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.
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Top 10 documents plugins
- 1.PDF Embedder
The most installed documents plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 530 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.Document Gallery
8K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 112 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 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.
FileBird Document Library5K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 8 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 5.
CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library3K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.WP Document Revisions
2K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 23 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 7.
Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 75 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.
DocumentCloud1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
WP Docs1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 18 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 10.
AAM Protected Media Files500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 75 plugins tagged “documents”
PDF Embedder
#190by Syed Balkhi2 months ago
Embed PDF files in WordPress posts and pages with a responsive PDF viewer block, live Block Editor preview, and no third-party services.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.7(530)
- Downloads
- 1.4K/day
Document Gallery
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,404by Dan Rossiter11 days ago
This plugin generates thumbnails for documents and displays them in a gallery-like format for easy sharing.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.8(112)
- Downloads
- 117/day
BuddyPress Docs
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,735by Boone Gorges7 months ago
Adds collaborative Docs to BuddyPress.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.4(35)
- Downloads
- 36/day

FileBird Document Library
Up in the last 7 days:11#3,160by Ninja Team29 days ago
Create WordPress document library using FileBird and Gutenberg or any WordPress page builder.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 69/day

CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library
Down in the last 7 days:22#3,699by CatFolders7 days ago
Display WordPress PDF gallery and file gallery from folders. Comes with a clean, searchable & sortable list/grid layout.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(15)
- Downloads
- 97/day
WP Document Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,743by Ben Balter1 day ago
Document management and version control for WordPress. Collaborate on files, track every revision, and auto-generate change summaries with AI.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.7(23)
- Downloads
- 102/day

Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin
Down in the last 7 days:13#4,762by BasePress2 months ago
Easily create & manage documentation. Reduce support tickets & scale your customer support workload. This simple plugin works with any theme.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(75)
- Downloads
- 34/day

DocumentCloud
Up in the last 7 days:6#5,226by muckrock1 year ago
Embed DocumentCloud resources in WordPress content.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 125/day

WP Docs
Up in the last 7 days:1#6,537by Fahad Mahmood6 days ago
A documents management tool for education portals.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(18)
- Downloads
- 36/day

AAM Protected Media Files
Down in the last 7 days:37#8,676by AAM Plugin6 months ago
Add-on to the free Advanced Access Manager plugin that protects media files from direct access for visitors, roles or users
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Documents for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:2#8,890by wpharvest5 years ago
Add downloadable documents to products in WooCommerce
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Google Docs Viewer
Down in the last 7 days:15#10,858by Maor Chasen9 years ago
Easily embed documents like PDFs, Word documents, and Powerpoint in your site using Google Docs Viewer.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.1(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WPYog Documents
Up in the last 7 days:23#13,200by WPYog1 month ago
Upload, organize, and display documents (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) on any page using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.6(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Documentation
Up in the last 7 days:42#15,507by itthinx1 month ago
Build a powerful Knowledge Base, Help Center, Wiki, or Documentation Site.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Documents Tab for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:140#16,888by dimitrov.adrian11 years ago
Allow attach various documents and media files to a product as separate tab.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Document & Data Automation
Up in the last 7 days:11#17,316by docxpresso2 years ago
Generate dynamical documents and contracts from user input and Office templates
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Documents Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:214#17,850by Dougal Campbell11 years ago
A [documents] shortcode which will display a list of attached files, with file type icons, and linked to the files for easy downloading.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Docs
Up in the last 7 days:85#19,768by Ella Van Durpe7 months ago
Create and share documents with WordPress!
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Smart Docs
Up in the last 7 days:38#20,129by Achal Jain11 months ago
Knowledge Base & Documentation Plugin for WordPress.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mikesoft TeamVault
Down in the last 7 days:325#22,123by Michael Gasperini17 days ago
Private document workspace for WordPress: protected storage, groups, per-folder permissions, previews, ZIP export, quotas, reports, and notifications.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Purchase Orders for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:413#22,330by Ahmad Wael1 year ago
Enable purchase orders! WooCommerce plugin lets you accept Purchase Orders at checkout, streamlining B2B orders.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Docu
Down in the last 7 days:255#23,540by dinamiko8 years ago
A simple Documentation Plugin
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

seljeDrive Document Library for Google Drive
Up in the last 7 days:1,230#25,332by Tormod Seljenes1 month ago
Embed a Google Drive folder as a browsable document library on your WordPress site using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Resource Library
Down in the last 7 days:128#29,947by mightydigital11 years ago
Document management at its finest. Easily create and manage a document download and viewing area for your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MINIMALIST Uploads for WPVibe
Up in the last 7 days:22,283#32,675by mariancapota8 days ago
Upload documents to the Media Library through authenticated REST requests, with resumable chunks and the WordPress upload limit.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 54/day

Link Nacional File Browser
Up in the last 7 days:829#33,152by Link Nacional1 month ago
A complete file browser plugin with hierarchical folder system and search interface for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simply Documents
Down in the last 7 days:367#34,367by javahat8 years ago
Create Document Types. Display documents in tables. Filter documents based on types.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP File Version
Up in the last 7 days:5,488#37,063by shivrajib10 years ago
This plugin is for file management system with files/document version control ability. It keeps the files in its separate directory.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

orcas Responsive Wiki
Up in the last 7 days:3,620#37,679by orcasdev8 years ago
Buddypress wiki where registered users in the frontend can edit the same document after each other.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Document Library
Up in the last 7 days:8,061#38,238by hmayaktigranyan14 years ago
Document Library plugin for handling documents as custom post type and its taxonomies .
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Documentation Lite
Up in the last 7 days:5,397#38,699by WEN Solutions1 month ago
Creating online documentation has never been this easy!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 7/day

Board Document Manager from CHUHPL
Up in the last 7 days:953#41,755by Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library Webdeveloper3 years ago
A simple management system for Board Meeting agendas and meeting minutes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ScoutDocs
Down in the last 7 days:6,985#41,889by ScoutDocs7 years ago
August, 2019: ScoutDocs is shutting down. Please don't install the plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

nnax Frontend User Files
Up in the last 7 days:5,278#42,472by nnaxitloesungen3 months ago
Frontend file manager for user-based uploads, folders, documents, downloads and trash workflows.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Resource Management for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:1,937#43,173by soumenroy1119 years ago
Add and Manage various type of resources/ documents from wp-admin and get any resource list with download option in frontend by using shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ToolDocs™
#47,274by Trevor Walter11 days ago
Manage your documents with permanent download links that never change, even when you replace the file.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Trilobita DocVault Migrator
#50,024by trilobita3 days ago
Import documents from WordPress Download Manager into Trilobita DocVault and keep old links working. Preview everything in a dry run first.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 79/day

Velvet PDF Tools
Up in the last 7 days:21,815#50,460by ctrlpact1 month ago
Privacy-friendly PDF tools that merge PDFs, extract pages, and convert JPG/PNG images to PDF directly in the browser.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Edocman Lite
Down in the last 7 days:151#53,511by JoomDonation3 months ago
Lightweight document management system for WordPress. Organize, manage and share documents with ease.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FileDroppr
Down in the last 7 days:2,303#53,731by FileDroppr4 months ago
Share PDFs as secure, trackable links and see readership analytics right in your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Highland Software Embed and Link Buttons for PDF Embedder
#54,801by jgrodgers22 days ago
Adds Gutenberg and TinyMCE controls to insert PDFs as embedded viewers or direct links. Link-only output works even when PDF Embedder is not active.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

QRFolders Lite
Up in the last 7 days:17,709#55,087by qrfolders10 months ago
QRFolders Lite lets you create QR codes that link to folders of documents stored in Google Drive, allowing printed QR codes on stickers, labels, or PD …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

HAQ Member Document Drive
Up in the last 7 days:2,902#55,253by Husain Ahmed2 months ago
A private, permission controlled file drive for approved members. Share documents with the right people and keep everything else out of reach.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mulino file show
Down in the last 7 days:3,455#55,431by pedroviking3 days ago
Browse documents in nested, drag-and-drop-organized folders, shown on your site with a block or shortcode. No custom database tables.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WPBR Bulk Replace
Up in the last 7 days:10,560#57,940by Bohdan Smaha2 days ago
Replace hundreds of PDFs and documents at once: match new files to posts, review every pairing, back up, replace, and roll back if needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

iTech Doc
Down in the last 7 days:3,075#57,984by itechtheme5 years ago
itechdoc WordPress plugin helps you to build and maintain online documentation for products or services in minutes. Our customers use document plugin …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Categories as Folders
Up in the last 7 days:8,169#59,135by Matteus Barbosa6 years ago
Display your post categories as folders in a Bootstrap-based grid system or grouped by year, through this free plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day

Safan Doc
#59,204by Md Rashed Hossain5 years ago
Safan Doc WordPress plugin helps you to build and maintain online documentation for products or services in minutes. Our customers use document plugin …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Document Expiry Reminder
Up in the last 7 days:7,747#60,515by sathsarawj3 months ago
Track document expiry dates, assign owners and recipients, and send automated renewal reminders.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Kenter2909 Embed Viewer Fixer
Down in the last 7 days:4,776#61,342by kenter29091 month ago
Finds Embed Any Document shortcodes that use local uploads and adds the browser viewer attribute without changing the document URL.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day