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One of the most common requests is showing the latest poll from a site on the home page. With vBulletin 5 Connect, this is easy to do using Site Builder and a Search module. This tutorial will show you how to do this.
1. Enter Site Builder and click Edit Page while on your Home Page.
2. Drag the Search module to your page where you want to display it.
3. Edit the Module by clicking on its Pencil icon.
4. Set your options for the search. Change the Widget Title to "Latest Poll". Change the Number of Results to "1". Under Types click "Polls".
5. Save the Module at the bottom of the dialog.
6. Save the Page at the top of the screen. That is all there is to it.
This can easily be changed to Latest Topic, Latest Photos, Latest Links, etc... Simply edit the options to fite your needs.
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vB5 Quick Tip: Creating a Latest Poll Module on your Home Page
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#1anwar513 commentedEditing a commentGood job Wayne
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#2krismckay commentedEditing a commentHow could I use a custom template for a search widget? Using your example, assume I wanted the "Latest Poll" widget to include some additional information or styles then other search widgets? -
#3Wayne Luke commentedEditing a commentYou can't use custom templates for modules at this time.
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...out of curiosity, is it possible to add a poll to the right side of the forums underneath the sample video? I didnt see an option to do so or I at least havent seen one but maybe im not looking in... -
I would like to suggest we have a voting module in the site editor that can be dragged down and be placed on the pages, this module should show the Current Polls going on it the site and allow a user...
