LivePolls

LivePolls lets you embed real-time polls anywhere on your WordPress site. Visitors vote directly on your page and watch results update live without any page reload. Perfect for blogs, news sites, newsletters, and content creators who want to turn their articles into a conversation.

Key features

• Gutenberg block — search “LivePolls” in the block inserter, paste a poll URL or slug, and set an accent color
• Shortcode — paste [livepolls slug="your-poll"] or [livepolls slug="https://livepolls.com/p/your-poll"] into any post or page
• Real-time results — votes appear live without page reload (powered by WebSockets)
• Accent colors — match your site’s branding with built-in colors or any 6-digit hex color
• Mobile-friendly — responsive design, works on phones, tablets, and desktops
• Lead capture display — shows LivePolls lead capture when it is enabled on the poll
• No account required to vote — zero friction for your visitors
• Lightweight — small local bootstrap script, no jQuery, no theme conflicts

Who it’s for

• Bloggers who want to drive engagement on long-form articles
• Newsletter operators who embed in WordPress and email
• Publishers running a/b style reader polls
• Content creators capturing audience opinion at scale

Usage

Using the Gutenberg block

1. In the post editor, click the + button to add a block
2. Search for “LivePolls” and select the block
3. Paste your LivePolls poll URL or slug into the block or right sidebar
4. Pick an accent color to match your post

Using the shortcode

1. Create a poll and its options at livepolls.com
2. Copy the poll URL (e.g., https://livepolls.com/p/best-cuisine)

3. Add the shortcode to any post or page:

   [livepolls slug=”best-cuisine”]

or:

[livepolls slug="https://livepolls.com/p/best-cuisine"]

To customize the accent color:

[livepolls slug="best-cuisine" accent="#3B82F6"]<h3>External services</h3>

This plugin embeds an iframe from livepolls.com when an embedded poll is rendered on a page. The iframe runs in the visitor’s browser and communicates with livepolls.com to fetch the poll, submit votes, and stream live result updates. In the block editor, the plugin also checks the configured poll slug against livepolls.com so editors can see whether the poll exists before publishing.

Service: LivePolls (livepolls.com)
What is sent:

• The poll slug you configure in the shortcode or block
• When a visitor votes: their selected option, vote payload, anonymized duplicate-vote metadata (cookie + hashed IP), and a source value of embed for channel attribution
• The visitor’s standard HTTP request metadata (user agent, language, IP address)

What is received:

• The poll question, options, current vote counts, and live update events via WebSocket

When data is sent:

During page render for a visitor viewing a page that contains the [livepolls] shortcode or LivePolls Gutenberg block, during vote submission, and when an editor enters a poll slug in the block sidebar so the plugin can confirm the poll exists. The plugin does not collect any data from the site owner.

Service provider links:

• Terms of Service: https://livepolls.com/terms
• Privacy Policy: https://livepolls.com/privacy

Branding

Free polls may include a small “Powered by LivePolls” badge inside the embedded poll. LivePolls Pro removes the badge.