Export and import polls

Export and import polls#

plone.exportimport exports a site's content to files, and imports it into another site. With collective.polls installed in both sites, the votes of closed polls travel with them.

Export a site#

Run the exporter against the site's Zope configuration, its id, and a target folder.

plone-exporter instance/etc/zope.conf Plone /path/to/export

Every poll is exported with its settings and options. A Closed poll also carries its votes: the count for each option, and the ids of the people who voted.

Import into another site#

Install collective.polls in the target site first, then run the importer.

plone-importer instance/etc/zope.conf Plone /path/to/export

The imported closed polls have the same results as in the original site, and the same voters cannot vote again when a poll is reopened.

What is not exported#

  • Votes of polls that are not closed. An open poll is still changing, so its export would be out of date by the time it is imported. Close a poll before exporting it to keep its votes.

  • Anonymous voters' cookies. They live in visitors' browsers. An anonymous voter is still counted, but would be able to vote again in a reopened poll.

Why the content API leaves votes alone#

Votes are read and written only by the export and the import, never by the content API. See Vote storage for the reasons.

Contents