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Configuration (Drupal 7)

Last updated on
30 April 2025

Installation

  • Create a new content type, or reuse existing one
  • Add a new number/integer field for this content type at admin/structure/types/manage/NODETYPE/fields
  • Select the format "Selected answer" for this field in the "Display fields" section: admin/structure/types/manage/NODETYPE/display
  • Go to the Q/A settings page admin/config/question_answer and select the content type/field name above.
  • That's all!

Question expiration

You can set the expiration time for each question. After this time, the reply with the most votes will be automatically selected as the answer.

  • Go to the Q/A content type, create a new field "duration"
    • Type: List (Integer)
    • Widget: Select list
    • In the configure page, enter prefined time in second, for example (unlimited, 1 day, 7 days and 30 days):
      0|No expiration
      86400|1 day
      604800|1 week
      2592000|1 month
      
    • Select the format "Remaining time" for this field in the "Display fields" section: admin/content/node-type/NODETYPE/display (D6).
  • Go to the Q/A setting page, select this field.
  • Install VotingAPI module and another module, for example, vote_up_down (don't forget to enable "vud on comments").
  • Go to permissions page, allow anonymous to vote on comments.

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