Polls Are Coming to Mastodon!

Sean TilleyMarch 5, 2019

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In a move that should be a surprise to no one, Mastodon has finally merged in the feature capabilities for federated polls. According to Eugen, there currently isnâ€™t a UI component for creating polls yet; they can only be created via the backend.

That said, if your server already has a compatible polls feature, you can participate in any polls coming from Mastodon. The API reference has been updated, so expect support for polls to get adopted by various mobile and desktop clients fairly soon.

A screenshot of the poll activityâ€™s JSON by Kaniini

The Pleroma project are already considering how to support this new feature so that it remains compatible between both projects.

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Sean Tilley

Sean Tilley has been a part of the federated social web for over 15+ years, starting with his experiences with Identi.ca back in 2008. Sean was involved with the Diaspora project as a Community Manager from 2011 to 2013, and helped the project move to a self-governed model. Since then, Sean has continued to study, discuss, and document the evolution of the space and the new platforms that have risen within it.

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