Maybe an odd request, but I’m interested in creating an “opt in” poll that just has one option, but the poll is throwing an error. Is there any way, even a workaround, that can work? [15 AM]

Put in a fake second option, delete it once it is in the composer and see what happens?

good idea but I tried that. Just tried again right here but it complains when I save the post. [11 AM]

make both options “yes”. :slight_smile:

I was thinking that instead of using a poll as a checkbox maybe the checklist plugin could do what you need [imagem] Discourse Checklist Plugin discourse2 Summary Discourse Checklist allows checkboxes to be added to posts with simple Markdown open_book …

How about “Like this post if you’re going to be there :heart:!”

But you can’t un-like to say you won’t, which I think is probably also a problem with a poll. Another solution is a wiki, maybe.

@tobiaseigen if you want two options, instead of one, then a poll already works.

Thanks, all! Really appreciate all the suggestions. In the end, I decided to just bag the poll in this case. Interestingly, I got a handful of likes already to the topic without even asking for it, so people seem enthusiastic and are showing it. :rocket: I do think that down the road it might be o…

:thinking: should only one poll option be possible @sam @eviltrout ? I guess that could be OK?

Yeah I agree for this specific use case it makes sense.

Any way to have a single option poll with just one option to choose from?

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) Dezembro 2, 2017, 6:29pm 4

make both options “yes”.

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Any way to have a single option poll with just one option to choose from?

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