{"id":277806,"date":"2024-04-10T07:07:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=329889"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:45:00","slug":"democracy-has-finally-arrived-to-discord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/democracy-has-finally-arrived-to-discord\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy has finally arrived to Discord"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussions on <strong>Discord<\/strong> have come to an end! Well, not really, but this will help: Discord has announced the launch of a <strong>poll feature<\/strong> for its messages and channels, as announced by the company this week. The new feature finally arrives after <strong>years of begging from users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Discord\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/f4c4dac6-c830-11e6-bd9d-599bf3caf9c2\/3298232087\/discord-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Discord<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although surveys are a common feature in messaging platforms and social networks (such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-launches-a-new-feature-that-will-give-you-life-when-watching-videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Reddit<\/strong>, for example), this is <strong>the first function of this kind in Discord<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discord stands out in a demonstration video of the feature that surveys can give you <strong>more control than the classic reaction-based voting system<\/strong>, which can be quite more complicated to manage. Now, instead of having a jumble of emojis in your message, you can <strong>provide people with different voting options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can participate in surveys in most places on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/discord-will-allow-integrating-games-within-its-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Discord<\/a>: if you can send messages in a channel, you will be able to create surveys, but <strong>if you can only view channels, you will not be able to create surveys but you can vote in them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We added Polls to Discord\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rS3N9k3NaGA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To <strong>create a poll on Discord<\/strong>, you must follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Discord and go to the server where you want to create the poll.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the plus sign (+) to the left of the message bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Poll.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the name and options for the poll. You can also add emojis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the arrow next to Duration to set how long it will be available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Publish in the upper right corner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To vote in a poll, select the option you want and click on Vote. <strong>You cannot vote anonymously<\/strong>, but you can change your vote until the poll is closed. If you don&#8217;t see the option to create a poll, don&#8217;t worry: Discord <a href=\"https:\/\/support.discord.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/22163184112407-Polls-FAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">says<\/a> that the feature <strong>will take a couple of days to reach all users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Discord\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/f4c4dac6-c830-11e6-bd9d-599bf3caf9c2\/3298232087\/discord-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Discord<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The discussions on Discord have come to an end! Well, not really, but this will help: Discord has announced the launch of a poll feature for its messages and channels, as announced by the company this week. The new feature finally arrives after years of begging from users. 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