You can make a poll on Discord by clicking the plus icon next to the message box. This will open a menu with a list of different options. Here you will need to select the “Create Poll” option to make a poll. You can create a poll in any text channel, including direct messages and group chats, provided you have permissions.
1. Click the + icon next to the Discord message box.
2. Select Create Poll.
3. Enter in your question and answers.
4. Adjust the duration then click the Post button.
How to Add More Answers to a Discord Poll
By default a Discord Poll will only have 2 possible answers. However, you can add more answers by clicking the “Add another answer” button under the initial 2 answers. In total, a Discord poll can have up to 10 answers total. Meaning you can add an additional 8 answers if you like.
How to Use Polls in Your Discord Server
Polls are a great way to promote engagement in your Discord server. Although members may be a bit too shy to send a message, many users can’t help but share their input through an open poll. Because of this, polls can be used to encourage members to be more active in your server and contribute to the community.
You can use polls to ask opinions on your niche, receive feedback, or just ask silly questions. In all honesty, the poll probably doesn’t matter too much. However, keeping it aligned to your server’s topic will promote activity the best.
To try encourage members to participate in server polls it’s a good option to include emojis in your server polls. Specifically, adding emojis to your poll answers can help make the poll more eye-catching. Although it may be tempting to always use server emojis, they aren’t always the best option. Instead, you can experiment with using emojis that align with the selected answer, or convey an emotion. Testing what works best in your server will take some trial and error.
What Permission is Needed to Make a Poll?
Anyone with the Create Polls permission can create a poll on Discord. This permission can be turned on for a role through the server permissions, for a specific channel or category.
How to Stop Someone From Making a Poll on Discord
The only way to stop someone from making a poll on Discord is to turn off the Create Poll permission for the role in the server settings. Alternatively, you can disable the Create Polls permission through the channel or category permissions. If a role has the Create Poll permissions enabled in the server setttings, but it’s disabled on a channel, then they won’t be able to create polls in that channel.
Can You Make Polls in Discord Private Chats?
Yes, polls can be made in text channels in Discord servers, as well as private and group chats, regardless of how many users there are. This means that you can create a poll in any direct message, even if there’s only one other person involved.
