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 532 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 2 days 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 1 week 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(532)
- Downloads
- 1.4K/day
Document Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,406by Dan Rossiter12 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:3#2,736by Boone Gorges7 months ago
Adds collaborative Docs to BuddyPress.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.4(35)
- Downloads
- 37/day

FileBird Document Library
Up in the last 7 days:10#3,158by Ninja Team1 month 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:15#3,701by CatFolders8 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
- 81/day
WP Document Revisions
Up in the last 7 days:3#4,731by Ben Balter2 days 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
- 111/day

Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin
Up in the last 7 days:3#4,755by 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
- 33/day

DocumentCloud
Down in the last 7 days:2#5,226by muckrock1 year ago
Embed DocumentCloud resources in WordPress content.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 117/day

WP Docs
Down in the last 7 days:9#6,535by Fahad Mahmood7 days ago
A documents management tool for education portals.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(18)
- Downloads
- 33/day

AAM Protected Media Files
Down in the last 7 days:20#8,665by 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:4#8,884by wpharvest5 years ago
Add downloadable documents to products in WooCommerce
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Google Docs Viewer
Up in the last 7 days:35#10,802by 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
Down in the last 7 days:69#13,244by 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
Down in the last 7 days:1#15,531by 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:69#16,857by 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:377#17,191by 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
Down in the last 7 days:67#17,902by 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:75#19,784by 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:113#20,061by Achal Jain11 months ago
Knowledge Base & Documentation Plugin for WordPress.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mikesoft TeamVault
#22,124by Michael Gasperini18 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
- 11/day

Docu
Down in the last 7 days:215#23,437by 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:1,254#25,418by 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
#29,962by 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
#33,266by mariancapota9 days ago
Upload documents to the Media Library through authenticated REST requests, with resumable chunks and the WordPress upload limit.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 33/day

Link Nacional File Browser
#34,500by 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:187#34,772by javahat8 years ago
Create Document Types. Display documents in tables. Filter documents based on types.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Document Library
Up in the last 7 days:2,547#41,818by hmayaktigranyan14 years ago
Document Library plugin for handling documents as custom post type and its taxonomies .
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Board Document Manager from CHUHPL
Up in the last 7 days:3,900#41,948by 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

WP File Version
Down in the last 7 days:8,176#43,961by 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

WP Documentation Lite
Down in the last 7 days:5,235#45,557by WEN Solutions1 month ago
Creating online documentation has never been this easy!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 8/day

nnax Frontend User Files
Down in the last 7 days:9,561#45,822by 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
Up in the last 7 days:1,605#46,612by 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 Walter12 days ago
Manage your documents with permanent download links that never change, even when you replace the file.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
ScoutDocs
Down in the last 7 days:3,108#47,543by ScoutDocs7 years ago
August, 2019: ScoutDocs is shutting down. Please don't install the plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

orcas Responsive Wiki
Up in the last 7 days:482#47,889by 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

OrderFlow PDF Documents
Up in the last 7 days:2,960#50,140by Digital Lychee5 months ago
Generates simple PDF packing slips for WooCommerce orders with admin download links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Highland Software Embed and Link Buttons for PDF Embedder
#50,842by jgrodgers24 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

Trilobita DocVault Migrator
#52,613by trilobita4 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
- 67/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

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 pedroviking4 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
Sprint Collect
#58,024by sprintplugins2 months ago
Securely collect, review, and manage supporting documents for WordPress users.
- 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
- 0/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

EveryPage
#60,151by EveryPage2 months ago
Share PDFs as secure, trackable links, embed them as flipbooks, and see who actually reads them - right in your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FileDroppr
Down in the last 7 days:11,401#60,489by FileDroppr4 months ago
Share PDFs as secure, trackable links and see readership analytics right in your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- 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

CirculationDesk Export Tool for Document Library
Up in the last 7 days:3,693#61,818by arothmanmusic1 month ago
Export a Barn2 document library as a single .zip, organised into one folder per Document Category, with a CSV manifest.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Velvet PDF Tools
#61,905by 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