CM Answers vs Simple:Press
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| Feature | CM Answers v3.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.8/5 Visit Details | Simple:Press v6.11.15 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300+ | 300+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | CM Answers · CM Answers Pro ($) | Simple:Press · Simple:Press Pro ($) |
| Pros | Question and answer threads with voting on answers; Shortcodes to embed the Q&A index and answers; BuddyPress integration for community sites | Forums and subforums run inside WordPress; Uses WordPress users and a user group system; Topic moderation tools in the admin |
| Cons | Categories, difficulty levels and logs need the paid Pro edition; Free version shows upgrade prompts in several admin screens; Registration screen and uninstall survey contact the vendor | Many features such as messaging and polls need the paid Pro bundle; Add-ons need a licence key entered in the admin; Pro features arrive as separate add-on downloads |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Question and answer threads with answers, Voting on answers, Shortcodes to embed the Q&A index and answers, Question categories (Pro, upgrade screen in free) ($), Difficulty levels (Pro, upgrade screen in free) ($), Reassign content between users (Pro, upgrade screen in free) ($), Logs screen (Pro, upgrade screen in free) ($) | User groups admin panel, Topic lock and unlock moderation tools, Email a user from the admin tools, Spoiler shortcode, Forum statistics computed on the site, Theme update checks from the admin panel, Pro add-on updates via licence key ($), Daily add-on status check ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | BuddyPress | Yoast SEO |
| Other | CreativeMinds registration API | Simple:Press add-on licence server ($), Simple:Press news feed |
| Requires WordPress | 5.4.0 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | www.cminds.com, www.paypal.com, fonts.googleapis.com | simple-press.com |
| Shortcodes | 5 | 1 |