BuddyPress Polls has been renamed, it’s now sold as WB Polls, same developer, and it’s grown well past a simple yes/no activity poll since this post was first written.
Creating a Poll Activity
Members create polls directly as an activity post, the same way they’d share an update. Single-choice or multi-select voting, both supported. Polls can carry an auto-close date, set it and the poll stops accepting votes on its own, no manual cutoff needed.
Beyond plain text and images, the current version supports 5 media types per poll: text, image, video (uploaded or from YouTube), audio, and HTML. A poll asking members to vote on which of three video clips is best, for instance, is now a real option, not just a text question.
Displaying Polls Elsewhere
Two shortcodes handle placement outside the activity stream: [wbpoll] for a single poll, [wbpoll_list] for a list of them. Drop either into any post, page, or custom post type.
Admin Controls and Results
Admins set permissions on who can create polls, keeping quality control in place rather than letting every member spin one up. Results are visible to all members once a poll is submitted, which is the transparency that actually drives participation, people vote more when they can see where the community stands afterward.
Beyond Activity Polls
One license now covers three distinct tools: BuddyPress activity polls, standalone polls (for embedding via shortcode outside the activity stream), and full surveys with analytics. No per-response fees regardless of which you use.
Pricing
Personal $49/year or $149 lifetime, Professional $99/year or $299 lifetime, Agency $129/year or $349 lifetime. Current version v5.0.1, updated within the last month.