Reactions & polls
Reactions and polls are client-side features that ride on top of the server’s plugin-data transport. They do not need a dedicated server configuration. As long as your server is the Fancy Mumble fork, both features work.
Reactions
Section titled “Reactions”Any user who has post permission in a channel can attach an emoji reaction to a message. The reaction is broadcast through the plugin- data channel and replicated to every Fancy client in the room.
- Standard Unicode emoji are supported.
- Custom server emotes (see Custom emotes) can be used as reactions as long as the server has the file-server plugin enabled.
There are no server-side MUMBLE_CONFIG_* or plugin.* keys to
tune this behavior in the public configuration. The client enforces
its own per-message limits.
A user can create a poll inside a channel:
- Two to ten options.
- Single-choice or multiple-choice (the creator picks).
- Votes are visible to other users.
Polls travel through the plugin-data channel the same way reactions do. There is no separate retention setting; once a poll’s chat message ages out under your persistent-chat retention, the poll goes with it.
Compatibility
Section titled “Compatibility”| Client | Sees reactions? | Sees polls? |
|---|---|---|
| Fancy Mumble | yes | yes |
| Vanilla Mumble | no | no |
A vanilla user in a Fancy channel will see the original chat messages and ignore the plugin-data carrying the reaction or vote.
Pitfalls
Section titled “Pitfalls”- Reactions or polls do not appear: confirm both users are on Fancy Mumble. A mixed-client channel will display the original message but skip the overlay.
- Cannot react: the user does not have post permission in the channel, or the message is too old (under your persistent-chat retention).
Next step
Section titled “Next step”Continue with Watch Together.