Ask The Expert – WordPress Q&A Plugin
Build a WordPress Q&A forum with an Ask the Expert system. Ask the Expert supports adding multiple experts and assigning them to an unlimited number of Q&A categories.
Each expert can be assigned to more than one category, and each category can host several experts.
Assigning Questions to ExpertsUsers can post a question, and the first expert to answer is assigned to the question and continues the communication with the user who posted the question.Each question can be publicly or privately displayed. If set to private, only the expert and the user will be able to view the question and answer. User can also choose to post a question to a specific expert and not to all experts in a category. |
Admin Dashboard Showing Each Question Status |
Ask the Expert Q&A Plugin Payment Support
The ask the expert plugin can support payments using the EDD (Easy Digital Downloads) or WooCommerce cart systems which has more than 30 available payment gateways including PayPal, Stripe, 2Checkout, and many more.
Define the cost for posting a question or for answering. Set a different price for each category or also a price for viewing an expert answer.
Requires the payments add-on.
Experts Profile and Dashboard
Each verified expert can create their own profile with a detailed description about their background. An Expert can add a picture and also additional contact information.
Ask the Expert DashboardThe Expert dashboard contains all questions awaiting a response, questions which were already answered and gives access to the expert profile.Use a shortcode to list all available experts by category so users can directly pick the expert they wants to receive answers from |
Edit Profile Screen in Expert Dashboard |
User Profile and Dashboard
The User can create a profile adding their picture and basic contact information.
Posting QuestionsUsers can post new questions which will be sent to a list of experts or else placed in the public folder so anyone can answer it.Users can attach files or images to questions they ask. |
Screen Showing New Question Posted by a User |
WordPress Administrator Dashboard
The WP admin can view all current questions in the system, reassign a question to another expert, make a question public or private and manage all questions.
Reports and StatisticsUse a reports dashboard showing all system activity and additional statistics for each expert. |
Screen Showing Statistics and expert Reports |
WordPress Q&A Plugin Bundle
The Ask the Expert Plugin is bundled with CM WordPress Answers Plugin. Together they are the ultimate Q&A plugins to create a comprehensive Q&A forum.
Expert Plugin Use Case Example
- User Community – Build a professional community website powered by user generated content. It is divided to experts who give out answers to users who submit them. You have the power to create a centralized hub platform for giving answers and feedback to your users. Monetize the platform by letting users pay for a subscription and also rewarding your experts. The viral effect of such concept is vast, so don’t waste time, and start your project today.
Using the Ask the Expert System for WordPress
- Post Questions for Experts to Answer – Let real experts answer user questions on your WordPress site
- Private Questions Support – Lets users ask experts private questions
- Assigning Questions to First Available Expert– Let experts pick the questions they can answer
- Expert Supported Categories – Support multiple topics and unlimited experts
- Expert Directory – Build an index of all available experts by category
Ask the Expert Localization and Supported Languages
Easily Localize the Experts SystemAll frontend labels can easily be changed to any language so the user interface will speak your language.We already have PO/MO files for many languages covering all plugin frontend interactions. |
Plugin Labels Settings |
Supported languages includes: Spanish, Polish, German, Danish, French, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish.
Ask the Expert Additional Requirements and Customization
Let us know if you are missing any functionality. We can help you customize our plugin to meet your specific needs and business requirements.
Ask the Expert Prerequisite Plugin
- CM Answers – Is bundled with Ask the Expert system
Ask the Expert Add-on Related Use Cases
Ask the Expert Related Resources
Expert Plugin Related Products
Ask the Expert Related Add Ons
Ask the Expert Image Gallery
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- Admin Setting – Assign Experts to Category
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- User Profile – Edit Mode
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- User Dashboard – Ask a Question
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- User Dashboard – User Posted Questions
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- Expert Dashboard – Answer a Question
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- Expert Dashboard – Available Questions
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- Expert Profile – Edit Mode
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- Admin Dashboard – System Statistics
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- Admin Dashboard – Questions List
Back-end Gallery
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- Questions
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- Add New Question
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- Add New Question-Yoast SEO
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- Answers & Comments
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- Categories
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- Logs
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- Settings-General
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- Settings-Appearance
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- Settings-Thread
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- Settings-Access and Moderation
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- Settings-Notifications
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- Settings-Social Login
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- Settings-Advertisements
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- Settings-Labels
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- Settings-Custom CSS
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- MicroPayments
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- Settings-Experts Addon
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- Shortcodes
WordPress Ask Expert Plugin Frequently Asked Questions
Please check the user guide to learn more about this plugin.
How many questions can be asked?
Can images or files be uploaded with questions?
Is it possible for me to require payment for asking or answering questions on my website?
Yes. We have included payment support for this plugin for requiring payment for posting or answering questions.
Will this plugin help my SEO?
Can users choose the expert that answers the question?
No. Our Ask the Expert plugin has a shortcode for showing the list of all available categories. User can choose to use this list to decide which category to submit their question to then experts within that category will have the opportunity to answer the question posted.
To learn more about the shortcodes for this plugin and how to use them see this documentation article
Who are the experts?
WordPress Ask Expert Plugin Online Demo
 | This demo shows two roles. The Expert and the user. Once logged in – user can post a question which will be sent to the expert. Expert can accept question and answer it. |