Overview
Askk is a great solution for those who need to quickly build a website where people can ask any question and get answers for free form the community
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Description
Askk is a full-working PHP template where people can post, browse or edit questions and answers, help users who need to know something about any topic or just get answers to their own questions.
Users are also allowed to post anonymous questions and answers, report inappropriate content/users, like and dislike answers.
The Admin should daily check the database for reported content/users, and take action for it.
The design is clean, code is commented and project folders and files are well organized in the package.
This script can share the same database of the iOS and Android versions on back4app!
IMPORTANT
PLEASE NOTE that the demo website runs on GoDaddy and it works fine, I cannot guarantee you that this script will work on other hosting providers, so I strongly recommend you to use GoDaddy to make this script work.
• Check out the Features section below to see what this app does.
• Read the online Documentation to learn how to configure the template’s features and the database (Parse Dashboard).
• Keep an eye to the Change Log on the bottom of this page when an update gets released.
Backend
It’s backend is by Parse Server and it’s hosted on back4app – NO MySQL database involved.
Parse Server is flexible, reliable, open source, based on Node.js and well supported by a large community of developers, and back4app is a great BaaS hosting website where you can configure your database, Push Notifications and other features in just a few clicks.
Extended License
As per Envato Marketplace Terms, the Extended License applies to all applications that charge money to their users. In case your users will not be charged of money through your own version of this app, you can still buy it under a Regular license.
Therefore, you must buy this template under and Extended License if your plans are either one or more of the following:
- Add some Payment Gateway in the source code and publish your own version of this website.
- Transfer your website’s ownership to another owner by selling your ownership on flippa.com or similar marketplaces.
IMPORTANT: You are NOT allowed to sell or share the original source code of this template anywhere due to copyright infringement
Features
PHP/Javascript/HTML/CSS language – Edit the template as you wish with SublimeText or any other HTML editor
Bootstrap – Responsive – jQuery – Get the power of responsiveness and Javascript functions with jQuery and Bootstrap libraries
PHP 7 ready – Take advantage of the latest version of PHP, this script is compatible with it.
Backend with Parse Server hosted on back4app – Built on a great and reliable BaaS that offers many features with just a few clicks, it’s super easy to create and set up a database on back4app, as well as edit the Parse Server’s SDK code.
Browse and post Questions or Answers – Users are free to ask questions based on several categories, unlimited times. They can answers to any question, even anonimously
Search questions by keywords – Use the top search field to search for posts by typing desired search terms
Filter Questions by Trending, Latest and not answered yet, or by choosing a category – The top scrolling bar displays the category buttons to show questions basedon selection in the home page
Report inappropriate Users or Content – People can help the Admin by reporting abusive posts or users, this is a good feature to build a stable and reliable community
Profile screen with avatar images – The account page makes you know who’s in the community
Edit profile with Name, Username, Email, etc – Edit your profile and show people your identity, make yourself trustworthy
Set the Best Answer in a Question’s details page – The question’s owner can do that. This option gives the community the chance to quickly find good answers in the website
Notifications screen – Check out who liked or sent you an answer. if you click on the row’s link you’ll be redirected to the user’s profile
Terms of Use and Privacy Policy HTML file (GDPR compliant) – The template contains a ‘tos.php’ file the Admin can edit to display his Terms of Service to the website’s folks.
Send Push Notifications to the mobile apps – With the aid of Parse Push, users who downloaded the mobile versions of this script will receive notifications for likes and new answers
Modern, clean design – The script’s design has been carefully crafted to offer the best user experience to your clients.
Online Documentation – Read the extensive guide of this template to be able to configure it properly.
PSD icons included in the package – App and buttons icons are stored into a PSD folder, for easy image replacement.
Requirements
Sublime Text or any other HTML/text editor software – You may use Dreamveawer, Atom, or even EditText
Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS and PHP languages – You don’t need to be a skilled or professional developer, anyway it’s recommended to have at least the basic knowledge of what you’re dealing with, in order to be able to customize this template
A free account on back4app.com – You can create and edit your Parse App and database, get the necessary keys for configurations and test this template for free. It has limitations though, so please check the Pricing table and consider subscribing for a paid plan after you published this script on your website.
A domain + hosting on GoDaddy – This template has been tested on GoDaddy, so this is the hosting provider that I strongly recommend you to use. DO NOT upload the file on 000webhost.com or other free hosting providers!
An active SSL certificate for your domain – This is to ensure that your website will get the https:// security prefix (not the http one), so the Facebook login feature will work properly, as well as other functionalities of this script
Chrome, Firefox or Safari browser – They are the most used internet browsers, athough I suggest you to use Chrome for debugging too, it has got a great console that helps developers on editing the website.
Change Log
December 23, 2019
- Updated the 'main.js' file to compile with the latest Parse Server 3.x version | Remember to update the Parse Server version of your app on back4app from the 'Manage Parse Server' section!
November 25, 2019
- Added this code in the 'header.php' file, in order to show a Leaderboard ad banner:
<center>
<div class="ad-img">
<!-- Advertisement Leaderboard space -> replace this line of code below with your Ad code here: -->
<img src="images/leaderboard.jpg" />
</div>
</center>
- Edited the 'main.css' file by adding a '.ad-img' class in the @media queries section, and also in the HOME section
September 30, 2019
- Edited the 'header.php' file by adding '<?php echo $WEBSITE_NAME ?>' varibale in these lines:
<title><?php echo $WEBSITE_NAME ?> - Ask anything, make questions to the world</title>
<span style="color: purple; font-weight: 600; font-size: 20px;"><?php echo $WEBSITE_NAME ?></span>
September 26, 2019
Updated the files in the Facebook folder - the Facebook SDK
August 26, 2019
- Added the following line into the '.question-cell h3 a' function in the 'main.css' file:
word-break:break-all;
In rthis way, a long link or string gets wrapped in the cell's div
August 23, 2019
- Replaced this line of code:
location.replace('index.php');
with this:
window.history.back();
in the 'post.php' file -> 'postAnswer(qObjID, aObjID)' function. In this way, after posting an answer from the Question's page, it won't redirect to the home page but refresh the Question's page.
July 4, 2019
- Fixed a small bug on '<br />' detection by doing the following:
1) In 'grid-questions.php', this line:
htmlspecialchars(nl2br($question));
became:
htmlspecialchars($question);
2) In the 'question-details.php' file, this line:
htmlspecialchars( nl2br($qObj->get($QUESTIONS_QUESTION))
became:
htmlspecialchars($qObj->get($QUESTIONS_QUESTION)
June 29, 2019
- Added this line of code into the 'grid-account.php' and 'grid-questions.php' files, in order to limit long questions:
if(strlen($question) > 120){ $question = substr($question, 0, 120) .'...'; }
June 28, 2019
- Added this line of code into the 'main.css' file (so the edit profile page will be fully visible on mobile browsers):
.edit-profile { margin-bottom: 100px; }
June 27, 2019
- Fized an XSS vulnerability in the reset-password.php file by using the 'htmlspecialchars()' function:
$email = htmlspecialchars($_POST['email']);
June 25, 2019
- First release, PHP 5.4 and above - PHP, Javascript, HTML and CSS language - Fully compatible with Chrome, Firefox and Safari
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