Questions and Answers Plugin (CMA) - Extras - File Attachments (Formats, Images, Videos)


Extras - File Attachments

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This feature is only available in the Pro edition of the Questions and Answers plugin.

Enable and Customize File Sharing

To enable file sharing, first navigate to the Thread settings tab:

Thread settings - WordPress Forum Plugin
Thread settings

Scroll down to the Attachments section. The admin can opt to allow file attachment in questions and/or answers, while limiting the attachment file types that are allowed and their maximum size in bytes. 

Attachments settings - Questions and Answers Forum Plugin
Attachments settings

When enabled, users will be able to attach files to their questions and answers by browsing for files or by dragging and dropping the files in the question or answer form!

Adding an attachment to the question - WordPress Questions and Answers
Adding an attachment to the question

Embed Images and Videos

To allow users to embed images in their posts, first navigate to the Appearance tab under the plugin settings.

Appearance settings - WordPress Discussion Forum
Appearance settings

Under the Attachments section, you can choose whether or not to embed the images that users have attached. You can also limit the width or height of the image size in pixels. Alternatively, users can drag and drop images into the text editor to embed them automatically. 

Settings for media attachments - Q and A Plugin
Settings for media attachments

Attached vs Embedded Files

How a regular attachment looks like.

Example of the file attached to the question - WordPress Q and A Plugin
Example of the file attached to the question

How an embedded image looks like

Example of the attached image file - Questions and Answers Plugin
Example of the attached image file

Embedding Videos Inside Question/Answer

To embed a video, enter the YouTube or Vimeo video URL in brackets inside the question/answer. They must follow a strict format. Examples:

  • Vimeo [https://vimeo.com/203769044]
  • YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9HuT_ORA7A] or [https://youtu.be/C9HuT_ORA7A]
Embedding videos - WordPress Question and Answer Plugin
Embedding videos
Example of the embedded video - WordPress Forum Plugin
Example of the embedded video

TIP: You Can Attach Both Video and Image

Example of attaching both image and video - Questions and Answers Forum Plugin
Example of attaching both image and video

Multiple File Uploads

Below is an example of the user experience for file sharing on your Q&A forum. Users can upload multiple files at one time by browsing and selecting files, or dragging and dropping them in the form.

The form for submitting questions - WordPress Questions and Answers
The form for submitting questions

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