template pollresults_table

FIND

<td class="tfoot" colspan="4" align="center"><span class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['multiple']">$vbphrase[multiple_choice_poll] </if>$vbphrase[voters]: <strong>$pollinfo[numbervotes]</strong>. $pollstatus</span></td>

REPLACE WITH

<td class="tfoot" colspan="4" align="center"><span class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['multiple']">$vbphrase[multiple_choice_poll] </if>$vbphrase[voters]: <strong>$pollinfo[numbervotes]</strong>. $pollstatus<if condition="$vbulletin->options['allchangevote'] OR $pollinfo[writein]"><if condition="$uservoted AND $pollinfo[active]">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="poll.php?$session[sessionurl]do=changevote&amp;pollid=$pollinfo[pollid]">$vbphrase[change_vote]</a></if></if></span></td>

4. Edit Template editpoll

FIND

<if condition="$show['makeprivate']"> <fieldset class="fieldset"> <legend>$vbphrase[poll_options]</legend> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0"> <tr> <td><label for="cb_public"><input type="checkbox" name="public" value="1" id="cb_public" tabindex="1" $pollinfo[public] />$vbphrase[make_votes_public]</label></td> </tr> </table> </fieldset> </if>

REPLACE WITH

<fieldset class="fieldset"><legend>$vbphrase[poll_options]</legend><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">$addwritein<if condition="$show['makeprivate']"><tr> <td><label for="cb_public"><input type="checkbox" name="public" value="1" id="cb_public" tabindex="1" $pollinfo[public] />$vbphrase[make_votes_public]</label></td></tr></if></table></fieldset>

5. Enjoy!

Version Info:


Version 1.0:

• Initial release of the hack

Version 1.1:

• Added a requested feature (please see screenshot) so now the username is recorded after a write-in vote.
• Added an error/permission check for max poll options that is set in vBulletin options by the admin so a write-in poll cannot exceed that number.
• Added two new error messages reflecting the max poll option error & a specialized error message for entering a blank write-in vote.

Version 1.2:

• Added the feature (suggested by bchertov) to be able to allow your users to change their vote in all polls. This is now a vBulletin Option located in the Setting Group Poll and Thread Rating Options the option is Allow Users to Change Their Votes in ALL Polls as a Yes/No, if set for 'No' they will still be able to change their vote in Write-in polls as before. NOTE: The template edit has changed for the template pollresults_table with this version!
• Fixed the bug reported by A_V concerning poll max options being set for zero/unlimited.
• Added the Write-in permission check along with the vB option for allowing users to change votes in the plugin Change write-in poll vote.

Version 1.3:

• Added the requested feature to allow changing the Write-In option when Editing Polls. Note: There is an additional template (editpoll) to edit with this new version.

Version 1.4:

• Added the ability to turn off the username added after a write-in vote.
• Added logging to the moderator log if the username addition is turned off per a request.

Version 1.5:

• Found a bug if you allow the "Unregistered / Not Logged In" group to vote in polls. If they change their vote they will change all guest's votes. You only need to upgrade if you allow Unregistered users the ability to vote in polls.

Version 3.6.8:
vBulletin 3.6.8 has the ability to filter by product in the moderator log. This is the only difference between the xml files.

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I will read ALL posts.

PLEASE CLICK INSTALL!
(You will get an email when a new version is released.)

Pictures:

1. Showing the "Write-In" checkbox under Miscellaneous Options when creating a poll.
2. Showing the poll with the link to add a write-in vote.
3. Showing the screen to add a write-in vote.
4. Showing the new poll with the new write-in vote and the link to Change your vote.
5. Showing the new feature (ver 1.1) where the username is placed after the write-in vote.
6. Showing the moderator log entry.

[TomasDR]

Post reserved.

[bacanze]

A useful plugin, thanks

[4x4 Mecca]

Looks AWESOME! One suggestion. How about a small (vote added by [username]) or something after or under the added vote option. That way people know what the original options were and who added the extra options.

[bitdefuser]

This is risky if your going to have a very important poll, such as voting for a new moderator. No install for me, just warning you folks out there.

[4x4 Mecca]

Its an option, just like allowing multiple votes is

[bashy]

Wow, excellent m8 well done
Is there a away to set it so the option is checked by default?

[TTG]

I'm sure my members could find this a useful addition .. thanks TomasDR
Clicked install

[MaestroX]

Nice one, thanks for sharing

[TomasDR]

Originally Posted by bitdefuser

This is risky if your going to have a very important poll, such as voting for a new moderator. No install for me, just warning you folks out there.

As the other person mentioned, Write-In votes is an option, just like Public and/or Multiple voting is an option. Also there is a permission check in the plugin so someone cannot add a Write-in vote to a non write-in poll even if they knew the do=addwritein URL.

I agree with you hence why I added the permission check.