Webbpoll

A Webpoll is a short poll that is embedded on a website or an intranet. The visitor chooses an answer directly on the page and the result can be shown immediately after voting. Webpolls are a good fit when you quickly want to capture an opinion, preference or reaction without creating a longer survey. In esMaker, Webpoll is an integrated feature for creating this type of web poll and working further with the results.

A web poll is a digital vote where visitors vote for one or more predefined options via a web page. It can, for example, be used to ask which option the visitor prefers, what is most important, which topic they want to read more about, which proposal should be prioritised, or what they think of an idea. Web poll, Webpoll and poll on a website are often used as different names for the same type of feature.

A voting feature on a website makes it possible for visitors to vote directly in the website's content. Instead of sending the user to a separate form, the poll can be shown, for example, in an article, on a home page, in a campaign or on an intranet. With esMaker's Webpoll, the vote can be published via a link, iframe or script.

The terms are often used for similar features, but the meaning can vary depending on the context. A Webpoll or web poll usually refers to a short question where the user votes between a few options. Online poll is the English name for the same type of feature, while online voting is a broader term that can also be used for more formal digital votes. esMaker's Webpoll is primarily intended for quick questions, opinions and interactive polls on websites and intranets – not for formal or legally binding elections.

esMaker's Webpoll lets you create a question with answer options and show it directly on a website or an intranet. You create the question and answer options in esMaker, publish the Webpoll on the page where you want to collect votes, the visitor chooses their answer, the vote is registered immediately and the result is updated in real time. You can then work further with the result in esMaker, so that a simple poll can become part of the organisation's other surveys and analysis work.

A Webpoll is a good fit when you quickly want to capture the target group's opinions or make the content more interactive. Common uses are testing ideas and proposals, letting visitors choose between options, asking what the target group prefers, prioritising different topics, evaluating content or messages, creating polls in articles, engaging visitors in campaigns, collecting quick opinions on an intranet, or getting feedback on a current question. The format works best when the question is easy to understand and quick to answer.

Good questions for a Webpoll are short, clear and possible to answer immediately with one or a few options, for example which option the visitor prefers, what should be prioritised first, which topic they want to read more about, or what they think of an idea. If you need to ask many follow-up questions or understand why someone answers in a certain way, a more extensive survey is a better fit.

A Webpoll is usually a short poll with one or a few questions, while a survey is used to examine a topic in more depth. A Webpoll is a good fit, for example, when you want to know which of three options visitors prefer, while a survey is a better fit when you want to examine several areas, ask follow-up questions or analyse relationships between different answers. In esMaker you can work with both Webpolls and more extensive surveys.

Webpoll and feedback widget are used for different types of interaction with the website visitor. Webpoll is a good fit when you actively want to ask a clear question and let visitors vote between different options, for example Which of these options do you prefer?. Feedback widget is a good fit when you want to give the visitor the opportunity to leave feedback themselves about the page or their experience, for example Did you find the information you were looking for?. Both features are integrated with esMaker.

Yes. esMaker's Webpoll can be embedded directly on a website or an intranet. The poll can be published via a link, iframe or script, which means you can place the Webpoll where the question is relevant, for example in an article, on a home page, in a campaign or on an internal portal page.

Yes. Webpoll can be used both on public websites and on intranets. On an intranet the feature can, for example, be used to ask employees which topic should be prioritised, collect opinions on an internal initiative, or let employees choose between different proposals. For more extensive or formal employee surveys, an ordinary survey is a better fit.

No. A participant does not need to log in to vote in esMaker's Webpoll. That reduces the number of steps between the question and the answer and makes it possible for the visitor to take part directly from the page where the poll is shown. Webpoll is therefore well suited to quick polls where a low barrier to participation is important.

Yes. Webpoll can be used anonymously without the participant needing to log in or provide personal data. If the organisation itself chooses to collect identifying information, the setup needs to be adapted to the purpose and the organisation's rules for processing personal data.

esMaker can be configured to limit repeat votes using, for example, IP address or cookies. Which method is suitable depends on the type of poll you are running and how strictly you need to control participation. Webpoll should not be confused with a system for formal or legally binding elections where particular requirements for identity checks and vote security may apply.

Yes. Webpoll can show the result immediately after the visitor has voted. The result is updated in real time as new votes are registered, which makes the poll interactive and lets the participant immediately see how their own vote relates to the other answers.

Yes. Results from Webpoll can be followed in real time in esMaker. Because Webpoll is integrated with esMaker, you can also work further with the results through, for example, filtering, selection and combination with other surveys and measurements.

Yes. Webpoll is designed to work on both mobile and computer. That is important for web polls because the participant should be able to vote directly from the device where the content is already being consumed.

Yes. Entergate describes Webpoll as a GDPR-secure feature in esMaker. The Webpoll can be used anonymously and does not require the participant to log in or provide personal data. If you yourselves choose to collect personal data, the poll needs to be designed according to the organisation's purpose, legal basis and data protection routines.