Wix Blog: Adding Tables and Polls to a Blog Post
Enhance your Wix Blog posts by adding tables and polls. Tables help you organize information clearly, making it easier for readers to digest complex data. Polls engage your audience by inviting them to share their opinions, increasing interaction on your site.
Adding a poll to a blog post
You can create a poll for your post in the Blog section of your site's dashboard or from the Wix app.
To add a poll to a blog post
Dashboard
Go to Blog in your site's dashboard.
Hover over the relevant post and click Edit.
Click the area of the post that you want to add the poll to and click the Add icon
.
Select Poll under Elements.
Select the type of poll that you want to create:
Simple list: Creates a poll with a question and a list of clickable answers.
Image and list: Creates a poll with a question, an image, and a list of clickable answers.
Images grid: Creates a poll with a question and a list of clickable images with answers written below them.
Click the fields on the poll element to customize the question and answers.
(Optional) Customize the layout, design, and settings of your poll using the available options.
Layout
Click the poll in your blog post.
Click the dropdown and select customize.
Customize your layout using the options:
Question: Enable the toggle to add a main image to your poll.
Answers: Select a List or Grid layout for your answers.
Add an image to each answer: Enable the toggle to add an image to each answer.
Poll Direction: Select a left-to-right or right-to-left direction for your poll.
3. Click Save.
Design
Click the poll in your blog post.
Click the Design icon
.
Customize the design using the options:
Background: Select a color, gradient, or image background for your poll.
Corner Roundness: Adjust how rounded the edges of your poll and answers are.
4. Click Save.
Settings
Click the poll in your blog post.
Click the Settings icon
.
Customize the settings using the options:
Voting: Select who can vote on the poll. You can choose to let everyone vote, or let only site members vote.
Allow multiple answers: Enable the toggle if you want to let people vote more than once.
Results: Select who can see the results of the poll. You can choose to let everyone see the results, let only site members see the results, or make the results only visible to you.
Show vote count: Enable the toggle to display the number of votes that visitors have submitted.
Show what each person voted for: Enable the toggle to show what people voted for.
Click Save.
8. Click Save.
Wix app
Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage
at the bottom.
Tap Blog.
Tap Posts.
Select the post that you want to add a poll to.
Tap the area of the post where you want to add the poll.
Tap the Add icon
at the bottom.
Tap Poll.
Select the type of poll that you want to create:
Simple list: Creates a poll with a question and a list of clickable answers.
Image and list: Creates a poll with a question, an image, and a list of clickable answers.
Images grid: Creates a poll with a question and a list of clickable images with answers written on them.
Enter your poll question and the answers that you want your readers to choose from.
Tap Done.
Tap Create.
Optional) Customize the layout and design of your poll using the available options:
Layout
Tap Layout.
Customize your layout using the options:
Questions: Enable the toggle to add a main image to your poll.
Answers: Select a List or Grid layout for your answers.
Add an image to each answer: Enable the toggle to add an image to each answer.
Poll Direction: Select a left-to-right or right-to-left direction for your poll.
Tap Done.
Design
Tap Design.
Select a color or image background for your poll under Choose a background style.
Tap Done.
Settings
Tap the poll in your blog post.
Tap the Settings icon
to customize the settings of your poll.
Voting:
People can pick multiple answers: Enable the toggle if you want to let people vote more than once.
Results: Select who can see the results of the poll. You can choose to let everyone see the results, let only site members see the results, or make the results only visible to you.
Show the vote count: Enable the toggle to display the number of votes that visitors have submitted.
Show who voted: Enable the toggle to display the names of the site members who voted on the poll.
Tap Save.
Tap Next.
Tap Save and publish.
Adding a table to a blog post
Add a table to blog posts to help provide more structure to your content, especially if the post has a lot of important information. You can change the text and color of your entire table or customize individual cells depending on your needs.
Note:
It is not possible to add a table to a blog post using the Wix app.
To add a table:
Go to Blog in your site's dashboard.
Click + Create New Post or click an existing post.
Click the area of the post that you want to add the table to and click the Add icon
.
Click Table.
Enter the number of columns and rows you want in your table.
Click Add.
Add the relevant content to each section of the table.
Tip: Click the More actions icon
to select a specific row or column.
Customize the look of the table and the text:
Text style: Click the Text style icon
to customize the text that appears in the table.
Vertical alignment: Click the Vertical alignment icon
to choose how you want the text to align.
Background color: Click the Background color icon
to change the background color of the table.
Border: Click the Border icon
to change the color of the table border.
Set as header: Click the Set as header icon
to set a header for your table. Your header can be horizontal or vertical.
Click Publish.
