How to Create Polls on Discord Channel

Whether you’re deciding on a movie night pick, planning an event, or just curious about what your friends think about a new game, polls can make decision-making a breeze. Here’s how you can create polls on Discord to gather input from your community.

Use Discord’s Built-in Option

Discord offers a native poll feature for all servers, which is quick and straightforward. Whether on desktop or mobile, the steps are identical:

1. Open the channel where you want to post the poll.
2. Click the + icon in the text box at the bottom.
3. Select Create Poll from the menu.
   
   
   
4. In the pop-up, enter your poll question and options (up to 10).
5. You can add emojis to each option for better understanding and visual appeal.
6. Select the duration for the poll to be live (from 1 hour to 1 week).
7. Enable Allow Multiple Answers if you want people to select more than one option.
8. Click Post to publish the poll.
   
   
   

All users in that channel can vote, change their votes, and see real-time results. They can also check what others have voted for, making the process transparent and engaging.

Enhance Your Polls With Advanced Discord Bots

For more customization, use a bot like Subo the Survey. It offers features beyond the built-in option:

• add more than 55 letters in each option and up to 24 options if required.
• choose who can vote and how many options they can vote for.
• run the poll for months if needed.
• set to show results only after the poll ends.
• keep the votes anonymous so users can vote without revealing their choice.
• Votes cannot be removed once cast.
  
  

To get started with creating polls using the Subo bot:

1. Open Subo bot link and add the Subo the survey bot to your Discord server.
2. Open the channel you want to post the poll and type /poll.
3. Select the Subo option from the menu.
4. Enter the question and then all the options.
   
   
   
5. Click Enter to check the preview.
6. Click on the Edit button to customize the poll.
7. After that, click on the Start button to publish the poll.
   
   

Of all the bots we have tried, Subo offers most number of features with a clean and easy to use interface. Other good options include PollBotPlus and Polly.

Make Polls With Images on Discord

For polls with images, use poll-maker.com. This third-party site lets you add images to questions and options, and users can vote without logging in:

1. Open the Poll Maker and enter the question and options (up to 5).
2. Click on the image icon in each option to add an image to that option.
   
   
   
3. Choose the theme and tweak other settings according to your need.
4. Open the Share tab to copy the link to the poll.
5. Share that link on your Discord channel.

Users can view the question directly on the channel and vote by clicking the link. This method is great for visual polls where images help clarify options.

These methods make it easy to gather opinions from your Discord community. Choose the one that best suits to make polls for your Discord server.