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BetterDocs · Version history

BetterDocs changelog and version history

Latest version
4.9.5
Oct 12, 2026 (27 days ago)
Releases
202
since 2020
In the last year
40
about one every 8 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 202036 releases
  • 202127 releases
  • 202224 releases
  • 202318 releases
  • 202436 releases
  • 202530 releases
  • 202631 releases

202631 releases

  1. BetterDocs 4.9.5Latest

    • Few minor bug fixes & improvements

  2. BetterDocs 4.9.4

    • New: Write with AI now accepts audio and video attachments — drop in a Loom, a Zoom recording or a voice note and BetterDocs transcribes it, lets you correct the transcript, then writes the doc from it. Up to 25 MB, using your own OpenAI or Gemini key
    • New: Listen — a pill beside reading time that reads the article aloud in the reader’s browser, with play, pause, seek and speed controls. Enable it under Settings → Layout → Single Doc → Listen; it also ships in the Reading Time block and Elementor widget, and as the [betterdocs_listen] shortcode
    • New: Animated GIFs in docs are served as a looping, muted video instead of a GIF, cutting page weight substantially, with an editor UI to link an MP4 and a poster image to an existing GIF
    • New: AI Actions — a “Copy page” button in the single doc meta row that copies the article as clean Markdown, or opens it in ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Studio, Perplexity or Grok with the page as context. Every doc is also published as Markdown at .md so AI assistants can read it. Enabled by default…
    • Improvement: Search now ranks exact title matches above older partial matches, instead of sorting ties oldest-first
    • Improvement: The Category Grid block script now loads only on pages where the block actually renders
    • Fixed: AI features ignored the AI platform you selected and required an OpenAI key regardless
    • Fixed: A site could crash when the AI Chatbot loaded before BetterDocs and Pro loaded after it
    • Fixed: Single doc URLs returned 200 instead of a proper 404 on WPML sites
    • Fixed: Table of contents, search box and search form could overflow the page on phones, scrolling the page sideways
    • Fixed: Single Doc Layout 7 scrolled sideways at 360px, and the reactions box overflowed on phones
    • Fixed: A collapsible table of contents placed on a regular page could not be expanded on phones
    • Fixed: The doc sidebar shifted after page load, and sidebar items could stack incorrectly
    • Fixed: Synced patterns containing BetterDocs blocks lost their styling on most pages, and stale Essential Blocks CSS kept loading in the widget stylesheet on every page
    • Fixed: GIFs served as video ignored the Image block’s size and styles, lost “Expand on click”, stayed frozen with no controls when the browser blocked autoplay, and rendered as an empty box when linked to a non-video attachment
    • Fixed: The REST API and RSS feed returned video markup for converted GIFs
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  3. BetterDocs 4.9.3

    • New: AI Actions — a “Copy page” button in the single doc meta row that copies the article as clean Markdown, or opens it in ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Studio, Perplexity or Grok with the page as context. Every doc is also published as Markdown at .md so AI assistants can read it. Enabled by default…
    • Fixed: Doc URLs that do not exist now return a proper 404 instead of an empty page, on sites using category-in-path permalinks
    • Fixed: Live search returned no results when the knowledge base is served from a subdomain or a domain alias
    • Fixed: Single Doc Layout 5 no longer shows Table of Contents Background, Hover and Padding controls that had no effect on the page
    • Fixed: Encyclopedia entries are now listed alphabetically within each letter, instead of newest first
    • Fixed: MCP OAuth discovery could answer for — or be answered by — another MCP-enabled plugin on the same site, so connecting clients were handed metadata for the wrong plugin
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  4. BetterDocs 4.9.2

    • Fixed: Customizer layout migration seeded the wrong defaults, so saved layouts reverted to Layout 1
    • Fixed: Nested subcategories could be cached while empty and stay empty until the cache expired
    • Fixed: Term counts were not refreshed after a recount, and an aborted import left counts stale
    • Fixed: Category grids now collapse to a single column below 500px
    • Fixed: FAQ group titles can now have their own background color
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  5. BetterDocs 4.9.1

    • New: Print template — add your logo and a custom footer to printed / PDF pages, from Settings → Layout → Single Doc
    • Improvement: Glossaries now show a preview in Free, so you can see what the Pro feature does before upgrading
    • Improvement: MCP catalogue now surfaces Pro’s API Docs, insights, Git Sync and related-docs abilities; connection self-test no longer flags healthy endpoints as broken
    • Fixed: The Documentation grid hid knowledge bases containing only private docs from admins and editors
    • Fixed: Doc Category Archive layouts 2 and 3 never rendered nested subcategories
    • Fixed: “Lazy Load Sidebar Docs & Subcategories” now works for nested categories across both Elementor and block layouts
    • Fixed: Single doc URLs with arbitrary category segments returned 200 instead of redirecting to the real permalink
    • Fixed: Importing docs failed with a critical error on exported XML files and on docs with existing slugs
    • Fixed: The AI Content Suite showed “undefined” / “[object Object]” instead of a readable message when the API key is invalid
    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  6. BetterDocs 4.9.0

    • New: MCP Server — connect Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP-capable editors directly to your knowledge base over a per-site endpoint, with OAuth 2.1 consent, pairing tokens and rate limiting
    • New: BetterDocs registers its docs, categories, tags, glossary, FAQ, settings and analytics with the WordPress Abilities API, so any Abilities-aware tool can read and write your knowledge base
    • New: MCP admin page with a connection health report, self-test, per-tool picker and ready-made setup snippets for each supported editor
    • Improvement: Knowledge base meta is now visible over REST, and the FAQ Builder capability check repairs itself when roles drift
    • Fix: Document import no longer fails on PHP 8 — WP_Importer has no constructor, and calling it aborted every import
    • Fix: The FAQ block now accepts bare term IDs in its group filters
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  7. BetterDocs 4.8.2

    • New: Code Snippet Tab — a tabbed, multi-language code block available as both a Gutenberg block and an Elementor widget
    • New: Write with AI can now draft from an uploaded file (TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF) or read image attachments (PNG, JPG, WEBP) using a vision model
    • Improvement: Code Snippet block, Elementor widget & shortcode now support multiple languages with a built-in language switcher and self-hosted syntax highlighting (no external requests)
    • Improvement: Content Area Width & Max Width controls for the single doc layout in the Customizer
    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  8. BetterDocs 4.8.1

    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  9. BetterDocs 4.8.0

    • New: Multiple AI platform support — choose OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude for Write with AI and the Docs AI Suite
    • Improvement: Documentation archive & sidebar performance — term-count caching plus an optional “Lazy Load Sidebar Docs & Subcategories” mode for large knowledge bases
    • Fixed: WPML-translated doc tag & category base slugs now resolve correctly in routing and term links
    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  10. BetterDocs 4.7.0

    • New: AI category, tag & glossary suggestions in the editor and in the Write with AI flow
    • Improvement: Redesigned “Write with AI” and “Edit with BetterDocs AI” modals — cleaner AI Studio surfaces aligned to the design system, with reusable instruction Guides
    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  11. BetterDocs 4.6.2

    • Improvement: AI Sample Docs — deeper knowledge base generation grounded in your real site content, with AI-designed outlines expanded into full articles (inserted as drafts for review)
    • Improvement: AI Sample FAQs — AI now designs the FAQ groups, questions & answers from your site content, including store-wide and per-category Product FAQs for WooCommerce
    • Improvement: Product FAQ groups can now target all products or specific products
    • Improvement: Quick Setup wizard now hands off to the Site Editor on block (FSE) themes
    • Improvement: FAQ Builder — clearer published/draft group counts and a dedicated Uncategorized bucket for Product FAQs
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  12. BetterDocs 4.6.1

    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  13. BetterDocs 4.6.0

    • New: AI-powered “Generate Sample Docs & FAQs” — auto-detects your site and instantly creates a starter knowledge base or FAQ set
    • New: Product FAQ for WooCommerce — dedicated FAQ groups that display on single product pages
    • New: Rich text (HTML) editor support in the FAQ Builder
    • Improvement: Revamped admin with new React-based Knowledge Base, Doc Categories, Doc Tags, FAQ Builder and Glossaries screens
    • Fixed: Code Snippet block now correctly removes cleared code on the frontend
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  14. BetterDocs 4.5.6

    • Fixed: Redirect issue with Glossary & Learn More buttons in the Gutenberg/FSE environment
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  15. BetterDocs 4.5.5

    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  16. BetterDocs 4.5.4

    • Added: Translated documents support in BetterDocs Export
    • Fixed: Scheduled doc showing wrong “Updated on” date after publish
    • Improved: Plugin integration list completeness during initial setup
    • Improved: Compatibility with PHP 8.4 and PHP 8.5
    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  17. BetterDocs 4.5.3

    • Fixed: AI Chatbot tab — Save failing with ‘Could not get a valid response from the server’ error

  18. BetterDocs 4.5.2

    • Added: Tag archive template for the Elementor theme builder
    • Added: GPT-5 and GPT-5.5 support for the BetterDocs AI Content Suite
    • Improved: Tag and category based search support across Customizer, blocks, widgets, and WordPress search
    • Fixed: Search modal results jumping while typing and returning no results for known keywords
    • Fixed: Non-heading options (H6, Div, Nav, P) for the sidebar block Category Title Tag
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  19. BetterDocs 4.5.1

    • Fixed: Fatal error in category counter templates on PHP 8.x triggered by a translation issue in some locales

  20. BetterDocs 4.5.0

    • Added: Bulk Define with AI for Glossary terms
    • Added: Edit with AI for any existing section or content
    • Improved: Write with AI now supports core Paragraph, Heading, and more
    • Improved: Settings tabs now support direct deep links
    • Fixed: Translation issues in the Elementor Sidebar widget
    • Fixed: WPML-related issues with doc ordering, archive slugs, translated permalinks, and secondary languages
    • Fixed: FAQ CSV import not creating FAQs
    • Fixed: FSE block inspector color settings leaking across templates
    • Fixed: Multi-category feed URLs returning 404
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  21. BetterDocs 4.4.1

    • Fixed: 404 triggered on query-string archives with plain permalinks
    • Fixed: Disable reaction option not working in Essence single doc layout
    • Fixed: Archive page pagination not working
    • Fixed: Category Box and Slate Layout blocks ignoring MKB filter when no KB selected
    • Fixed: Category Grid block rendered empty on frontend with Multiple Knowledge Base enabled
    • Fixed: Elementor Category Grid widget showing categories from only one KB when “All knowledgebase” was selected
    • Improved: Block API version updated for apiVersion 3 iframe compatibility
    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  22. BetterDocs 4.4.0

    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  23. BetterDocs 4.3.12

    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  24. BetterDocs 4.3.11

    • Improved: Security Enhancement
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  25. BetterDocs 4.3.10

    • Improved: Added an option to customize the “No Docs Found” text in the modal search
    • Improved: Modified “Write with AI” feature to make it aligned with “Docs Analyzer” standard
    • Fixed: Single docs returned a 404 error when using a custom permalink structure containing index.php
    • Few minor bug fixes and improvements

  26. BetterDocs 4.3.9

  27. BetterDocs 4.3.8

  28. BetterDocs 4.3.7

  29. BetterDocs 4.3.6

  30. BetterDocs 4.3.5

  31. BetterDocs 4.3.4

202530 releases

  1. BetterDocs 4.3.3

  2. BetterDocs 4.3.2

  3. BetterDocs 4.3.1

  4. BetterDocs 4.3.0

  5. BetterDocs 4.2.7

  6. BetterDocs 4.2.6

  7. BetterDocs 4.2.5

  8. BetterDocs 4.2.4

  9. BetterDocs 4.2.3

  10. BetterDocs 4.2.2

  11. BetterDocs 4.2.1

  12. BetterDocs 4.2.0

  13. BetterDocs 4.1.3

  14. BetterDocs 4.1.2

  15. BetterDocs 4.1.1

  16. BetterDocs 4.1.0

  17. BetterDocs 4.0.1

  18. BetterDocs 4.0.0

  19. BetterDocs 3.9.3

  20. BetterDocs 3.9.2

  21. BetterDocs 3.9.1

  22. BetterDocs 3.9.0

  23. BetterDocs 3.8.15

  24. BetterDocs 3.8.14

  25. BetterDocs 3.8.13

  26. BetterDocs 3.8.12

  27. BetterDocs 3.8.11

  28. BetterDocs 3.8.10

  29. BetterDocs 3.8.9

  30. BetterDocs 3.8.8

202436 releases

  1. BetterDocs 3.8.7

  2. BetterDocs 3.8.6

  3. BetterDocs 3.8.5

  4. BetterDocs 3.8.4

  5. BetterDocs 3.8.3

  6. BetterDocs 3.8.2

  7. BetterDocs 3.8.1

  8. BetterDocs 3.8.0

  9. BetterDocs 3.7.3

  10. BetterDocs 3.7.2

  11. BetterDocs 3.7.1

  12. BetterDocs 3.7.0

  13. BetterDocs 3.6.6

  14. BetterDocs 3.6.5

  15. BetterDocs 3.6.4

  16. BetterDocs 3.6.3

  17. BetterDocs 3.6.2

  18. BetterDocs 3.6.1

  19. BetterDocs 3.6.0

  20. BetterDocs 3.5.9

  21. BetterDocs 3.5.8

  22. BetterDocs 3.5.7

  23. BetterDocs 3.5.6

  24. BetterDocs 3.5.5

  25. BetterDocs 3.5.4

  26. BetterDocs 3.5.3

  27. BetterDocs 3.5.2

  28. BetterDocs 3.5.1

  29. BetterDocs 3.5.0

  30. BetterDocs 3.4.2

  31. BetterDocs 3.4.1

  32. BetterDocs 3.4.0

  33. BetterDocs 3.3.4

  34. BetterDocs 3.3.3

  35. BetterDocs 3.3.2

  36. BetterDocs 3.3.1

202318 releases

  1. BetterDocs 3.3.0

  2. BetterDocs 3.2.0

  3. BetterDocs 3.1.0

  4. BetterDocs 3.0.2

  5. BetterDocs 3.0.1

  6. BetterDocs 3.0.0

  7. BetterDocs 2.5.6

  8. BetterDocs 2.5.5

  9. BetterDocs 2.5.4

  10. BetterDocs 2.5.3

  11. BetterDocs 2.5.2

  12. BetterDocs 2.5.1

  13. BetterDocs 2.5.0

  14. BetterDocs 2.3.7

  15. BetterDocs 2.3.6

  16. BetterDocs 2.3.5

  17. BetterDocs 2.3.4

  18. BetterDocs 2.3.3

202224 releases

  1. BetterDocs 2.3.2

  2. BetterDocs 2.3.1

  3. BetterDocs 2.3.0

  4. BetterDocs 2.2.2

  5. BetterDocs 2.2.1

  6. BetterDocs 2.2.0

  7. BetterDocs 2.1.6

  8. BetterDocs 2.1.5

  9. BetterDocs 2.1.4

  10. BetterDocs 2.1.3

  11. BetterDocs 2.1.2

  12. BetterDocs 2.1.1

  13. BetterDocs 2.1.0

  14. BetterDocs 2.0.14

  15. BetterDocs 2.0.13

  16. BetterDocs 2.0.12

  17. BetterDocs 2.0.11

  18. BetterDocs 2.0.10

  19. BetterDocs 2.0.9

  20. BetterDocs 2.0.8

  21. BetterDocs 2.0.7

  22. BetterDocs 2.0.6

  23. BetterDocs 2.0.5

  24. BetterDocs 2.0.4

202127 releases

  1. BetterDocs 2.0.3

  2. BetterDocs 2.0.2

  3. BetterDocs 2.0.1

  4. BetterDocs 2.0.0

  5. BetterDocs 1.9.7

  6. BetterDocs 1.9.6

  7. BetterDocs 1.9.5

  8. BetterDocs 1.9.4

  9. BetterDocs 1.9.3

  10. BetterDocs 1.9.2

  11. BetterDocs 1.9.1

  12. BetterDocs 1.9.0

  13. BetterDocs 1.8.4

  14. BetterDocs 1.8.3

  15. BetterDocs 1.8.2

  16. BetterDocs 1.8.1

  17. BetterDocs 1.8.0

  18. BetterDocs 1.7.6

  19. BetterDocs 1.7.5

  20. BetterDocs 1.7.4

  21. BetterDocs 1.7.3

  22. BetterDocs 1.7.2

  23. BetterDocs 1.7.1

  24. BetterDocs 1.7.0

  25. BetterDocs 1.6.1

  26. BetterDocs 1.6.0

  27. BetterDocs 1.5.7

202036 releases

  1. BetterDocs 1.5.6

  2. BetterDocs 1.5.5

  3. BetterDocs 1.5.4

  4. BetterDocs 1.5.3

  5. BetterDocs 1.5.2

  6. BetterDocs 1.5.1

  7. BetterDocs 1.5.0

  8. BetterDocs 1.3.0

  9. BetterDocs 1.2.6

  10. BetterDocs 1.2.0

  11. BetterDocs 1.1.9

  12. BetterDocs 1.1.8

  13. BetterDocs 1.1.7

  14. BetterDocs 1.1.6

  15. BetterDocs 1.1.5

  16. BetterDocs 1.1.4

  17. BetterDocs 1.1.3

  18. BetterDocs 1.1.2

  19. BetterDocs 1.1.1

  20. BetterDocs 1.1.0

  21. BetterDocs 1.0.1

  22. BetterDocs 1.0.0

  23. BetterDocs 1.4.3

  24. BetterDocs 1.4.2

  25. BetterDocs 1.4.1

  26. BetterDocs 1.4.0

  27. BetterDocs 1.3.5

  28. BetterDocs 1.3.4

  29. BetterDocs 1.3.3

  30. BetterDocs 1.3.2

  31. BetterDocs 1.3.1

  32. BetterDocs 1.2.5

  33. BetterDocs 1.2.4

  34. BetterDocs 1.2.3

  35. BetterDocs 1.2.2

  36. BetterDocs 1.2.1

Questions about BetterDocs’s releases

What is the latest version of BetterDocs?

4.9.5, released on Oct 12, 2026 (3 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is BetterDocs updated?

40 releases in the last year, about one every 8 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from March 2020.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in BetterDocs’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.