Simple Q&A
This Plugin allows you to include a simple Textbox through which your site visitors can ask you short questions. You can answer them through the backend. This plugin is not a dependent version of the plugin Ask Me.
Consider an alternative
Simple Q&A shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
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 Simple Q&A stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| answer | >100 |
| q&a | >100 |
| question | >100 |
| Question and Answer | >100 |
| questions | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Simple Q&A
From the official readme · v2.1Description
This Plugin allows you to include a simple Textbox through which your site visitors can ask you short questions.
You can answer them through the backend.
This plugin is not a dependent version of the plugin Ask Me.
See it in action at: (http://wp.starcoms.ru/qa-plugin/)
Installation
Download plugin through the wordpress included plugin downloader.
Activate plugin in plugin tab.
Set settings plugin in Setting menu WordPress.
Place the [qa] shortcode in one of your posts.
Changelog
Initial release
2.1
- Update CSS (see Screenshots)
- Drop-down text box question
- Fix some bugs
2.0
- Add several shortcode
- Add advanced design settings
- Add editing response notification.
- Fix some bugs
1.6
- Updated pagination
- Fix some bugs
1.5
- Add setting for font color
- Add rtl support (thanks Amr Ali)
- Updated ReCaptcha 1.1.1 -> 1.1.2
- Updated settings page (remove the old functions)
- Fix some bugs
1.4
- Changes to the translation plugin capabilities
- Fix some bugs
1.3
- Add pagination setting
- Add quick link for edit in E-Mail Alert on new Q&A
- Fix some bugs
Screenshots
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.
Best Simple Q&A alternatives
All answer plugins →
FAQ
Simple Q&A: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Simple Q&A free?
Yes. Simple Q&A is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simple Q&A safe to use in 2026?
Simple Q&A shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simple Q&A?
Simple Q&A is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,491 times since it launched in February 2016. It was downloaded 43 times in the last 30 days.
Does Simple Q&A work with WordPress 7.1?
Simple Q&A is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Simple Q&A last updated?
The latest version, 2.1, was released on July 4, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Simple Q&A?
Simple Q&A is developed and maintained by Evgeniy Kutsenko.
What are the best alternatives to Simple Q&A?
The most popular alternatives to Simple Q&A are Yes/No Chart (2K+ installs), FAQ Block (500+ installs) and Question answer (100+ installs).
Powered by PageForge
Want thousands of pages that rank like these? Build them in an afternoon.
This directory runs on the same engine as PageForge. Turn any spreadsheet, CSV or API into thousands of fast, SEO-ready WordPress pages — with schema, internal links and AI-written copy baked in.
- CSV, Google Sheets & API data sources
- AI content, schema & internal links per page
- Works with Elementor, Gutenberg, Yoast & Rank Math
- Free on WordPress.org — no credit card
