{"id":21902,"date":"2025-05-07T14:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/bitcoin-voting-with-lightning-how-voting-with-satoshis-works\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T14:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:20:49","slug":"bitcoin-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/bitcoin-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Voting with Lightning &#8211; How voting with Satoshis works"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746539440351{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Bitcoin Voting with Lightning &#8211; How voting with Satoshis works<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"290\">Bitcoin Voting<\/strong> is an innovative way to offer paid voting on your WordPress website. Participants pay for their vote with Bitcoin (Lightning), which prevents spam votes and generates revenue at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>This type of Bitcoin voting can be expanded to include the entry of an e-mail address and postal address and can therefore also be used for competitions and prize draws.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21851&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Bitcoin Voting is a WordPress plugin that can be easily integrated into any WordPress-based website.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin payments can be processed via a BTCPay server or via <a href=\"https:\/\/coinsnap.io\/?ref=coincharge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coinsnap<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746539608377{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"567\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What is Bitcoin Voting?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"756\">With Bitcoin Voting, users cast their vote by paying a small amount &#8211; e.g. <strong data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"679\">21 Satoshis (Sats)<\/strong> &#8211; via Bitcoin Lightning. This system has several advantages:<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746614892971{margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"790\">\u2705 <strong data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"788\">Protection from spam &amp; bots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"832\">\u2705 <strong data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"830\">Monetization of your surveys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"884\">\u2705 <strong data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"882\">Simple integration via WordPress plugin<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"1040\">Optionally, you can add a <strong data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"965\">competition or contest<\/strong> to the poll by asking for the participants&#8217; e-mail address or postal address.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746539549257{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1084\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Requirements for Bitcoin Voting<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1128\">To use Bitcoin Voting, you need:<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746614949035{margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1317\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1159\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1159\">A <strong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1159\">WordPress website<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1251\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1251\">The <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/coinsnap.io\/coinsnap-bitcoin-voting-plugin\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1251\">Coinsnap Bitcoin Voting Plugin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1317\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1317\">An account with <strong data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1280\">Coinsnap<\/strong> or your own <strong data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1317\">BTCPay server<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746539864210{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">YouTube Video: Bitcoin Voting<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@coincharge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel of Coincharge<\/a> we have published a video with the topic &#8220;Bitcoin Voting&#8221;[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=&#8221;&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746537551755{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Bitcoin Voting: Example from practice<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Bitcoin Voting has already been used successfully at the Swiss Bitcoin Conference. Visitors voted for their favorite among three Bitcoin companies &#8211; for a voting fee of just <strong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1546\">21 sats<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Selection from three projects[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21830&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Pay 21 Sats via Bitcoin Lightning[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21832&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Intermediate result is displayed[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21828&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746617757639{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Try Bitcoin Voting for yourself<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]If you would like to try it out for yourself, we have set up a Bitcoin voting for the best Bitcoin Lightning Wallet here. Pay the 21 sats and cast your vote.[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;&#8221;]W2NvaW5zbmFwX2JpdGNvaW5fdm90aW5nIGlkPSIyMTg2OSJd[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1738351904557{border-top-width: 3px !important;border-right-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6193c9;\"><strong>What else the Bitcoin Voting plugin can do <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In addition to anonymous voting, Bitcoin Voting also offers the option of requesting further data such as the participant&#8217;s e-mail address or postal address. This means that Bitcoin Voting can also be used for participation in competitions and prize draws.<\/p>\n<p>The amount to be paid by the participant can be determined by the provider of the Bitcoin vote itself.<\/p>\n<p>The duration of the vote can also be specified.<\/p>\n<p>In order to have the incoming Bitcoin payments credited, you either need your own BTCPay server or an account with Coinsnap. The incoming Bitcoin payments are then credited directly to your own Bitcoin wallet.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Voting is based on the WordPress plugin Coinsnap Bitcoin Voting. If your website is based on WordPress, you can easily integrate Bitcoin Voting.<br \/>\nYou can find information about the WordPress plugin here: https:\/\/coinsnap.io\/coinsnap-bitcoin-voting-plugin\/<\/p>\n<p>We will now explain how to set up the WordPress plugin and then connect it to your BTCPay server or Coinsnap account.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746541315184{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Step-by-step guide to setting up<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1738351904557{border-top-width: 3px !important;border-right-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6193c9;\"><strong>Install Bitcoin Voting Plugin <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3>GitHub<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]You can download the Coinsnap Bitcoin Voting WordPress plugin free of charge from the Coinsnap GitHub page at: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Coinsnap\/Bitcoin-Voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/github.com\/Coinsnap\/Bitcoin-Voting<\/a> or install it directly from the WordPress directory.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21866&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3>WordPress Directory<\/h3>\n<p>To do this, log in to your WordPress website and go to Add Plugin. There, enter Bitcoin Voting or Coinsnap in the search field.<\/p>\n<p>You will then be shown the corresponding Bitcoin Voting plugin and you click on Install and then on Activate.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746541564274{margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1931\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1820\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1820\">In your WordPress dashboard, go to <strong data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1820\">Plugins &gt; Install<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1821\" data-end=\"1871\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1871\">Search for: <strong data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1853\">Bitcoin Voting<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1871\">Coinsnap<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1931\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1931\">Click on <strong data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1901\">Install<\/strong> and then on <strong data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"1931\">Activate<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1933\" data-end=\"2001\">After activation, the <strong data-start=\"1982\" data-end=\"2000\">Bitcoin Voting<\/strong> item appears in the menu.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1738351904557{border-top-width: 3px !important;border-right-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6193c9;\"><strong>Configure Bitcoin payment system<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3>Coinsnap Payment Gateway<\/h3>\n<p>Log in to your Coinsnap account and go to Settings and then to Store. Here you will find the required Store ID and your API key.<\/p>\n<p>Then enter the store ID and the API key in the WordPress settings and click on check. If you have done everything correctly, the message that the connection was successful will appear in green.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746615670448{margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ol data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2342\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2115\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2115\">Log in to your Coinsnap account<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2150\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2150\">Go to <strong data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2148\">Settings &gt; Store<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2205\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2205\">Copy your <strong data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2180\">store ID<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2203\">API key<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2254\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"2254\">Add both in the plugin settings<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2255\" data-end=\"2342\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2342\">Click on <strong data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2278\">Check<\/strong> &#8211; if a green success message appears, the connection is active<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21836&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21891&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]If you don&#8217;t have a Coinsnap account yet, you can find all the relevant information about opening an account with Coinsnap in our Coinsnap article: <a href=\"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/coinsnap-bitcoin-and-lightning-payment-provider\/\">https:\/\/coincharge.io\/coinsnap-bitcoin-und-lightning-zahlungsanbieter\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3>BTCPay Server<\/h3>\n<p>If you are using a BTCPay server, enter the URL of your BTCPay server in the BTCPay URL field.<\/p>\n<p>Then log in to your BTCPay server and select the corresponding store.<br \/>\nAn API key with the necessary rights is automatically generated and entered in the corresponding fields in the WordPress plugin.<br \/>\nClick on Check to check whether the connection has been successfully established.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h4 class=\"\" data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2376\">BTCPay server connection<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746615759170{margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ol data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2577\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2421\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2421\">Enter your <strong data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2405\">BTCPay URL<\/strong> in the plugin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2466\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2466\">Log in to your BTCPay server<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2527\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2527\">Select the store and generate the API key automatically<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2577\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2577\">Check the connection by clicking on <strong data-start=\"2568\" data-end=\"2577\">Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746611152468{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Create new vote<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Then go to Polls to create a poll. To do this, click on Add New Poll at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Under Add title you give your vote a name such as: Which is the best Bitcoin Lightning Wallet.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2616\">Create new vote<\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"2618\" data-end=\"3053\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2618\" data-end=\"2656\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2621\" data-end=\"2656\">Click on <strong data-start=\"2632\" data-end=\"2656\">Polls &gt; Add New Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2724\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2660\" data-end=\"2724\">Give your vote a title (e.g. &#8220;Best Bitcoin Wallet&#8221;)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2786\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2786\">Activate &#8220;<strong data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2749\">Enable<\/strong>&#8221; for the visibility of the vote<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2862\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"2862\">Activate &#8220;<strong data-start=\"2801\" data-end=\"2822\">One vote per user<\/strong>&#8221; to avoid multiple votes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2863\" data-end=\"2920\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"2920\">Define the <strong data-start=\"2880\" data-end=\"2903\">voting options<\/strong> (up to 4)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2921\" data-end=\"2965\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"2965\">Set the <strong data-start=\"2933\" data-end=\"2960\">participation amount in Sats<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"3010\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"3010\">Select the <strong data-start=\"2979\" data-end=\"2991\">time period<\/strong> for the vote<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3053\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3014\" data-end=\"3053\">Add a &#8220;<strong data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3046\">Thank You Message<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3055\" data-end=\"3204\">\ud83d\udccc <strong data-start=\"3058\" data-end=\"3080\">Copy shortcode<\/strong>: At the end you get a shortcode like [coinsnap_ bitcoin_ voting id=&#8221; 21 &#8220;] which you paste on your desired page.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Under Active, check the box next to Activate if you want the poll to be available. If you want the poll to be paused or only available at a later time, you can deactivate the checkmark here and it will not be displayed on your website.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, it is advisable to activate One Vote per user so that each user can vote a maximum of once. This is saved via a cookie.<\/p>\n<p>Then enter a short description of what you want to vote on. Here is the description: &#8220;Which Bitcoin Lightning Wallet is the best?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21871&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]You then have the option of offering up to four options for your vote.<\/p>\n<p>In the Amount field, enter the amount that everyone must pay to take part in the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Then specify from when to when the vote should run.<\/p>\n<p>In the Thank You Message field, enter the text that the participant should see after a successful vote. For example: &#8220;Thank you for your participation in this vote&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>You will then see a shortcode that could look like this, for example: [coinsnap_ bitcoin_ voting id=&#8221; 21 &#8220;] Copy the displayed shortcode and paste it into your website where you want the poll to be displayed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21874&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746611227124{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Activate competition function<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Activate the <strong data-start=\"3281\" data-end=\"3312\">&#8220;Collect Donor Information&#8221;<\/strong> field if you would like to collect additional information (e.g. e-mail, address) &#8211; ideal for competitions and prize draws.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]You will then find the Collect Donor Information field.<br \/>\nIf you want to collect further information from your participants, tick the box here.<\/p>\n<p>You can then request further information from your participants as mandatory or optional.<br \/>\nThis is useful if you want to turn the vote into a competition or prize draw and need the information from the participants in order to send a prize notification or the prize later.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21888&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746611316825{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Test tuning<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Paste the shortcode into a page and save it. Open the page and carry out a test vote including Bitcoin payment. If the payment is successful, the <strong data-start=\"3638\" data-end=\"3665\">result will be displayed live<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]We select the page on which we want to display the Bitcoin voting and copy the shortcode there.<br \/>\nWe then save the page and call up the page itself to carry out a test voting including Bitcoin payment.<\/p>\n<p>If we have done everything correctly, we will see the current interim result after successful payment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21895&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746611924937{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Donations &#8211; Overview of votes received<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3713\" data-end=\"3792\">All votes and payments can be found under the menu item <strong data-start=\"3776\" data-end=\"3791\">&#8220;Donations&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746619467928{margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;]\n<ul data-start=\"3794\" data-end=\"3903\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3794\" data-end=\"3814\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3796\" data-end=\"3814\">Amount of the payment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3815\" data-end=\"3832\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3817\" data-end=\"3832\">Selected option<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3833\" data-end=\"3903\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3835\" data-end=\"3903\">Link to the transaction overview on Coinsnap or BTCPay Server<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Each vote and the associated donation is displayed in the WordPress plugin under Donations.<br \/>\nHere you will find the amount and also the message about what was voted for. There is also a link to the detailed payment information.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21898&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]If you click on it, you will be automatically redirected to the backend of the BTCPay server or Coinsnap.<br \/>\nYou will then find all the information about the payment there.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746619675763{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Conclusion: Why Bitcoin Voting?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Bitcoin Voting is an interesting application that demonstrates the advantages of Lightning Micropayments.<br \/>\nLightning Payment prevents spam voting by bots, as each vote requires a Bitcoin payment.<br \/>\nIn addition, Bitcoin Voting offers a way for the site operator to generate a small income.<\/p>\n<p>When can I start offering a voting or competition on my WordPress site? Simply install the Coinsnap Bitcoin Voting WordPress plugin. Then connect to your Coinsnap account or your BTCPay server and you can start earning your first sats.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3943\" data-end=\"4115\">Bitcoin Voting is more than just a vote &#8211; it&#8217;s a <strong data-start=\"4004\" data-end=\"4044\">revenue tool, anti-spam solution<\/strong> and a practical showcase for <strong data-start=\"4078\" data-end=\"4114\">Bitcoin Lightning micropayments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4117\" data-end=\"4388\">\u27a1\ufe0f <strong data-start=\"4120\" data-end=\"4163\">Start now and earn your first sats:<\/strong><br data-start=\"4163\" data-end=\"4166\" \/>Install the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/coinsnap.io\/coinsnap-bitcoin-voting-plugin\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"4267\">Coinsnap Bitcoin Voting plugin<\/a>, connect it to your Coinsnap account or BTCPay server &#8211; and you can start your first paid vote!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746539440351{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #6193C9 !important;}&#8221;] Bitcoin Voting with Lightning &#8211; How voting with Satoshis works [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[545,543,549,548,550,544,547,546],"class_list":["post-21902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accept-bitcoin","tag-bitcoin-survey-plugin","tag-bitcoin-voting-en","tag-btcpay-wordpress-integration-en","tag-coinsnap-voting-plugin-en","tag-create-bitcoin-sweepstake","tag-lightning-voting-plugin-en","tag-voting-with-bitcoin","tag-wordpress-bitcoin-plugin-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21902"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21906,"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21902\/revisions\/21906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coincharge.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}