Community Polls changelog

v6.1.5 (2024-08-04)

+ Added new permission to allow a user group to exclude from multiple vote restrictions
* Fixed issue with random poll module when a poll is unpublished
* Added CSS classname votecount to the anywhere
* Google charts library loaded on a poll with simple bar chart

v6.1.5 (2024-06-07)

* Fixed JavaScript error in Random Poll module

v6.1.4 (2024-06-08)

* Fixed issue with installer

v6.1.3 (2024-06-07)

+ Use window.location when anywhere is false
* Fixed issue with loading anywhere script
* Fixed issue with loading anywhere help page in a modal window

v6.1.2 (2024-05-30)

+ Added support for custom templates in Anywhere scripts
+ Added support for Joomla Email Templates
+ Relocated the email notification, activity stream and points options to component options (new features tab)

v6.1.1 (2024-04-20)

* Fixed issue with displaying charts on anywhere plugin code

v6.1.0 (2024-04-14)

+ Added support for Rewardify Points
^ Removed redundant header for poll messages
* Fixed issue with smart search plugin
* Fixed layout issues with few templates when horizontal answers order is selected
* Applied outline for Results and Vote Form buttons of content plugin
* Fixed errors with language string
* Fixed list view items on mobile view

v6.0.2 (2023-11-02)

^ Added missing language string
* Community Polls editor button is not showing
* Error shown while removing votes from the poll
* Administrator buttons are not visible on the polls listing page

v6.0.1 (2023-09-26)

* Community Polls v6 should not allow installing on j3

v6.0.0 (2023-09-24)

+ Breaking Change: Added support for Joomla 5
^ Breaking Change: Removed legacy layer for Joomla 3

v5.3.6 (2023-04-15)

^ Replacing legacy API references
^ Replaced JFile/JFolder deprecated wrappers with respective file system function
* Fixed component option help labels

v5.3.5 (2023-03-22)

* Fixed issue with finder plugin
* After Joomla update, poll form not working

v5.3.4 (2023-03-19)

+ Replace addthis sharing service with JavaScript social sharing buttons
* Replace deprecated code for loading jQuery

v5.3.3 (2023-02-05)

+ Allow no restrictions on multiple voting with an option
* Form layout menu shows erorr when SEF is disabled
* Content polls plugin causing issues with Joomla 4 webservices

v5.3.2 (2022-12-16)

+ Allow no restrictions on multiple voting with an option
* Form layout menu shows erorr when SEF is disabled
* Content polls plugin causing issues with Joomla 4 webservices

v5.3.1 (2022-11-02)

+ New plugin for supporting Joomla Privacy component

v5.3.0 (2022-10-24)

+ Added new option to disable animations when switching form and results
+ New option to show/hide user avatar on the polls listing page
+ PHP 8.1 support added
* Fix issue with browser window navigate to top after voting on the poll
* Fix issue with content plugins that does not send article text field

v5.2.7 (2022-08-05)

* Fixed issue with content poll plugin on Joomla 3

v5.2.6 (2022-07-30)

+ Use styled radio/checkboxes when using Bootstrap 5 layout
^ Do not load redundant bootstrap support files in Joomla 4
* Inner padding in the toolbar occupying more space than it should be
* Tags are not saving in Joomla 3.10 or later versions

v5.2.5 (2022-03-11)

* Link and youtube selection dialog do not show on backend form
* Fixed issue with poll selection dialog on single poll menu item
* Editor button plugin does not open correct modal window
* Fixed issue with conflicting class name HtmlIcon
* Fixed issue with displaying edit button on poll details page
* Fixed issue with single poll menu item selection modal in Joomla3

v5.2.4 (2021-12-08)

* Fixed issue with deprecated API in the community polls content plugin
* Messages block cannot be hidden even after disabling option

v5.2.3 (2021-11-18)

* Fixed issue with content plugin not loading properties

v5.2.2 (2021-11-08)

* Categories page shows warning message on Joomla 4
* Fixed issue with editor plugin in Joomla 4

v5.2.1 (2021-10-22)

+ New responsive view for grid type poll in bootstrap5 layout
+ Adding new validations for min/max selections with individual messages
+ Adding new reset answers button to reset grid poll selections
* Categories list advanced search is empty
* Google pie chart does not load in Random Poll module on non-CP pages

+ New layout based on Bootstrap 5 library
+ Joomla 4 RC 4 support added
^ Changed the button appearance of clear all votes button
* Fixed issue with the warning messages when using PHP 8

+ PHP 8 support added
+ Show "Closed" badge in polls listing for polls which are closed for voting
+ New option to hide the information messages show after loading poll
* Fixed issue with submit button on front-end poll form
* Search box overflows right to viewport in mobile view
* Guest users cannot vote when changing votes allowed
* Show Title option do not show/hide title in content poll
* Introtext cannot be displayed when using content poll
* Warning message shown on page when showing poll with content plugin
* Editor button insert poll link instead of shortcode.
* Toolbar menu items do not work when SEF is not enabled

* Incorrect install sql file in the previous package fixed

* Hotfix to the previous failed build

* Add answer button does not work in backend form page

+ Allow safe HTML tags in poll answers
^ Added missing language strings
^ Joomla 4 beta 3 support added
^ Updated default collation of tables for new installations
* Modern chart type cannot be used in content plugin
* Poll do not load properly when using YooTheme pagebuilder
* Unable to show results when random poll module loaded on poll details page
* Modify jquery cdn URL to https in anywhere script
* Timeline charts are not working when using Google charts

* Messages shown in poll displayed using anywhere script are misaligned
* Content poll loads anywhere script even if anywhere flag not set
* Content poll submit button disabled when selecting answer
* Categories page shows php warning message when there are no polls

+ New Geo Chart in backend dashboard
^ Replace daily votes flash chart with Google SVG chart
* reCaptcha could not be validated when using v2

+ Show global option beside "User Global" text on each option in the poll edit page and menu item pages.
+ New option to skip email queue when sending emails
+ New single poll level vote restriction method option
+ Added new statistics such as Country, City and User-Agent in administrator poll statistics page
* Unable to select the poll in Single Poll menu item configuration
* Votes count cannot be hidden in polls listing page using option
* Poll publish status is ignored when saving the poll from back-end
* Do not allow search engines to index poll suggestions ajax URLs
* Poll results are not shown when the voting closed and user is eligible

+ Added new module positions (see documentation for updates)
* Unicode urls are not created when saving the items
* Images attached to answers are shown in smaller size and not aligned
* Poll rendered through anywhere code does not show proper styles
* Points are not assigned when using easysocial user points system
* Added missing language string for EasySocial user points setup

+ Added Sociable support
^ Removed Google+ references
* Unable to vote when there are no menu items created
* Blank box is displayed when all elements in poll details are disabled
* Hover on tooltips removes elements when mootools loaded
* Suggestions tabs don't work in bootstrap4

* Voting buttons disabled when selecting answer in random poll module

+ Custom answer as valid vote (for min and max answers validation)
^ Improved validation messages display
^ Updates to bootstrap 4 layouts
^ Bootstrap 4 layout issue with voted members list is fixed
^ Redesigned the votes count box in the polls listing page
* Voting button continue to sping and do not complete voting when custom answer is shown
* Do not allow parsing non-existent polls in the content plugin
* Editor button to insert survey shortcode is not working
* Wrong order of columns and headers in backend user listing page

+ Added link back to Community Polls changelog in the dashboard view
^ Show results view by default when user already voted
* Show page heading menu option breaks the page
* Backward compatibility of content plugin with anywhere option

* Unable to hide category box in list pages
* Warning message shown when using PHP 7.x

+ Added support for Joomla 4 alpha 5
* Guest users cannot vote when reCaptcha is enabled.

+ Joomla 4 compatibility updates (Full rewrite of code)
+ New Bootstrap 4 based layout/theme
+ New router with remove IDs capability
+ Added plugin option to configure custom email distribution for new polls and new votes
^ Replaced annoying alert messages with inline message on anywhere script output
^ Removed deprecated API usages
^ Framework: Replaced RuntimeException with Exception
* Poll answers are not updated with new vote after it is registered
* Show polls count option is not working in categories page
* Email type cannot be editable when creating new email templates
* Added user email id in votes CSV export file
* Added missing language string in edit poll screen
* Empty space shown below poll title in listing pages
* Timeline chart does not show on few templates

+ New feature - export responses of a poll to CSV file (admin only)
+ GDPR Compliance: Allow users to downloaded their voting history
+ GDPR Compliance: Allow users to delete their own polls using permission system
^ Changing Save button label to Submit on poll form page
* Selected poll customize options in form page are not visible on mobile phone browsers
* Cancel button on form page do not show correctly with bootstrap3 based templates

* Version update shows wrong status

^ Updated default character set of tables to utf8mb4_unicode_ci
^ EasySocial compatibility update
* Deleted polls causing alerts in activity stream
* No results are shown for closed polls when using modern chart
* Random Poll module do not select poll from all polls

^ Redirect user to polls category page after saving poll
^ Added untranslated strings
* Random poll module do not show reports of bar chart after voting
* New votes not shown after user vote

^ Added untranslated strings
* Random Poll module throws javascript error
* Default avatar is showing for all users in voters list block

* JavaScript errors shown after updating to v4.6.0
* Unable to deselect allowed chart types

+ New modern chart types (doughnut, bar, line) using chart.js library
+ Show voted answer in My Votes page
^ Removed support for image charts using pChart library
* Clicking on poll link in My Votes page shows error
* Clicking on poll title in My Votes page shows error page
* Ordering of columns is not working on backend users listing page
* Voter list shows duplicate users
* Chart displayed after voting do not show last recorded vote

+ Display votes and voters count in poll details backend page
^ EasySocial poll plugin compatibility with PHP strict standards
^ Performance improvements with votes table
* Untranslated strings in backend
* Poll results shows chart from the first poll if multiple polls showed on the same page
* Poll form shows javascript error when site template do not define messages container

+ New feature to show list of users who voted on the poll
* Fixed layout issues in random poll module with few templates
* Guest users cannot vote on private polls
* Secret code is not generated when creating the private poll

* Poll validations failed when poll type is checkbox

+ New shareable layouts for Poll details view
+ Added AltaUserPoints support
+ Show answers with images in thumbnail format when answers are selected to show inline
+ New points rules for awarding points to user who voted up a question or a reply
+ Added option to restrict categories in Community Answers module
+ Added support for AltaUserPoints
+ New JLayout based layouts for poll details page
+ New option to toggle answers layout from line by line to vertical columns
^ Removed deprecated APIs, minimum Joomla! version required is v3.5.0
^ Updated easysocial profile plugin to support v4
^ Changed Vote Now label to Vote and View Result button to Result
* All categories are not showing on backend when multilanguage is enabled
* Ask form do not fit screen when viewed on mobile devices
* Error shown when ratings are enabled
* Bounty/Login modal shown as disabled on some templates
* Poll cannot be selected using single poll menu item
* Modal dialogs are hidden under black box on few templates
* User name do not display properly when CB content plugin is enabled
* Unable to load poll using embedding in article
* Content plugin do not show all data from poll
* Bar chart bars are aligned to right side with small width when poll is displayed using anywhere script

+ Added index on polls table to improve performance of loading lists
+ Added new user message to show answers user voted on when modify answers option is enabled
^ Added index on modified_by field to improve performance of polls listing
* Create Poll button do not show if user is given access to only few categories 
* JomSocial stream always gets user display name instead of username
* Custom answer should be mandatory if other answers are not selected

+ Added component option to show/hide poll description
* Unable to vote on a radio button type poll when custom answer is enabled
* Activity stream always sent with user original name even username is chosen
* Empty alert is shown on poll details page when template css force show alerts

* Limit Polls option do not restrict users from creating more polls if the form is accessed directly.
* Wrong url configured for advanced search button
* Random polls module always default to random order
* Poll description is not showing when view access is not set
* Polls are not displayed in random order when custom poll ids are given

^ Joomla 3.5 compatibility update
* reCaptcha broken after Joomla 3.5.1 upgrade
* Limit Polls parameter do not limit maximum polls allowed to create per day
* No email notification sent to admin users when a new poll is created
* Default settings of minimum and maximum selection values prevent users from voting
* Poll end message do not show when showing poll with anywhere code or content plugin
* Show Search Box option is not working
* Error during installation

+ Added option to show/hide feed icon
^ Joomla 3.5 compatibility updates
* Youtube media do not work with content plugin
* Certain HTML content in poll description causes polls listing broken

+ Added polls statistics on admin categories page
+ Added migrate page to migrate from previous versions
* Default chart type cannot be overridden at poll level
* Polls ordering option do not work

+ Added option to hide category box
+ Support for attaching YouTube video for each answer
+ New easysocial plugin added to support showing polls in user profile
+ Support for customizing email notification templates
+ Emails are now sent using CjLib queue process
+ Support for extending Community Polls through plugin events
^ Moved question layouts to new shareable layouts
* Poll cannot be saved from backend
* Captcha do not work when user voting
* No approval emails being sent for moderation
* Vote cannot be registered
* Poll specific chart type cannot be selected

^ Hot patch

* JomSocial points are not getting added, new rules updated
* Random poll module throw error

+ Show poll form in EasySocial activity stream
^ Show only categories belongs to the current menu language in form and search pages
^ Show end message after voting when anywhere code is used
^ Show results first when the user already voted and can modify results
^ Support for content plugins in random poll module description
* Discover button redirect to home page where there is a JavaScript error on the page
* Vote button do not complete task when reCaptcha is enabled but not configured.

* Highlight notice messages box on poll details page
* Untranslated strings shown on small devices (phones)
* EasySocial activity stream shows html tags
* Activity stream do not get SEF enabled poll urls
* Listing layout do not render properly when the poll description html is not well formatted
* Vote button spin continuously after voting
* Advanced search is not working
* New poll creating activity is not sent to EasySocial
* Author polls suggestions tab loads page content instead of polls
* Poll form does not work if Joomla editor is selected as default

^ Added front-end validation for Minimum and Maximum answers rules
^ Bootstrap 3 compatibility updates
^ Added CjForum and EasySocial rules within the distribution for easy installation
* Categories do not show to front-end users
* RSS Feed text is not translated in language file

+ Support for Joomla AutoUpdater added

+ Added new Bootstrap 3 enabled theme
+ Added Community Polls module
+ Updated form validator to support Joomla 3.4
* Removed container adding extra padding on the component content
* Percent votes shown on chart bars are not updated after voting
* Fixed category layout issue
* Community Polls Categories module is not working
* User display name option do not work, always shows user original name
* RSS Feed text is not translated in language file
* Vote button in Random poll module do not work after upgrade from Joomla 2.5

* Fixed issues related to layouts

* Chart not shown on poll published in an article using anywhere script

+ Added mod_cpcategories module
+ Added new table to track user location, browser and platform details
+ Only last poll result is shown when multiple polls inserted in an article using Content Polls plugin.
* Vote expiration does not work when using Anywhere script
* Default poll types allowed field is empty on new installation
* Vote button continue to spin when using EasySocial points system
* Enabling EasySocial activity stream results in vote progress spinning continuosly.
* Enabling caching results in vote not getting registered.

* Fixed issue with show search box option not effective

+ Support for CjForum (Profile Integration, Profile Linking, Avatars, Activity Stream, Points System)
+ Joomla 3 sharable layouts for easy customization (for few blocks such as polls listing, category table, search form etc.)
+ Added new permission for poll review/approval
+ New configuration option to show/hide poll suggestions lists.
* Fixed issue with EasySocial plugin.
* Descriptions does not show in category list table when a category is clicked
* Stack answers option hides custom answer field in random poll module.
* User table counts do not update when a user vote or created a poll
^ Align grid answers and controls to center

* If multiple polls embedded through anywhere code, already voted message shows for vote on second poll
* Styles not loaded on poll loaded through anywhere code
* Votes count of options does not update after a vote is deleted from administrator
* Show view result/form button only when there are votes registered
* Unable to override the default values of options if they are disabled

+ New plugin - Editor button to add poll inside an article
+ Option to display latest or random poll in Random Poll module
+ Added new search plugin for Community Polls v4
* Anywhere code does not work if the anywhere flag not set on same website
* Default values are not effective when use global is selected in poll options
* Do not execute content polls plugin in admin site
* Random poll vote button does not work for second time if the user clicks on it without selecting any option
* Unable to save HTML content using Joomla editor
* Empty icon is being displayed if end message is empty

* Setting category in random poll module produces error
* Stack answers option does not display custom answer textbox.

+ Updated ramdom poll module options 
* Random poll module does not show charts when google charts enabled
* Random poll module custom answers static strings are not translated
* End message shows bbcode instead of html when bbcode editor is used

* Fixed issue with displaying anywhere poll

* Unable to save poll if language filter plugin enabled
* Backend always using bbcode editor irrespective of editor selected
* Fixed backend layout issues

* Unable to change default editor

+ My Polls link on toolbar updated to have linkable url

* Radio button question should not allow custom answer along with selection
^ Removed unused language strings

* Twitter integration throws error

+ New Joomla category system support with category specific permissions
+ New Joomla tags support
+ Full ACL support at component/category/poll levels
+ Revamped front-end and back-end to streamline the UI with Joomla UI
+ Complete customization options at component/category/poll levels
+ New WYSIWYG BBCode editor in place of existing bbcode editor
+ Modify Answers support
+ End of Voting Message support
+ Be simple approach with UI, voting etc. No more blocking popups.
+ New router and urls structure for better SEO
+ New feature: Minimum Answers, Maximum Answers restriction
^ Removed multipoll support

* Fixed issue with closing date and results up date when poll created from backend.

* Fixed issue with modify answers function

+ Answers order: Now you can order answers by number of votes
+ Save, Save & Close buttons: Editing poll on back-end now made easy
+ Alias: Now admins can enter alias manually instead of it generated automatically
+ New menu item short-cut for Featured Polls
+ New menu item short-cut for Latest Polls
+ New menu item short-cut for Most Voted Polls
+ New events to support extendibility of the component - onBeforeSavePoll, onAfterSavePoll, onAfterVote
+ Joomla 3.2 fully supported
^ Generate Unicode slugs only when Unicode aliases enabled on Global Configuration
^ Do not display the component menu on back-end dashboard as it is already exist
* Sync button on back-end does not sync statistics properly.
* xhtml urls cause issue on few systems
* Display user friendly login message when user tries to vote on poll which he is not authorized
* Votes points not registered if using JomSocial points
* Dialog box not shown on certain templates
* Form validation messages are not translatable

* Fixed typo in language file
* Users cannot edit the polls from front-end
* Poll closing date and results up date do not consider time-zone differences
* Captcha update for Joomla 3

* Links in mails sent on approval from admin screen are not working
^ Hide suggestions box when no suggestions enabled

* Update to previous install breaks CP in J2.5

+ Stack Answers: Now you can enable "Custom Answer" to stack to existing answers when user adds one.
+ Joomla 3.2 compatibility
+ Vote Expiration: Now you can set vote expiration in minutes after which user can vote again
^ No results found message now has alert box styling
^ Images now has alt text
* URLs in breadcrumbs has wrong links
* Dates are not considering timezone differences
* Publish Results value is not in effect when using Anywhere script
* Search box is too small to access

+ Vote Expiration: Now you can set vote expiration in minutes and works with ip and username restrictions
+ reCaptcha support for grid polls
+ Missing entries for back-end translation files.

+ reCaptcha support for voting using new permission setting
* Feeds are not shown on Joomla 3.x

* Points are not awarded using JomSocial points
* Search box always gets a default value causing questions list empty

* Unable to get categories in Kommento plugin

* Search box is too small

* Edit poll link not working on admin listing page

+ Daily voting stats chart on dashboard
* Search button not working on admin listing page

+ User votes listing page in administrator users page
+ User sync using Ajax sync function to avoid timeouts
^ Added indexes to optimize permformance

* Multipolls page cannot get data
* Bug in Kommento plugin

* Poll suggestions list has same url for all polls

* Error while creating poll using secret flag set

+ Configuration entries to disable jquery and bootstrap to debug jquery issues

+ Private Polls - now you can create private polls which are accessible only through a secret url

+ New votes listing page in admin site to view and manage votes recorded for each poll
+ New daily votes chart in dashboard to display overall voting trend
+ New daily votes chart in poll details page in admin section
^ Performance improvements in sync function
* Author polls list not getting populated in suggestions below the poll page
* No error displayed but poll not saved when description is mandatory
* Poll creator should see the results irrespective of whether poll results view date passed or not
* File upload form is floated around page on some templates

+ Users will now see loading status after click vote button and multiple clicks of vote button are now avoided
+ sh404sef plugin included in the package with full feature support
^ Multipoll layout polls now respect their own color palletes
^ Breadcrumbs enhancements for poll details page
* Pagination layout fixes for some templates
* Spin wheel does not stop after voting if the user do not have view result permission
* Poll accepting votes even after poll closing date passed
* Both poll form and vote now buttons visible at the same time on some templates

+ Now you can select default menu item type either latest, popular, mostvoted or ordered polls listing page
+ Now you can select polls listing time duration per menu item level
^ Date selection through date picker on poll form
* Wrong message displayed after poll is autoapproved

* Anonymous option not shown on backend form

+ Full customization configuration for front-end poll form options
+ Anonymous polls
* No username present in notification emails when poll approved from email
* View Results permission not working for multipolls page
* User cannot vote by entering only custom answer
* Ignore adding category parent as itself to avoid errors on categories page

+ Added an menu option to redirect user to different page after voting on multipoll page.
* Content plugins not being processed on poll description
* No html is being saved when using CK editor

* RSS Feed button is not visible
* Menu items language strings are not translated
* Spinner not stops but registered vote
* Percentage bar is not visible on Gpie chart if percentage is over 90

* Urls are incorrect in EasyComment notifications
* Unable to show more than 20 listings on listing page

* Missing poll moderation selection configuration option
* Untranslated strings exist
* Alias should not be mandatory

+ Added EasyComment support

* Hot patch for previous release

^ Added scope to bootstrap css to avoid template conflicts
* Admin notifications are not sent

^ Disallow multiple submits when voting through Anywhere
* Progress animation is not shown using Anywhere

^ Use native poll voting method while voting using content plugin
* Do not show error when no chart types selected on configuration

* Minimum description character length is not respected
* Checkboxes questions are not selectable on IE7
* Email notification not sent if voted using Polls Anywhere
^ Pull avatar to left side when viewing on mobile phones instead of spanning to full row

* Joomla input API bug prevents loading json request values, reverted to JRequest temporarily.
^ Added comment blocks on template for easy customization

^ Updated backend functions to use Joomla 12.1 platform JInput API
^ Removed unused language strings

+ CjBlog badges support
* Answer link label is not shown in admin poll form

+ Joomla 3.0 Support
+ Full rewrite of front-end and back-end with Bootstrap UI look and feel.
+ Categories list display support on front-end listing with customizable options for number of rows of categories
+ New permission settings to control attachments and editing polls
+ Multi Polls with images and URLs display support
+ New and redesigned control panel page for administrator site
+ Ajax enabled publishing options for admin site
+ New and easy to understand design of poll creation form.
+ Multi-Language support: Now restrict categories and polls from showing to only language of your choice.
+ Daily responses chart and sharing tools are now occupies less space with foldable accordin
* Number of bugs were fixed duing the rewrite phase
^ Removed jQuery UI support as it conflicts with bootstrap and there is no significant progress in jQuery UI project

* JSON calls not passthrough in IE7

* Unable to use more than 7 colors on Anywhere polls layouts
* JomSocial activity stream not working for new polls
* Uesr display name is not changed even if set in configuration

+ Poll option to publish results only after specified date
+ Added support to display poll result messages in Anywhere
+ Multipolls support - display multiple polls on same page like a survey - with limited functionality
+ Load users at a go in third party integrations to avoid multiple DB calls (supported Kunena & CjBlog only)
* Language file correction for typo

+ Added ability to update alias
^ Removed unused helper methods
^ PHP 5.3 strict mode support changes
^ Migrate common functions to CjLib

+ Added debug mode to find errors
* Front-end dashboard page blocks not aligned properly in IE

* Categories not showing correct statistics
^ Update to CJLib new version support

^ Language strings correction
* Guests unable to vote when a vote is recorded
* Categories menu not functioning

+ Give points to poll author when a vote received

^ Version number correction

^ Changes related to STRICT mode compliance of PHP
^ CJLib new API support
* Minor language string correction
* Unable to select categories in menu item creation

+ DISQUS comment support
+ New module positions introduced

* Unable to load poll using Anywhere

* Category poll count not updated while saving poll
* Editing from backend deletes existing answers
* Sharing options cannot be deselected after selecting in configuration
* Chart not gets loaded when global option selected

+ Community Polls module update
* Unable to de-select sharing services once selected
* Include pChart libraries only when required
* Saving poll without changing default answer should give error

+ Embed polls in articles
* Added missing language string in language file
* Progress spinner not showing in Anywhere

* Unable to approve polls from front-end
* Breadcrumb urls missing itemid, uses catid instead of id

+ Images and links support for Anywhere
+ Ability to choose chart type from Anywhere Javascript options
+ Ability to pass color pallete name in Anywhere JavaScript options
+ RSS Feed link in polls listings page
* Unable to load multiple polls on same page using Anywhere
* BBCode is not processed for poll description

+ Ability to restrict polls for selected category per menu item level

* Removed debug information from admin save poll function
* Unable to save poll from backend in j1.5
* Column span is not set to correct number causing polls list table foooter not span properly
* Username is not displayed in listings if no avatar component selected
* Minor corrections in language strings shown to user when not authorized
* Unable to hide Anywhere block even it is disabled in backend.

+ User documentation page for advanced Anywhere configuration on share block
* Blank page displayed after poll approval fom backend
* Twitter tweet url and activity stream is missing itemid
* 500 error shown after poll creation when moderation is enabled
* Pipe symbol causing issue with language strings in j1.5
* User polls button should only visible to users logged in

+ Two new charts - Image bar chart and Image pie chart
+ Multiple poll support - Random poll & Polls anywhere update for supporting multiple polls on same page
+ Poll creation from backend - Now you can add polls from both front-end and back-end
+ Color palletes - No more fixed colors for charts, choose from different color palletes
+ Linking answers - Now you can attach hyperlink to the poll answers along with adding images for each answer
+ New dashboard page for more beautiful and customizable front-end
+ Full rewrite - The front-end is fully rewritten for best performance
+ Improved bookmarking: Better sharing tools
+ New timeline graphs for displaying voting timeline
+ Natural search feature
+ Improved poll suggestions - Now loads on demand to reduce load on your server
+ Facebook comments support
+ Tableless design
+ Pls, add the option to see results in random community poll module
+ Support for FB Comments Plugins / API
+ Mod_communitypolls and Xmap plugin for Joomla 1.6
+ Facebook Comments
+ Date button Bug
+ JomSocial - Activity Stream Item For Guests
+ Add ordering option for polls
* "results are ready" on zero votes ??
* Image per option doesn't display after first view following voting
* Publishing a poll from moderation causes incorrect hyperlink in activity stream

+ RSS Feeds
+ mod_communitypolls.zip [priority medium]
* Backend - Poll Closing Date - not possible to change [priority high]

+ Allow users to enter their own answer/options
+ Notification for Vote posted for given Poll
+ Random Poll module update

+ Multi-level category system
+ Kunena 1.6.3+ support
+ Random poll module update
+ Enhanced UI for admin configuration
* Correction in language entry

+ Multi-level categories
+ Images support for Polls Anywhere.
+ Kunena 1.6.3+ support
+ Improved admin configuration UI
+ One installer for all Joomla versions
* Date format is invalid for dates over 1 year
* Invalid date format displayed in admin pages in Joomla 1.6/7

* List of active polls : "not the right category"
* Description is not being saved

+ jQuery plugin v1.5.0 & v1.6.1 support
+ HTTPS support for Google charts
* Random Poll module update for bug fixes
* Category id is not in effect on home page
* Category links are not working as expected
* No space between label and category name
* Duplicate style height in list.php
* Translation friendly dates
* Answers not displayed in order they posted
* Back to poll link in user polls page is not working
* Moved admin notification email body and subject to language file
* Error with grid poll which casting vote on few systems
* 1.5.25 Missing translation in category box tooltip

^ General maintenance update

* sef issues, some urls not passed through JRoute
* Grid poll layout issues
* Add another column button is not styled in New poll page
^ v1.6.1 updated to sync with 1.5.x version.

+ Reset a Poll
+ Number of Votes versus Number of Poll Submissions
+ Email notification to "Admin Group"
+ txt_n_ bad to translate
+ Twitter new API update
* Multi Radio Grid Polls - Only 1 chance to see the results!
* unpublish not functioning
* poll submitted for approval - email link

+ v1.6.1 hotpatch update released

+ Improved human friendly dates
+ To use jQuery Tabs & buttons for enhanced user experience & unique look and feel across corejoomla components
+ Improved notification emails
* Create poll issues with IE7 & IE8 Bug Fixes
* Mighty Touch Bug Fixes
* JavaScript error message appearing while uploading image in IE8
* Move hardcoded styles in viewpoll page to css file

* Unable to add more than two options in IE7 (Related to IE7 bug, other versions of IE are not affected)
* Unable to post description when set mandatory in IE7 (Related to IE7 bug)
* PollsAnywhere is not working after last update (Missing JavaScript file)

* Unable to load template on some custom Joomla templates
* Failed to update the PollsAnywhere js file during installation

+ Template overrides (See documentation)
+ Ability to change theme dynamically using request parameter (See FAQs)
+ Include poll url in poll approval notification mail.
+ Link IP Address to whois database in admin & site pages
+ Added menu toolbar to have backlinks on author polls page
+ Added Back To Poll menu in voted users page
+ Added total votes display on view poll page
* Empty row displayed in user list when a Joomla user is deleted
* Custom date format is not effective on view poll page
* Date format is not considering the timezone lead/lag
* Moved hardcoded language strings to language file
* unadjusted div widths on listing page
* Buttons are too adjuscant to each other
* Setting description mandatory does not allow saving poll

+ Added new menu item for Add New Poll page.
* No emails sent after poll approval
* Preserve itemids to retain modules on pages
* Language text is not translated in JomSocial activity stream when approved a poll from backend.
* Warning message in firebug for JavaScript handlers.

* Quotation mark appearing below avatar in Polls Anywhere view
* Website name ends with slash in Polls Anywhere view

+ Allow voting restriction either/one/many of ip address, cookie and username
* No points for approval of polls from CPanel page
* Polls anywhere is not working on some pages

* Cast Vote button shall not be displayed when voter is not eligible for voting
* Hide Add New Poll button from unauthorised users
* Toolbar css styling issue
+ Avatar in voted users page
+ IP Address of voted users (visible only for backend users)

+ Hide results from viewing to selected group of front end users
+ Polls Anywhere on individual poll level
+ Polls Anywhere enabled by default for all new and old polls unless disabled at poll level
+ Support for JAComment comment system
* Wrong version shown in version information
* Polls Anywhere preview is allowing double voting
* Polls Anywhere preview is not showing up on some systems
* Missing jQuery.noConflict in one js file
* Add default text in polls anywhere div to avoid truncation of tag in WYSIWYG save
* Missing Poll Suggestions in grid poll

* MooTools conflict on few systems
* Random Poll module update

* Make compatible with Mootools 1.2 plugin. Now using jQuery for all interactions.
* Embed Poll preview is not working
* Polls Anywhere avatar is not displaying outsite the owner website
* Process content plugins in poll description field (configurable from backend)
* Tabs are not working on some systems. Improved poll suggestions tabs with new look
* Missing end HTML tags for options in backend configuration

+ Polls Anywhere
+ Mighty Touch Points Support
+ Redirect to login and route back to referrer page upon login when user not logged in
* Moved language strings in code to language file
* Tweeked SQL queries to boost performance
* IE8 issue in viewing cast vote button
* Grid poll does not cast vote properly in IE7/8

* Guests unable to vote after previous update
* ShareThis option help tool-tip is not showing the description in admin configuration.

+ ShareThis widget integration
* poll votes count issue
* voter names not appearing in users who voted page
* vote count went to millions after upgrade to v1.5.10

+ New grid polls feature
* Points not awarded on approval of poll from backend
* voted users shall not be displayed before a couple of votes registered
* poll result shall not be shown if less than 2 votes registered
* text poll is displayed instead of votes in admin poll details page
* Moved static texts to language files

* Fixed issue while deleting the polls from backend that does not update polls count properly.
+ Added new Sync button in polls list page of backend to update the polls count manually.

+ New Interactive Pie Chart
+ New Delete polls from backend feature
* Fixed typo of table variable (fixes random poll module bug).
* Css style fix (buttons text not displaying properly on some rocket theme templates)
* Joomla 1.6 supporting updates
* Error displaying charts when poll cannot be retrieved
* Twitter update message length issue fix
* Alpha User Points avatar fix per latest release
* Null checks missing in few places for pagination links
* Filter combo boxes wrapped in list pages

+ Mighty Extensions username link dropdown box integration
+ Mighty Extensions Avatar profile link integration
+ Added version check block in Administration CPanel
* Fixed small issue with polls count when checkboxes are used

+ Multiple selection checkboxes support
+ WYSIWYG Editor support for editing polls in backend
* Fixed few UI issues

+ Mighty Touch integration
+ WYSIWYG editor support for description of poll
+ Tracking option selected by the user. Administrator can view in the backend which option the user selected.
+ New users list page to display poll statistics of each user (backend pages)
+ IP Address column in moderated backend polls list and poll details pages
+ New details link in polls list for each link, which displays page to show who all voted on poll (backend)
+ New username column in control panel pending list view.
* Points shall not be awarded before poll gets approved
* PHP notice in poll view page.
* CPanel button in backend pages is not functioning
* PHP include error when AUP points system selected but not installed.

* Unable to vote on RocketTheme templates
* Community Polls button css overrides JComments button css
^ Moved static text entries in View Poll page to language file
* Scrambled poll titles in administration control panel
* IE6 issues with sidebar
* Removed $mainframe (Joomla 1.6 compatiability changes)

* Security issues fixed (Please upgrade immediately)
* points awarded when poll created but not approved. Applicable only when poll moderation enabled.
* Major UI enhancements to support most of the popular browsers including IE6 +Twitter updates with bit.ly and tinyurl.com support
+ Image attachments facility for poll options +CPAuthorization - A new granular permission system to restrict the usage of Community Polls.
+ IP based restriction of guest user votes.

+ Added back-end pages - Dashboard, Statistics and Support
+ Added approval tool in Dashboard page + Added back-end option to change the order of poll suggestions displayed on view poll page
+ Added back-end option to limit the number of polls displayed on polls listing page
+ Added back-end option to change chart colors
+ Added back-end option to change pie chart height
+ Now previewing the poll before voting is possible with the newly added button on front-end
+ Added back-end option to control preview poll button display
+ Now navigating to previous poll is also possible with newly added button.
+ New page to list polls created by the user whose poll is being viewed currently
+ New page to display list of registered users who voted on poll
+ Recording IP addresses of registered and guest users
+ Recording votes from guest users
+ Added more information on polls view page to show category and creator name.
* Fixed headings and subheadings to display drop shadows for better look and feel.
* Fixed issue of displaying even if none of the poll suggestions enabled.
* Fixed few issues with Email Notification facility on some systems
* Fixed Email body content length limit issue

*  Fixed few security related issues. Recommended to upgrade to this version immediately.
*  Fixed issues with the email notification functionality.

+ Featured Polls
+ Advanced Google Pie Charts
+ Time bounded polls
+ New poll suggestions - Author Polls and Featured Polls
+ Email notification on approval of polls
+ Publishing features on view poll page.

* Hotfix for warning display when there are no results found in poll suggestions feature.

+ New Ajax voting functionality added.
+ Bar chart look and feel updated.
- Pie chart is removed due to few bugs, will be added in the next release.
+ New view poll interface with the Avatar and sidebar.
+ Jomsocial Activity Stream is added
+ New poll suggestions - Latest Polls and Most Voted Polls added.
+ View poll and New poll pages updated with the Jaaji Template.
+ Sirimalli template buttons removed for effective space utilization.
+ Administrator configuration options updated with the latest changes and more categories.
+ Added new module position cp_below_avatar (Loaded on 20% of the width of your template) for Jaaji template. Sirimalli template. 
* Fixed issues with the backend configuration options not reflecting the changes
* Fixed front-end issue of showing non-related polls in the related polls section. An exclude keyword list introduced.
* Fixed few minor bugs with the list layout

+ New templating system introduced
+ Updated templates sirimalli and jaaji
+ Support for new Avatars - Kunena, Gravatar, Alpha User Points
* Fixed configuration parameter propagation delay issue.
* Fixed categories show/hide issue
* Fixed few styles issues

+ Added poll editing feature on administration control panel
+ Added description option for polls
+ Added JomComment comments count link on listing page
* Fixed avatar issue with Community Builder
* Fixed few security related issues.

+ Added Related Polls feature.
* Fixed performance issues with Advanced pie chart.

+ Added new advanced pie chart to display the results
+ Added new configuration option for date format selection
+ Added new configuration option for user name format selection
+ Added JComments comments count link on list page

+ Added support for JComments. Now Community Polls support two great comment systems JomComment and JComment.

+ Added moderation feature for polls. The submitted polls can be reviewed in the admin control panel before they get published. Moderation can be set to guest polls or all polls.

+ Added configuration parameter "Limit Polls". You can limit number of polls per day per person. Set 0 for no limit.
* Fixed bug with configuration parameter not displaying right option.

+ Initial Release