Polls
Ask your readers one question. Get a real answer.
What should we cover next? Did you make it to the fair? Which of these three names? Write the question once, paste one snippet into a post, and the same poll works in the email Ghost sends and on the web page — one vote per member, tallied live.
How it works
One question, one snippet, both channels.
Write the question
A question and two to six answers. Decide whether readers see the running tally after they vote. Set a closing date if you want one.
Paste it into a post
The dashboard hands you one HTML card. Nothing to install on your theme.
Watch the answers come in
Totals per answer in the dashboard, and live results for readers if you turned them on.
Sending a newsletter digest? Skip the paste: queue the poll for the next issue and the digest drops it in, links it to that issue, and tallies it on its own.
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What it can do
Built for newsletters, not just web pages.
One vote per member
Voting is for members. From the email, the link already knows who's clicking; on the web, a signed-in member votes in place and a signed-out visitor is asked to sign in first. Either way it's the same one vote.
Show the results, or don't
Per poll: readers see the tally after voting, or just a thank-you. Close a poll on a date and the links keep working — they show the final result instead of taking a vote.
Link scanners don't vote
Email security tools open every link in a message. A vote is never cast by opening the link — the reader confirms with a tap — so your numbers are your readers'.
Totals, never a list of names
The dashboard shows how many chose each answer. It never shows who chose what, and it can't be made to.
Polls are in alpha: the flow works as described, and the rough edges are still being sanded. If you hit one, tell me.
Pricing
Free.
Polls are on the free tier — no card required — alongside the rest of the toolbox on simple, fair pricing.
Poll your readers