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Best document management plugins for WordPress

The most popular document management plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Advanced File Manager leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Download Manager (90K+) and Download Manager Addons for Elementor (6K+). All 31 plugins tagged “document management” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 document management plugins

  1. 1.
    Advanced File Manager

    The most installed document management plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 443 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Download Manager

    90K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 1,006 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  3. 3.
    Download Manager Addons for Elementor

    6K+ active installs. Rated 2.2 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Document Library Lite

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 12 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  5. 5.
    CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    WP Document Revisions

    2K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 23 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  7. 7.
    Filr

    700+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 18 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    WP Publication Archive

    400+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.

  9. 9.
    WPYog Documents

    100+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 12 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  10. 10.
    FileDeck

    100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.

All 31 plugins tagged “document management”