Squidoo Plexo Ranking Poll

Version 5

Created by michaelwhitson on Aug 8, 2008 12:47 PM. Last modified by michaelwhitson on Aug 8, 2008 2:16 PM.

Squidoo-Plexo for Ranking!

The Plexo Plugin includes a macro and a widget.

The Plexo Macro allows you to embed a Plexo poll into a Clearspace document; the Plexo widget allows you to display a Plexo poll on your dashboard. Both require that you first create a Plexo or use an existing one that comes from http://www.squidoo.com.

Potential Uses of the Plexo

*You could create a document for a specific group to get their feedback about a certain subject by posting a poll

*Create a high profile pole on the Homepage as an administrator of your workspace.

{plexo:items=5|ID=1}http://www.squidoo.com/scripts/plexo/syndicate.php?plex_id=243366{plexo}

Screenshot of the macro being rendered inside a document:

What's Included

Java Source

PlexoMacro.java
PlexoUtil.java
PlexoWidget.java

Resources

plexo-output.ftl
plexo-outputPreview.ftl

Plugin Essentials

build.xml
plugin.xml
PlexoWidget.properties
Plexo.jar
PlexoREADME.htm

Installation & Usage

Like Most Clearspace Plugins, you install Plexo through the Admin Console; navigate to System > Plugins > Add Plugin, and browse for the JAR file.
Poll users or groups about certain topics by adding a Plexo Poll to documents, discussions, or Clearspace homepage; create high visibility, or target the specific groups that the Plexo most directly affects.
You can use the Squidoo for:

Linked List Voting

Plain Text Voting

You Tube Voting

Limitations

Only one Plexo Poll can exist on the Homepage or within a document; does not support multiple instances on the same page
The voting requires a Squidoo account; you are asked to login before you can alter the poll; the results of the votes are public to everyone.

Future Improvements

We hope to add the functionality to allow multiple Plexo polls on the same page/ in the same document.
If possible, we would like to create a way to make some polls anonymous.