Questions about survey and blog integrations

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Questions about survey and blog integrations

Toby Richards asked about the best way to create or embed surveys in Discourse, considering the wizard tool plugin, the survey plugin, or embedding Google surveys. He also inquired about blog support and the benefits of using Ghost over WordPress, as well as the feasibility of installing multiple plugins at once.

Canapin responded that Discourse supports polls natively but not forms, and suggested embedding Google forms as an iframe. He also mentioned that Discourse uses Ghost as its blogging platform and that WordPress is supported through a separate plugin.

Toby Richards then asked about using the Custom Wizard plugin and the Survey plugin to gather text input, and Canapin suggested using Typeform integration instead. However, when Toby Richards tried to embed a Typeform link, it didn’t show up.

Canapin clarified that the link should be pasted directly, without using an iframe. Toby Richards thanked him for his help.

Key takeaways:

  • Discourse supports polls natively but not forms.
  • Google forms can be embedded as an iframe.
  • Typeform integration is a viable option for surveys.
  • Multiple plugins can be installed at once by editing app.yml and rebuilding the app.
  • Ghost is used as the blogging platform, and WordPress is supported through a separate plugin.
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I would love to ask which is the best way to create or embed surveys in discourse: (which option is the best?)

Should I use the wizard tool plugin, the survey plugin or just embed google survey?

Regarding blogs:
Are blogs still supported? What is the benefits of using ghost over WordPress?

Regarding plugins:
Can we install different plugin at the same time or it is better to install one by one?

Looking forwards for your answers

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Hello Toby :slight_smile:

I think we’d need clarification about your needs. It’s difficult to advise when you don’t know your expectations.

  1. Discourse supports polls natively, but not forms:

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    Exporting the data would require a custom script, as far as I know.

    Discourse doesn’t support Google forms embedding out-of-the-shelf, but you can insert them as an iframe:

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    After filling it the form and validating it:
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    Don’t forget to add https://docs.google.com/ in your allowed iframes theme setting.

  2. Discourse uses Ghost as it blogging platform and it is integrated to meta.discourse.org, but I don’t know more about it.
    Wordpress is officially supported through WP Discourse – Extension WordPress | WordPress.org Français and questions specifics to this integration go in Support > WordPress.

  3. You can install multiple plugins at the same time by editing app.yml, then rebuild your app. :slight_smile:

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Regarding polls, I will need to have the text area (form) also to gather idea, it was mentioned here that two plugins can achieve that, but I am not sure which one make more sense

Custom Wizard plugin and A survey plugin (the latter is not an official one but has the text form also)

So I am torn which one to try

Thanks for your clarification!

8

My spider-sense (I hope you don’t mind if I call you like this, dear colleague) tingled and I’m now aware that Discourse supports Typeform integration:

9

I have already allowed typeform on one box iframes, but when I embed the link it doesnt show up? What am I doing wrong?

10

You don’t need to use iframe, just paste the form link. :slight_smile:

https://rkuhka235qz.typeform.com/to/BlCdo3DT

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Thanks for your help!!