Ask Me 7.0.1 - Responsive Questions & Answers WordPress

Key features and capabilities

• Profile pages for users, with extensive activity tracking and social connections.
• Dedicated pages for questions, answers, and a comprehensive activity log.
• Fully Responsive design, Retina ready, RTL Fully Support, and both Light and dark modes.
• Awesome contral panel (control panel) with unlimited sidebars and unlimited colors.
• 3 Header styles (Light and dark) and HTML5/CSS3 foundations.
• Advanced Post/page options – custom background color/image, custom colors, custom layout (right/left sidebar, full-width); hide/show elements; page comments, and more.
• Post Formats: Standard, Image, Gallery, Video.
• Multiple Blog Layouts with medium and big image options; includes a Shop demo and Advertising System.
• 404 page, 46 page templates, and pages with extensive customization options.
• Activity Log, Add Post, Add Question, Asked Question, Follow/Unfollow, Badges & Points, and comprehensive user/player features (Followers, Authors I Follow, Login, etc.).
• Extensive widget ecosystem (21 Widgets) and customization widgets for categories, stats, login, profile, and more.
• Extensive theme options to manage posts, questions, colors, backgrounds, layouts, and visibility of elements.

Theme architecture and customization

• Advanced post/page options for appearance and behavior control.
• Support for multiple blog layouts and post formats to tailor content presentation.
• Extensive page templates and 46 page templates for flexible site design.
• Rich widget support with 21+ widget types, including social, tabs, login, profile links, and ads widgets.
• Custom fonts, colors, and backgrounds to create unique site identities without code changes.
• Seamless Shop demo integration and advertising system for monetization and product showcases.

Live demo, documentation, and professional services

• Test Demo Login available; daily reset to ensure a safe testing environment.
• Demo content may be removed if offensive; designed to test features like ask/answer and related interactions.
• Ask Me Online Documentation provides installation guidance, layouts, and examples for quick setup.
• Professional Customization Service available; provide requirements to receive a cost quote.
• Questions or suggestions can be submitted via comments or through the author profile (with a link provided).

Version history: evolution and notable changes

V 7.0.1 — 15 August 2024

• Last WordPress version ready.
• WooCommerce updated to the latest version.
• Naming and registration refinements:
  • Option to allow English letters only or not for usernames.
  • Option to allow spaces in usernames or not.
  • Option to set a maximum letter count for usernames during registration.
• AI enhancements:
  • New option to add a ChatGPT prompt to tailor responses.
  • New option to add a ChatGPT role content to influence responses.
• Ongoing bug fixes and stability improvements.

V 7.0.0 — 6 June 2024

• Last WordPress version ready and WooCommerce updated.
• AI features:
  • Activate AI or not.
  • Option to add a ChatGPT secret key and choose the model/language for responses.
  • Option to assign a user ID for ChatGPT answers and mark them as best answer when desired.
• ChatGPT integration enhancements to improve conversational quality.
• General bug fixes and improvements for reliability.

V 6.9.8 — 21 April 2024

• Last WordPress version readiness carried forward; WooCommerce updates.
• New options to hide all headers or footers to enable full-page customization (e.g., via Elementor).
• Bug fixes to improve stability and user experience.

V 6.9.7 — 2 March 2024

• Platform-wide bug fixes and stability improvements across the theme.

V 6.9.6 — 23 August 2023

• Ongoing compatibility fixes with the latest WordPress and WooCommerce versions.

V 6.9 — 13 December 2022

• New feature: ability to add a custom name for emails and related templates; general bug fixes.

V 6.8.8 — 4 November 2022

• New email templates for confirming and acknowledging edits to emails; bug fixes.

V 6.7 — 1 January 2022

• Stripe as a new payment method; manual bank details; enhanced admin controls for reporting and user blocking.
• New email templates and admin storytelling features; user blocking management.

V 6.6 — 20 September 2021

• New options to block users, display badges by questions/answers, and optional email/notification controls for new posts or questions.
• Editor enhancements and improved image handling features for messages and posts.

V 6.5 — 14 August 2021

• Unregistered user access controls: view posts, add comments, or view comments for unlogged users.
• Custom permissions to control viewing and posting capabilities; nickname/display name options; streamlined password and header/mobile app options.

V 6.4 — 2 December 2020

• Faster saving of Ask Me Settings; backup design for mail templates; new mobile app options; meta in the head to color Chrome browser; post stats and avatar meta naming.
• New options to activate post stats and author metadata visibility.

V 6.3 — 24 August 2020

• General readiness for latest WordPress and WooCommerce; bug fixes.

V 6.2 — 24 January 2020

• New options to customize user profile fields (nickname, first/last/display name, required flags, drag-and-drop field order) and register form field visibility.
• Question categories and user fields enhancements; improved registration and login redirection behavior.

V 6.1 — 23 December 2019

• New column in users admin for points; drag-and-drop field sorting for questions and add-post forms; terms/Privacy Policy checks for various forms; enhanced email templates and live search enhancements.

V 6.0 — 24 September 2019

• New options for video description in answers; flexible video presentation; anonymous answering; mention notifications; improved mail functions; numerous bug fixes.

Earlier milestones (2018–2015)

• Multiple feature introductions across 5.x series: new login/registration flows, email templates, improved search, live search, live answer/candidate features, and admin-facing controls for moderation and permissions.
• Introduction of new widgets, social integrations, anti-spam measures, and various page templates to support diverse site structures.
• Continuous enhancements to compatibility with WordPress and WooCommerce, along with bug fixes and performance improvements.

Documentation, testing, and support for developers

Ask Me provides online documentation to assist with installation, layout choices, and example configurations. A test/demo environment is available for safe exploration, with a daily reset to ensure content remains current for evaluation. For custom work, professional customization services are offered to tailor the theme to specific requirements, with a dedicated channel for communicating needs and costs.