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Polls

Kovu extraOn by default

Native Discord polls with emoji answers, scheduling and a results summary.

Set it up

  1. Open the dashboard and pick your server. Sign in with Discord if you haven’t.

  2. Find Polls in the sidebar. It’s already on in new servers.

  3. Go through the settings below. Simple mode shows the essentials; switch to Advanced for the rest.

  4. Try it in Discord: /poll. Staff can restrict or turn off each command in Commands.

Settings

What you’ll find on the Polls page of the dashboard. Settings marked Advanced only show in Advanced mode.

Settings

Default channel
ChannelWhere polls go when no channel is picked. Empty uses the current channel.
Who can create polls
RolesOnly these roles (and managers) can create polls. Empty lets everyone.
Default length (hours)
NumberFrom 1 hour to 768 hours (32 days).
Post a results summary
On/offWhen a poll ends, Kovu replies to it with the results.
Ping the creator in the summaryAdvanced
On/off
Show who created the pollAdvanced
On/off

Commands

/poll

Everyone

Create and end native Discord polls

/poll create <question> [answers] [duration] [multiple] [channel]/poll end <poll>/poll results <poll>/poll list?poll <question> [| answer | answer…] | end <poll> | results <poll> | list
Options
create question
What to ask (in the prefix form, add answers after |)
create answers (optional)
Up to 10 answers separated by |, each may start with an emoji
create duration (optional)
How long it runs, like 1h, 3d or 2w (default 24h, up to 32 days)
create multiple (optional)
Let members pick more than one answer
create channel (optional)
Where to post it (default: here)
end poll
Poll number, message ID or link
results poll
Poll number, message ID or link

Also: ?polls

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