Askora Community Q&A
A modern Q&A plugin for WordPress with frontend question submission, AJAX replies, phone login, search, views, badges, and beautiful UI.
Use with caution
Askora Community Q&A works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 56/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Askora Community Q&A stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| community | >100 |
| forum | >100 |
| q&a | #52 |
| question answer | >100 |
| questions | >100 |
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Askora Community Q&A
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Askora Community Q&A is a powerful, modern Q&A plugin for WordPress. It enables your community to ask questions, browse answers, reply with rich interactions, and discover helpful content — all through a beautiful AJAX-powered frontend.
Free Features:
- Custom post type for questions with categories and tags
- Frontend question submission form (shortcode)
- Phone number registration and login (no email required)
- AJAX-powered answers/replies using the WordPress comment system
- AJAX search with live results
- AJAX load more and pagination
- Question view counter
- Basic voting/upvote system for questions and answers
- Best answer marking by question author or admin
- Admin/Author/Moderator/Member/Guest role badges
- Responsive, modern card-based UI
- Admin settings page with tabs
- Custom admin columns (Views, Replies, Votes)
- Translation-ready with
.potfile - Developer hooks and filters
- Future Pro architecture (feature gates, SMS stubs, interfaces)
- WordPress.org compliant — no external CDN, no tracking
Available Shortcodes:
[askora_submit_form]— Question submission form[askora_questions]— Question list with AJAX pagination[askora_search]— AJAX live search[askora_login]— Phone login form[askora_register]— Phone registration form[askora_auth]— Combined login/register form[askora_popular_questions]— Most upvoted questions[askora_unanswered_questions]— Questions with no answers
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/askora-community-qa/, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Go to Askora → Settings to configure the plugin.
- Create pages and add shortcodes as needed.
- Flush permalinks: go to Settings → Permalinks and click Save Changes.
Frequently asked questions
Do users need an email to register?
No. Askora Community Q&A supports phone number registration and login without requiring an email address. An email is optional.
Can guests ask questions?
By default, users must be logged in to ask a question. You can configure reply permissions in the settings.
How do I show questions on a page?
Add the [askora_questions] shortcode to any page or post.
Can I override templates in my theme?
Yes. Create a folder askora-community-qa/ in your active theme and copy any template file from Frontend/Inc/Templates/ into it. The plugin will load your theme version automatically.
Is it translation-ready?
Yes. All strings use the askora-community-qa text domain and a .pot file is included in the languages/ folder.
Changelog
Initial release. No upgrade needed.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Question custom post type with categories and tags.
- Frontend shortcodes for questions, answers, search, auth.
- Phone number registration and login.
- AJAX question/answer submission.
- AJAX search, load more, filtering.
- View counter, voting, best answer.
- Role badges (Admin, Author, Moderator, Member, Guest).
- Responsive modern UI.
- Admin settings with tabs.
- Full developer hooks and filters.
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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FAQ
Askora Community Q&A: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Askora Community Q&A free?
Yes. Askora Community Q&A is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Askora Community Q&A safe to use in 2026?
Askora Community Q&A works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 56/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Askora Community Q&A?
Askora Community Q&A is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 257 times since it launched in May 2026. It was downloaded 61 times in the last 30 days.
Does Askora Community Q&A work with WordPress 7.1?
Askora Community Q&A is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Askora Community Q&A need?
Askora Community Q&A requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Askora Community Q&A last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on May 22, 2026 (4 months ago).
Who makes Askora Community Q&A?
Askora Community Q&A is developed and maintained by Md Abul Bashar.
What are the best alternatives to Askora Community Q&A?
The most popular alternatives to Askora Community Q&A are Ultimate Member (200K+ installs), BuddyPress (90K+ installs) and Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA (20K+ installs).
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