Sharing & Embedding

Poll link

When you publish a poll, PollsLive generates a unique link in the format:

https://pollslive.com/p/<slug>

Slugs are auto-generated from your poll title but can be customised in Studio → Poll settings → Custom URL (Pro/Enterprise).

Voters open the link on any device - no app, no login required. They submit their response and instantly see the live result count update.

Access PIN protection

Add a 6-digit Access PIN to restrict who can vote. Visitors must enter the PIN before they can see or submit the poll. Useful for private polls shared with a specific audience (employees, class, community).

• Set in Poll settings → Access PIN before publishing
• Distribute the PIN separately from the link (e.g. in a slide or email)
• The PIN does not appear in the URL - sharing the link alone is safe

Public results page

By default, result pages are private (require the voter's session cookie). You can opt in to a Public results page which is PIN-free and indexable by search engines - ideal for transparency reports or published research.

• Toggle: Poll settings → Public results page
• URL: /p/<slug>?view=results (legacy /p/<slug>/results redirects here)
• Listed in the sitemap when enabled

QR code

Every poll link has a downloadable QR code available in Studio → Share → QR code. Download as PNG or SVG and embed it in slides, printed handouts, or a display screen.

For live sessions, the presenter console shows a full-screen QR code so the audience can join without typing a URL.

Embedding in a website

Embed any published poll in an external website using an <iframe>. Copy the embed snippet from Studio → Share → Embed.

<iframe
  src="https://pollslive.com/p/your-slug/embed"
  width="100%"
  height="480"
  frameborder="0"
  allow="clipboard-write"
  style="border-radius: 12px; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;">
</iframe>

The embedded poll is fully interactive - voters submit responses inside the iframe and see results update in real time. The embed adapts to the iframe width (responsive).

Embed restrictions: cross-origin cookies are blocked by some browsers, so the embed uses a fingerprint-based deduplication (same visitor cannot vote twice from the same browser session).

Live session link & PIN

When you start a live session from the Studio, PollsLive assigns a 6-digit session PIN. Audience members join by:

• Going to pollslive.com and entering the PIN, or
• Scanning the QR code shown on the presenter screen

The session PIN is valid for the duration of the session and expires automatically when the host ends it. See Presenting live for the full presenter guide.