Question2Answer is being extended by the community.

This page links to add-ons created by Question2Answer users. These are not endorsed for quality or suitability, but we hope they are useful. If you have something to contribute, please get in touch - your help is much appreciated!

Language Files

The language files below are marked by the corresponding Question2Answer version. You can safely install a language file from a different version, and update it with the missing phrases. To install a language, place its directory (such as fr or ru) in Q2A's qa-lang directory, then open the General section of the Admin panel and choose the language from the menu provided.

• Q2A 1.5.x - Italian (Italiano) by Carlo @ Opzioni Binarie.
• Q2A 1.5.x - Turkish (Türkçe) by Erkan Kodalak @ ICQTurk.


• Q2A 1.4.x - Brazilian Portuguese (Português) by Daniel Schmitz and Fábio Rogério.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Bulgarian (Български) by Nikolay Hamov.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Chinese Simplified (中文) by BaikeBaike.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Chinese Traditional (繁體中文). Also add 'zh-TW' => 'Chinese Traditional' in qa_admin_language_options().
• Q2A 1.4.x - German (Deutsch) (informal) by Philip Schilling.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Dutch (Nederlands) (informal) by Rowdy van der Veen.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Japanese (日本語) by sama55 @ CMS Box.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Polish (Polski) by Krzysztof Kielce.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Russian (Русский) by fAcknet.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Spanish (Español) by Propongo.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Swedish (Svenska) by Shachi Bista @ Human Development Institute.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Turkish (Türkçe) by Erkan Kodalak @ ICQTurk.
• Q2A 1.4.x - Welsh (Cymraeg) by Gareth V. Jones. Also add 'cy' => 'Cymraeg' in qa_admin_language_options().


• Click to show older language files.

If your language is not listed, or is out-of-date, you can create or update language files using a text editor.

Themes

To install a theme, place its directory in Q2A's qa-theme directory, then open the General section of the Admin panel and choose the theme from the menu provided.

• GrayCSS3 by sama55 @ CMS Box.
• GreenTheme by Rafael Mastaleru @ Geek-to-Geek.
• Mobile Theme by NoahY. Before Q2A 1.5, use the Theme Switcher Plugin to automatically switch themes for mobile users.
• Google-style Mobile Theme by NoahY.
• Parchment Theme by NoahY.
• Pixel n Grain Themes (Dark and Light) by Jatin Soni.
• Zumtheme by Zumtek.

You can also create your own themes using CSS, or (optionally) make changes to the HTML.

Plugins and Other Add-Ons

To install a plugin (requires Q2A 1.3 or later), place its directory in Q2A's qa-plugin directory, then open the Plugins section of the Admin panel and check it is listed. The plugin may also offer some options on this page.

• Admin Plus Plugin by NoahY. Extends the admin area by allowing PHP commands to be executed. (Use with caution!)
• Ajax Comment Form by NoahY. Display and submits dynamically loaded comment forms without refreshing the page.
• AntiBot Captcha by Krzysztof Kielce. Simple and easy captcha for Q2A 1.5+.
• BBCode Plugin by Yared Getachew of Iyesus. Allows posts to be created using BBCode format.
• Bookmarking Plugin by NoahY. Allows questions to be bookmarked by users.
• BuddyPress Integration by NoahY. Basic integration with the BuddyPress social networking plugin for WordPress.
• Confirm Plugin by NoahY. Provides a browser warning when leaving a page in which text has been entered.
• Comment Voting Plugin by NoahY. Allows comments to be voted on, similarly to questions and answers.
• Database Backup/Restore by Krzysztof Kielce. An admin tool for one-click backup and restore of the Q2A instance or entire database.
• Email Notifications by Walter Williams @ Sawtooth Software. Creates a page where any user can register to receive notifications about new questions and answers.
• Embed Youtube Plugin by NoahY. Converts links to YouTube videos into embedded videos when displaying questions, answers or comments.
• Expert Questions by NoahY. Allows some questions to made viewable by experts only.
• External Categories and Tags by Mélanie Gauthier of Trisotech. Some modifications to enable integration with your existing database of categories and tags (in the same style as single sign-on).
• FAQ Page by NoahY. Provides a customizable FAQs page which can include an explanation of the points system on your Q2A site.
• Featured Questions by NoahY. Allows featured questions to be kept at the top of question lists.
• Google Analytics Plugin by Ivan. Analyze Q2A traffic with Google Analytics, optionally excluding requests from the super admin.
• IP.Board User Integration by Larry Lewis. A qa-external-users.php file to integrate with IP.Board forum software.
• Logarithmic Tag Cloud by NoahY. Provides a list of tags with logarithmic size indicating popularity.
• Loginza Login Plugin by Dmitry Manannikov aka SLonoed. Allows logging in via Loginza, an OpenID provider which supports many social services popular in Russia and the CIS.
• Mailing List Manager by Michael Khalili. Adds your Q2A member email addresses to your MailChimp.com list.
• Markdown Editor Plugin by Scott Vivian of PokéBase. Markdown is a simple markup format that is readable as plain text.
• Network Sites Plugin by NoahY. Allows the creation of a network of interlinked Q2A sites.
• Polls Plugin by NoahY. Allows some questions to be created as polls.
• Print View Plugin by NoahY. Adds a simplified print view for questions.
• Privilege Management by NoahY. Adds a tab to user profile pages showing progress towards additional privileges.
• Proxy SSO Plugin by Larry Kluger of Master Agenda. Enables your main web application to serve as a single sign-on authentication system for Q2A.
• Question Closing by NoahY. Allows questions to be closed in Q2A 1.4.x.
• Question Merge by NoahY. Allows questions to be merged, with answers and comments moved from one to the other.
• Random Question Widget by NoahY. Displays a random question in the sidebar.
• Role Markers by NoahY. Adds markers to the avatars displayed for users with special privileges.
• Smilies for Text by NoahY. Allows smilies to be embedded in plain text or Markdown content.
• Social Sharing Plugin by NoahY. Adds social sharing buttons to question pages.
• Spammer Checker by Walter Williams @ Sawtooth Software. On IP address pages, checks stopforumspam.com and botscout.com to see if the IP belong to a known spammer.
• Syntax Highlighter Plugin by Ernest Mikolajczyk of Quanda Q&A. Automatic highlighting of code in dozens of programming languages.
• Theme Switcher Plugin by NoahY. Allows users to choose their own theme on their profile page.
• User History Plugin by NoahY. Adds an activity/points history to the user profile.
• User Signatures Plugin by NoahY. Allows users to define a signature for all of their posts.
• XML Sitemap Generator by Simon Frerichs. Q2A 1.3 now includes a Sitemap generator so this may not be necessary.
• Wiki Plugin by NoahY. Adds a wiki to a Q2A site.

Click for documentation on creating Q2A plugins (requires PHP programming).