# Poll Defaults
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399
**Category:** Theme component
**Tags:** polls, deprecated
**Created:** [June 15, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399 "2023-06-15T03:52:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/1 "2023-06-15T03:52:24Z")
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| ℹ | **Summary** | Sets the defaults for polls within Discourse |
| 🛠 | **Repository** | [GitHub - nathan-nz/discourse-poll-defaults: Sets the defaults for polls within Discourse · GitHub](http://github.com/nathan-nz/discourse-poll-defaults) |
| ❓ | **Install Guide** | [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |
Install this theme component
This simple theme component allows some control over the default poll behaviour. It was inspired by this Topic:
> [@Making polls ‘Show who voted’ by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-settings-when-users-build-polls/220022):
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> In my community folks always want to see who voted on a poll, but… they always seem to forget to select the check-mark Show who voted. Is there any way to set this as a default?
Other settings could easily be added if needed.
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### Author:  [@wesochuck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wesochuck)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/2 "2023-06-15T12:42:20Z")
THANK YOU! I’ve already got this installed on my forum and I’m looking forward to fewer “Oops” moments for the folks who participate on our forum.
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### Author:  [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/3 "2023-09-23T02:57:38Z")
This looks to be broken at the mo:
> [@Overriding poll default so "public=true"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/overriding-poll-default-so-public-true/279722/8):
>
> I don’t think it’s working on my test site now either. It may need updating to account for some recent changes? I’ll split this off into a #dev topic +1
I’ll take a look when I get the chance, but PRs are always welcome!
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### Author:  [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/4 "2023-11-08T03:46:52Z")
@nathank
I was looking at this code:
>
I think you can do the following:
```js
api.modifyClass("component:modal/poll-ui-builder", {
pluginId: 'poll-defaults',
didInsertElement() {
this._super(...arguments); // super.didInsertElement(...arguments); doesn't work (?)
if (settings.Public) {this.set('publicPoll', true)}
if (settings.Advanced) {this.set('showAdvanced', true)}
},
});
```
It works.
However, I’m perplexed with `didInsertElement`.
`poll-ui-builder` is now a glimmer component. `didInsertElement` is not supposed to exist based on the [ember upgrading guide](https://guides.emberjs.com/release/upgrading/current-edition/glimmer-components/#toc_lifecycle-and-properties).
I can see in core some [usage](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Adiscourse%2Fdiscourse%20super.didInsertElement(...arguments)%3B&type=code). Maybe some specificity in Discourse?
Also, I’m not sure why `super.didInsertElement` doesn’t exist in this above code context.
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/5 "2023-11-13T07:52:38Z")
This is now part of core: 🥳
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/24332](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/24332)
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### Author:  [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/6 "2023-11-14T05:28:18Z")
Nice!! This makes the TC nicely obsolete. I consider this mission accomplished 😉
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### Author:  [@meave](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meave)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/7 "2023-12-01T12:26:12Z")
So .. how do we change the default to private ?
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/8 "2023-12-01T12:32:16Z")
There is a site setting
> [@New in Discourse 3.2.0.beta4: polls default to public](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-in-discourse-3-2-0-beta4-polls-default-to-public/285282/1):
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> To change the default back to private, forum administrators can toggle the ‘poll default public’ site setting.
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### Author:  [@meave](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meave)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/poll-defaults/268399/9 "2023-12-01T23:46:43Z")
Thanks !