CM Answers vs wpForo
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| Feature | CM Answers v3.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.8/5 Visit Details | wpForo v3.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | September 28, 2026 |
| Editions | CM Answers · CM Answers Pro ($) | wpForo · wpForo AI Features ($) |
| Pros | Question and answer threads with voting on answers; Shortcodes to embed the Q&A index and answers; BuddyPress integration for community sites | Boards, topics, replies, profiles and user groups in one plugin; Shortcodes and blocks for forum and login pages; Works with BuddyPress and Yoast SEO |
| 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 | AI features need a paid subscription and send content to an external AI service; Add-ons are sold separately; Admin screens cover many settings, so setup takes time |
| 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) ($), Logs screen (Pro, upgrade screen in free) ($) | Boards, forums and topics managed from wp-admin, Member profiles and member list, User groups and per-forum access rules, Forum and password-reset shortcodes, Gutenberg blocks for recent topics and online members, Google reCAPTCHA check on forum posts, AI smart search, moderation, summaries and translation ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | BuddyPress | BuddyPress, Yoast SEO, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | CreativeMinds registration API | Google reCAPTCHA, gVectors AI API ($), gVectors store and licence API ($), Google and Bing sitemap ping |
| Requires WordPress | 5.4.0 | 5.2 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.1 |
| 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 | www.google.com, www.bing.com, api.gvectors.com, store.gvectors.com |
| Blocks | — | 7 |
| Shortcodes | 5 | 4 |