SD Questions And Answers Wordpress Plugin - Rating, Reviews, Demo & Download

 Wordpress Plugin - Rating, Reviews, Demo & Download
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Plugin Description

A question & answer or “chat” that allows site visitors to send in questions. The questions can then moderated by the admin(s) and then shown to invited guests to answer.

Q&A sessions are created per blog meaning that multiple blogs in the network can each have multiple simultaneous sessions. Sessions are inserted into pages by the shortcode: [sd_qa session_id="1"]

Each session has its own guests and its own display template. The display template contains the css information, display template and invitation email text. The CSS included is jQuery UI’s Cupertino theme, but can be easily replaced by downloading another and editing the CSS file locations in the display tempalte.

After a session is complete a permanent log of the chat / session will be created and shown to future visitors. The log can be converted to static html within the post by having the plugin replace the shortcode with the log. Visit the shortcoded page and follow the instructions.

Available in:

  • English
  • Swedish

Guests

After a session is marked as active by an admin, guests can be invited by the admin using the shortcode.

The guest will recieve an invitation with a link to the post. After arriving the guest will have to “log in” with their email address after which unanswered questions will start appearing.

Spam protection

If moderation is selected for the session, all questions are first sent through a filter. The filter can be added to per session by the admin. Currently the filter can be set to automatically discard questions from specific IPs.

After the questions are filtered they are visible only to the moderator who can then edit the question before accepting it.

Optimization

As of version 1.2 the messages are stored statically, which means far few AJAX requests from clients thereby reducing the load on the server.

Quick guide

To quickly start a Q&A session, follow these steps:

  1. Create a session
  2. Edit the session
  3. Note the sessions shortcode
  4. Activate the session
  5. Back in the session overview, manage the session’s guests
  6. Add at least one guest
  7. Paste the shortcode in a post
  8. Visit the post
  9. In the moderator tab, invite the guest(s)
  10. Back in the overview, moderate the session
  11. When you’re done, edit the session again
  12. And finally use the close button
  13. Visit the post again and convert the log to static html. After that the session can be deleted.

Screenshots

  1. Visitor's view with tabs disabled

    Visitor’s view with tabs disabled

  2. Visitor's view with tabs enabled

    Visitor’s view with tabs enabled

  3. Moderator's public view

    Moderator’s public view

  4. Guest's view with login box

    Guest’s view with login box

  5. After a guest has logged in

    After a guest has logged in

  6. Guest answering a question

    Guest answering a question

  7. Moderator's tab with guest invitation buttons

    Moderator’s tab with guest invitation buttons

  8. Admin moderating an opened session

    Admin moderating an opened session

  9. Moderator editing a question before sending it to the guests

    Moderator editing a question before sending it to the guests

  10. Moderator's view of unanswered questions

    Moderator’s view of unanswered questions

  11. Moderator inserting a message

    Moderator inserting a message

  12. Settings - Role to use

    Settings – Role to use

  13. Editing a display template

    Editing a display template

  14. Editing a session

    Editing a session

  15. Managing the guests of a session

    Managing the guests of a session

  16. A closed session with [almost] static HTML displayed to visitors

    A closed session with [almost] static HTML displayed to visitors


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