Zeko QA

Q&A engine with a custom database architecture, algorithmic sorting, bounties, reputation, and Zeko ecosystem integration.

Description

Zeko QA is a community question and answer engine on a custom database schema. It provides algorithmic question sorting, community voting, bounties, and reputation, closely integrated with the Zeko ecosystem.

Features

• Ask & Answer — Rich-text question and answer editor (Quill)
• Voting & Comments — Upvote/downvote answers and comment threads
• Accepted Answers — Question authors accept the best answer
• Bounties — Attach a bounty to a question to reward a good answer; unclaimed bounties expire and refund
• Reputation & Badges — Reputation system with answer badges
• Topics, Tags & Spaces — Organize content by topic, tag, and space
• Personalized Feed — Algorithmic question sorting for each user
• Bookmarks — Save questions for later
• Notifications — In-app notifications for answers, accepts, and trending questions
• Ecosystem Integration — Activity feed logging, profile cards in the AI profile hub, and reward hooks

Shortcodes

• [zeko_qa_archive] — Question archive with sorting and filters
• [zeko_qa_ask_form] — Ask-a-question form
• [zeko_qa_dashboard] — User Q&A dashboard

Installation

1. Upload the zeko-qa folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Create pages and add the shortcodes above

Frequently Asked Questions

How do bounties work?

Users attach reputation points to a question. When the author accepts an answer the bounty is awarded to the winner; questions left open past their expiry date are marked expired and the bounty is refunded.

Is there a reputation system?

Yes. Upvotes and accepted answers build reputation, and committed bounties are deducted so reputation cannot be double-spent.

Dependencies

Zeko QA works standalone. Zeko Core (when active) enables shared activity-feed logging and helper utilities; Zeko Rewards (when active) listens to QA reward hooks.

Privacy

Data stored includes questions, answers, comments, votes, topics, spaces, reputation log entries, badges, and bookmarks. Activity-log rows store an IP address when an action is logged through the ecosystem; unauthenticated AJAX is rate-limited by IP.

External Services

Zeko QA makes no outbound network requests of its own. See REMOTE-SERVICES.txt in this plugin folder for the full statement.

Uninstall

Deleting the plugin drops all Zeko QA tables, removes its options and the pages it created (marker-verified via Zeko Core when available), and deletes Q&A-specific user meta (zeko_qa_expertise).

Troubleshooting

• Bounty not awarded? An answer must be accepted by the author before the bounty transfers; open questions past their expiry are marked expired and refunded.
• Vote not counting? Users can only vote on content once — check the vote history.
• Question listing stale? Personalized feed sorting is per-user; verify the algorithmic sort settings.

Third-party resources

The ask/answer rich-text editors are Quill Editor 1.3.7 (BSD 3-Clause). The Quill files are NOT copied into this plugin — they are enqueued from Zeko Core (Zeko_Core_Assets::enqueue_quill()) and live in plugins/zeko-core/assets/vendor/quill/. Zeko Core is the single distributor of Quill and documents it in plugins/zeko-core/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt; this package bundles no other third-party code (all other assets are original GPL-2.0-or-later work; the only image is the screenshot).

Screenshots

1. Community Q&A dashboard with hot questions

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Custom Q&A database architecture with algorithmic sorting
• Ask/answer, voting, comments, accepted answers
• Bounty system with expiry and refund
• Reputation and badges
• Topics, tags, and spaces
• Personalized feed and bookmarks
• Notifications and ecosystem integration

Upgrade Notice

1.0.0

Initial release of Zeko QA.