Docs
Create and share documents with WordPress!
Use with caution
Docs works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 months ago, and scores 47/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Docs stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| collaboration | #90 |
| docs | #9 |
| documents | >100 |
| real-time | >100 |
| sharing | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Docs
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
This plugin allows you to create documents with WordPress, and to share them with others so they can also read and edit. Share the unique link to let anyone edit, or restrict access to specific email addresses.
With the Gutenberg plugin, Docs supports real-time collaborative editing — multiple users can edit the same document simultaneously, seeing each other’s cursors and changes live.
Sharing
The share panel (in the document sidebar) lets you control access:
- Anyone with the link — anonymous users get a randomly generated animal name and emoji avatar (e.g. “Anonymous Fox”). They can edit text but cannot upload files.
- Specific people — invite collaborators by email. They receive a magic link to access the editor. Email-invited users can upload files.
- Existing users — add collaborators from the user autocomplete. They get full editing and upload access.
- Restricted — only the document author and invited people can access.
How it works
Documents live entirely in wp-admin — there’s no public frontend. Each doc gets a unique and secret shareable URL that opens the editor directly.
Anonymous visitors don’t create any database entries. Their identity exists only in a browser cookie and disappears when it expires.
Email-invited people are created as real WordPress users (without a role) so their edits show up in revision history. They log in via magic links sent to their email.
Changelog
1.0.2
- Anonymous users can add block notes on docs with link sharing enabled.
- Hide status and author fields from the doc sidebar.
- Fix early translation loading notice with WP_DEBUG enabled.
- Override note name capitalisation from Gutenberg CSS.
1.0.1
- Security: only doc authors and admins can modify sharing settings.
- Security: restrict user creation endpoint to doc authors.
- Block notes (comments) support for docs.
- Email-invited users can see and reply to other users’ notes.
1.0.0
- Real-time collaborative editing (requires Gutenberg plugin or WordPress 7.0).
- Anonymous visitors no longer create database users — identity is cookie-based.
- Animal emoji avatars for anonymous collaborators.
- User autocomplete in the share panel.
- File upload support for email-invited users.
- All capabilities are now dynamic — no stored roles or caps.
- URLs are admin based instead of front-end redirects.
0.0.1
- Initial version.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Docs: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Docs free?
Yes. Docs is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Docs safe to use in 2026?
Docs works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 months ago, and scores 47/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Docs?
Docs is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,841 times since it launched in September 2019. It was downloaded 281 times in the last 30 days.
Does Docs work with WordPress 7.1?
Docs is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Docs last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on April 1, 2026 (6 months ago).
Who makes Docs?
Docs is developed and maintained by Ella Van Durpe.
What are the best alternatives to Docs?
The most popular alternatives to Docs are BuddyPress Docs (6K+ installs), Peter’s Post Notes (3K+ installs) and WP Document Revisions (2K+ installs).
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