How do I add a poll?

Modified on Mon, 22 Jun at 9:39 PM

The Poll block poses a question and provides up to five customizable responses from which learners may select a single response. If published, poll results are anonymized.


  1. Navigate to the page and select Edit this Page. Find the position where you want to add a block and select the plus (+) icon.
    Screenshot of a blank content page in Edit mode.

  2. From the dropdown, select Add Block.
    Screenshot of a pop up menu that prompts users to Add Block, Paste from Clipboard, and Add Boilerplate Template

  3. In the Add Block modal, either:
    • Use the Search field to find a block by keyword
    • Select a block from your custom list of Favorites
    • Scroll through the list of All Blocks to select one
    • Use the various Categories to filter by block type
    • Select a star icon to add or remove blocks in your Favorites listscreenshot of add block with the poll block showing

  4. Select the Poll block. The Add Poll form will open.
    poll block blank form
  5. Enter the question and poll options.

    The Publish Results? checkbox controls whether learners can see the collective poll results after submitting their response:

    • Checked (default): After submitting, learners will see how all respondents answered.
    • Unchecked: Learners submit their response but do not see any poll results.


      Check or uncheck Publish Results based on your preference, then select Add Block+.
      completed poll block with a poll on your favorite american food
  6. The new Poll block will now appear on the page with a red, dotted outline, indicating it's editable.
    the poll block in edit mode on the page with red dotted lines around it
  7. Select the Publish My Edits button to save the block to the course page and see the content as it will appear to learners. Learners may only make one selection per poll. poll block in published view
    When the Publish Results setting is enabled, the current poll results will appear after the learner makes a selection.
    result of poll view showing pizza with 66% and hamburgers with 33%
    Note: If more than one question or different question types are needed, the Survey block supports multiple questions and features five different question types. To learn more about the Survey block, refer to How do I create a survey?.

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