Description
AskIt is a theme designed for Q&A sites, communities of questions and knowledge bases, featuring a voting system for answers, user profiles, and a front-end question submission area. Developed by Elegant Themes, it organizes topics by categories and tags, enabling visitors to search for existing solutions before posting a new question in Q&A format.
Main Features
- Question and Answer System
Structure topics in Q&A format with front-end question submissions. - Answer Voting
Allows users to vote on the best solutions for each question. - User Profiles
Each participant maintains a personal page with contribution history and reputation. - Topic Categorization
Organizes questions by categories and tags to simplify navigation by subject. - Customization Panel
Adjusts colors, typography, and layout via the theme’s admin panel without editing code.
Benefits of AskIt
- Engaged Community
Encourages continuous user participation with visible voting and reputation system. - Reduced Repetitive Support
A public answer base prevents the same query from being opened multiple times. - User-Generated Content
Each answered question becomes an indexable page that attracts organic search traffic. - Visible Curation
Voting highlights the best answers at the top, valuing high-quality contributions.
Who Should Use It?
- Online niche communities looking to build a question and answer forum.
- Software and SaaS companies that need a public support base powered by users.
- Educators, instructors, and course creators who want an integrated ask-away channel on their site.
Designed for those who need to build a collaborative knowledge platform, AskIt combines voting mechanics, user profiles, and topic categorization to turn recurring questions into permanent content. It is suitable for themed communities, support teams, and educational projects that rely on public participation among members.
Frequently asked questions
Is Elegant Themes AskIt GPL-licensed?
Yes. Elegant Themes AskIt is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Elegant Themes AskIt on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Elegant Themes AskIt on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does Elegant Themes AskIt cost at Ultrapack?
Elegant Themes AskIt costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Elegant Themes AskIt include updates?
Yes. The current version of Elegant Themes AskIt is 4.1.13, published at Ultrapack on Nov 25, 2023. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Elegant Themes AskIt scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Elegant Themes AskIt goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
The file on this page is already the theme, ready to upload to WordPress.
- Download the file
AskIt.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
- Select the file
AskIt.zipand click Install Now. - Click Activate.
- If WordPress answers that no valid theme was found, the file is the developer’s full package and the theme is in a folder inside it. Extract the file on your computer, look for the folder that has
style.cssandscreenshot.png, zip that folder only and upload it again.
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UAU Ready