by CreativeMindsSolutions 3.8 (86 reviews)

CM Answers - Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A

Name: CM Answers - Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A
Rating: 3.8 (86 reviews)
Author: CreativeMindsSolutions

Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A. Build engaging community forums with voting, moderation, notifications, and AI integration.

CM Answers ranks #10,565 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #511 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 3.8/5 rating from 86 reviews, and was last updated Oct 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 13 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#511 of 3,634 in Communication Top 25% by installs Downloads -31% this week Actively maintained

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#10,565

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Active Installs

300+

-16.2%

KW Avg Position

8.4

0.2 better

Downloads

144K

+8 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

76%

Review 3.8 out of 5

3.8 (86 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

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Reviews & Ratings

3.8

86 reviews

Overall 76%

55 (64%)

4 (5%)

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5 (6%)

19 (22%)

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Total Threads

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Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Apr 22, 2025

CM Answers – Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A [cm-answers] < 3.3.4

CVE-2025-46246 · Fixed in v3.3.4
Dec 10, 2024

CM Answers – Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A [cm-answers] < 3.2.7

CVE-2024-54267 · Fixed in v3.2.7
Feb 23, 2023

CM Answers – Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A [cm-answers] < 3.2.0

CVE-2023-25992 · Fixed in v3.2.0

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Oct 13, 2026
Requires WP: 5.4.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 5.4 or higher
Author: CreativeMindsSolutions

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.8
Reviews: 86
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

CM Answers is for WordPress site owners who want to run a Q&A or discussion forum community, such as support forums, knowledge bases, or Stack Overflow/Quora-style platforms. It solves the problem of engaging users and organizing questions and answers by providing voting, moderation, notifications, multilingual support, and optional AI-generated answers.

Voting on questions and answers
Question and answer moderation queue
Email notifications for new activity
Anonymous posting via add-on
AJAX-based forum interactions
Gravatar integration
ChatGPT and Gemini AI integration
Shortcodes for questions list and dashboards

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CM Answers - Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A

Yes. With the anonymous posting add-on, guests can contribute. Admins can moderate or require registration.

Use the moderation queue, spam report feature, and define user roles. Trusted users can be exempt from moderation.

Yes. The plugin supports WordPress multisite and works with most block or classic themes, including Elementor and Divi.

Yes. Labels are editable in settings. For deeper design changes, override files in a /CMA/ folder within your theme.

Free covers core Q&A, voting, moderation, notifications. Pro adds anonymous/private posting, attachments, categories, widgets, AI, micropayments, and community integrations.

Yes. The Premium edition allows ChatGPT or Gemini to generate answers in selected categories.

Yes! CM Answers is a versatile discussion forum plugin that can create both StackOverflow-style technical communities with voting and reputation systems, and Quora-style general discussion platforms. The plugin includes voting, moderation, user profiles, and categorization features similar to these platforms.

Yes. The plugin integrates with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads through the CM Answers Payments add-on, allowing you to monetize your Q&A forum with paid questions, premium support access, and micropayments for community engagement.

In your template you can custom create a directory called "CMA". Inside this directory you can place a structure that is similar to the one inside "cm-answers/views/frontend/". If the file is properly able to be found in your template's directory, then it will have priority over the default. Otherwise, the default file from our plugin directory will be used.