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Best documents plugins for WordPress

The most popular documents plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PDF Embedder leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of Document Gallery (8K+) and BuddyPress Docs (6K+). All 75 plugins tagged “documents” 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 documents plugins

  1. 1.
    PDF Embedder

    The most installed documents plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 530 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Document Gallery

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 112 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  3. 3.
    BuddyPress Docs

    6K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 35 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  4. 4.
    FileBird Document Library

    5K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 8 reviews, updated 4 weeks 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.
    Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 75 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    DocumentCloud

    1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  9. 9.
    WP Docs

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 18 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  10. 10.
    AAM Protected Media Files

    500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 75 plugins tagged “documents”