Pollify 🗳️

Pollify is an interactive polling platform that allows users to create, vote, and discuss polls. It also includes a messaging system, notifications, and an admin panel for managing user activity. The platform is built with Django and Bootstrap 4 for a seamless and user-friendly experience.

I/ 🚀 Features

✅ Poll System

• Create, edit, and delete polls
• Vote on polls and view real-time results
• Comment on polls and engage in discussions
• Search and filter polls by category

📩 Messaging System

• Send and receive private messages
• Support for multiple recipients
• Mark messages as read
• Filter and paginate inbox/outbox messages

🔔 Notifications

• Receive alerts for new messages and poll interactions
• View unread and read notifications
• Mark notifications as read

👥 User Management

• User authentication (signup, login, logout)
• Profile pages with avatars and bio
• Follow/unfollow users
• Edit user profile details

📊 Admin Panel

• Admin dashboard for monitoring user activity
• View users activity logs
• Manage polls, comments, and users

🔎 Search & Filtering

• Search polls by keywords
• Filter polls by categories
• Filter inbox messages by read/unread status

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II/ 🛠️ Tech Stack

Backend

• Django (Python Web Framework)
• SQLite (Default Database, can be replaced with PostgreSQL/MySQL)

Frontend

• Bootstrap 4 (CSS Framework)
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Other Dependencies

• Django Authentication (for user management)
• Django Messages Framework (for notifications)
• Django Pagination (for messages and polls)

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III/ 🏗️ Installation

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/0xLida00/Pollify_New cd pollify

2️⃣ Create & Activate Virtual Environment

python3 -m venv pollify_env source pollify_env/bin/activate # On Windows use: pollify_env\Scripts\activate

3️⃣ Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4️⃣ Apply Migrations

python manage.py migrate

5️⃣ Create a Superuser (For Admin Panel)

python manage.py createsuperuser

6️⃣ Run the Development Server

python manage.py runserver

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser to access the platform.

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IV/ 🧪 Running Tests

Pollify includes unit tests to ensure functionality is working correctly.

Run all tests:

python manage.py test

Run specific app tests:

python manage.py test messaging python manage.py test polls ...

V/ 📌 To-Do / Future Enhancements

•	Add poll analytics & insights
•	Implement poll sharing feature
•	Introduce more notification types

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VI/ 🤝 Contribution

Contributions are welcome! Follow these steps to contribute: 1. Fork the repo. 2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature-new-feature 3. Commit changes: git commit -m "Added new feature" 4. Push to branch: git push origin feature-new-feature 5. Open a Pull Request

VII/ 📁 Project Structure

pollify_project/
│── admin_panel/        # Admin dashboard module
│── comments/           # Poll comment system
│── frontend/           # frontend files/codes
│── media/              # saving profile pics
│── messaging/          # Private messaging system
│── notifications/      # User notifications
│── pollify_project/    # Django project settings
│── polls/              # Polls and voting system
│── users/              # User authentication and profiles
│── static/             # CSS, JS, images
│── manage.py           # Django project management script
│── requirements.txt    # Dependencies
│── README.md           # Project documentation
│── userstiry.md