Simple Polls
Simple Polls is a lightweight Minecraft plugin that allows server admins to create interactive polls for players. Players can vote on polls directly in-game through an intuitive GUI, and poll results are tracked in real-time. Expired polls are automatically managed and stored separately.
This is a plugin designed for small SMPs to make sure that only people who actively play vote on important polls, use in large servers(200+ players) in not recommended
Features
- Create polls with a question and multiple options (up to 9 options per poll)
- Manage polls through a GUI
- Track votes per player
- Automatically expire polls and archive them
- View active and expired polls
- Player-friendly GUI for voting
- Chat-based input for creating and editing polls
- Persistent storage using YAML files
Installation
- Download the latest build of Simple Polls.
- Place the JAR file in your server's
plugins folder.
- Start or restart the server to generate the config and data folders.
- Ensure you have the correct Minecraft version (
1.21.4+ recommended).
Commands
| Command |
Description |
/poll |
Open the Simple Polls GUI |
/polls |
Alias for /poll |
Permissions
polls.manage – Allows a player to create and manage polls. Default: OP.
Usage
- Open the polls GUI with
/poll or /polls.
- Click on a poll to vote.
- Players who join the server are notified about active polls they haven’t voted on yet.
- Expired polls can be viewed separately.
Data Storage
- Poll data is saved in the
plugins/SimplePolls/polldata folder.
- Expired polls are moved to
plugins/SimplePolls/expiredpolldata.
- Each poll is stored as a separate
.yml file.
Planned Features
- Actually limiting the amount of options ;-;
- Quality of life buttons for going back and cancelling
- See specifically who voted for what
- Turn off voting notifications on join
Contributing
- Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
- For bug reporting, please report it in my discord: https://discord.gg/aEGxqg8VbZ
License
This project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0
