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.
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.
User Profile and Dashboard
The User can create a profile adding their picture and basic contact information.
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. |
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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
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 System – Admin Features
Please check the user guide to learn more about this plugin.
Experts Index – Display an index of all experts by category | |
Manage Questions – Review all incoming questions, change the expert assigned to them, moderate them and make them private or public | |
Reassign Question – Move questions from one expert to another | |
Assign Expert – Allocate experts to categories and set any number of categories |
Ask the Expert System – Expert Features
Expert Action – Experts decide which questions to take and answer | |
Release Questions – Experts can deassign themselves from questions | |
Transfer Question – Experts can move questions to another expert | |
Expert Profile – Experts can add their profile information including full bio, picture and contact information |
Ask the Expert System – User Features
User Profile – Users can create a profile with basic information | |
Full View – Users can see all of own questions posted | |
Category Question – Users can post a new question to any category they choose< | |
Directed Question – Users can post a new question to any expert they choose | |
Private Question – Users can create private questions that only all experts can see |
Payment Features
Requires the payments add-on.
Paid Questions – Charge users for asking questions (single value for every question) | |
Paid Answers – Charge users for asking questions (single value for every answer | |
Paid Unlock – Charge users for unlocking access to an expert answer (single value for every answer) |
Ask the Expert Image Gallery
Back-end Gallery
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. |
Customer Reviews for the Ask the Expert WordPress Plugin
- Solved all my needsI tried a bunch of Q&A plugins before this and I wish I had found this one first! Solved all my needs and being able to upload pictures and vote on the best answers really sold me! Great plugin.
- Superb plugin forI was looking for a WordPress software to achieve this for about two weeks. The competitors were just lacking and I settled with the CM Ask the Expert because it allow users to upload pictures to the questions too
- Packed with featuresI did have to look around the documentation for a bit, but after the initial setup I was ready to go. I especially like that the experts have profile pages too
- AWESOMEUsed it to create a directory of GPs to answer questions from patients. Works like a charm
Ask the Expert Plugin Release Notes
Version 2.1.1 from the 24th May 2021
- Updated license package to version 1.9.1
Version 2.1.0 6h Apr 2021
- Added new filter cma_experts_can_edit_all_categories
- Feature: Added the option to allow experts to resolve questions
- Feature: ‘Show unanswered questions only to experts’ option was moved to Experts Addon
Version 2.0.9 27th Apr 2020
- Added new features with cmaexp-dashboard shortcode
- Updated package 1.8.10
- Feature: Added the option to hide “Public Question” label
Version 2.0.7 12th Mar 2020
- Bugfix related to experts dropdown in categories section
Version 2.0.6 25th Feb 2020
- Bugfix in user controller
Version 2.0.5 2nd Jan 2020
- Compatible with PHP 7.3
- Updated package 1.8.9
Version 2.0.4 30th July 2018
- Waiting for expert text hide if question is resolved
- Updated package 1.8.7
Version 2.0.3 12th July 2018
- Feature: In the User Profile, turned the category display (“Expert in categories”) into a multiselect category checkbox.
Version 2.0.2 10th May 2018
- Fixed an issue with loading the user profile view.
- Fixed incorrect path in user profile.
Version 2.0.0 22nd Apr 2018
- Feature: Added a check to see if the category has any expert.
- Feature: Create option in the back-end “Show users if a category has experts?”
- Feature: Add a “Experts” Column in the categories table for easier navigation
- Feature: Change name from “Categories” to “Categories and Experts”
- Feature: Create option for the admin to let users show a tab “Experts” in the dashboard
- Feature: Added information to user profile on what categories the user is assigned to as an expert
- Feature: Let experts choose their category
- Feature: Let experts create new categories
- Fix: Fix social login links
- Feature: Let user send question to specific expert
- Feature: Add an option to add experts name dropbox once choosing a category in the question posting form.
Version 1.1.5 4th Oct 2017
- Fixed issue with no reaction in shortcodes after changing page.
- Fixed CSS issue on the license page.
Version 1.1.4 8th June 2017
- Updated licensing dashboard.
Version 1.1.3 28th April 2017
- Updated licensing dashboardCSS Improvements.
Version 1.1.2 27th July 2016
- Updated licensing dashboard.
Version 1.1.1 5th July 2016
- Added compatibility to the Anonymous Posting plugin – anonymous questions will be always public.
Version 1.1.0 24th May 2016
- Added new shortcode to display the categories and its experts: cmaexp-categories
Version 1.0.5 24th May 2016
- Updated licensing dashboard.
- FIxed labels
Version 1.0.4 13th May 2016
- Fixed editing labels.
Version 1.0.3 12th May 2016
- Fixed editing labels.
Version 1.0.2 11th May 2016
- Fixed visibility filter for existing questions.