Template:CitePoll/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:CitePoll.

It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Template:CitePoll invokes function pollref in Module:References using Lua.

Not to be confused with Template:Old School RuneScape Wiki/Poll

This template provides formatting for poll results for use in Old School Content Poll mw.pages. This automatically ignores answer votes for percentage calculation for answers with the names Skip question and Skip.

Usage

This template can be used by entering the following code.

{{Poll
|Question   <-- The question text on the poll -->
|AnswerX    <-- The answer text on the poll -->
|VotesX     <-- The number of votes for an answer -->
|Note       <-- Additional notes for the question -->
}}

For example:

{{Poll|Question=Do you want to understand this template?|Answer1=Yes|Votes1=8000|Answer2=No|Votes2=2000}}

Do you want to understand this template?
Yes		80% (8,000 votes)
No		20% (2,000 votes)

For more answers:

{{Poll|Question=Do you want to add more answers?|Answer1=Yes|Votes1=8000|Answer2=No|Votes2=1500|Answer3=Skip question|Votes3=500}}

Do you want to add more answers?
Yes		84.2% (8,000 votes)
No		15.8% (1,500 votes)
Skip question		500 votes

This template currently supports up to 20 answers per question.

For a note:

{{Poll|Question=Do you want to add a note?|Answer1=Yes|Votes1=8000|Answer2=From time to time|Votes2=8000|Answer3=Occasionally|Votes3=8000|Note=This is a multiple-choice question.}}

Do you want to add a note?
Yes		33.3% (8,000 votes)
From time to time		33.3% (8,000 votes)
Occasionally		33.3% (8,000 votes)
Note: This is a multiple-choice question.