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title: "How to create a new Joomla 2.5 AcePolls poll"
description: "Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. If you would like to..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/create-new-poll/
date: 2012-03-26
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to create a new Joomla 2.5 AcePolls poll

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life [here](https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla!_CMS_versions).

If you would like to add **polls** to your **Joomla 2.5** website, you can do so using the **AcePolls** extension. In our previous tutorial, we walked you through [the steps for installing the AcePolls extension](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/installing-acepolls/). After you have installed AcePolls, your next step will to to **create a new poll** to show on your Joomla 2.5 website.

**To create a Joomla 2.5 poll in AcePolls:**

1. [Log into your Joomla Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. In the top menu, hover over **Components** >> **AcePolls**, and then click **Polls[![components-acepolls-polls](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-new-poll_components-acepolls-polls.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-new-poll_components-acepolls-polls.gif) **
3. In the top right menu, click **New[![click-new-acepolls-poll](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-new-poll_click-new-acepolls-poll.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-new-poll_click-new-acepolls-poll.gif) **
4. Fill out the details of your new poll. The only mandatory fields are **Title** and **Options** Title Type in the title for your new Poll. In our example, we typed in “Which version of Joomla did you start with?” Options The options you enter will be the choices your users can select within your poll. For example, if the question is “Which version of Joomla did you start with?”, possible options include Joomla 1, Joomla 1.5, Joomla 1.6, and so on. By default you can enter two options. To add more, simply click the plus icon. [![fill-out-details-for-new-poll](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-new-poll_fill-out-details-for-new-poll.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_create-new-poll_fill-out-details-for-new-poll.gif)
5. Click **Save & Close** in the top right menu. You have now created a new Joomla 2.5 poll with AcePolls! Your next step will be to show the poll on your site by [creating a new AcePolls module](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/create-poll-module/).