Help Manager
Site operators can create detailed, hierarchical documentation for the site’s authors, editors, and contributors, viewable in the WordPress admin. Powered by Custom Post Types, you get all the power of WordPress to…
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Help Manager shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 4 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Help Manager stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| client sites | >100 |
| clients | >100 |
| docs | >100 |
| documentation | >100 |
| help | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Help Manager
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Site operators can create detailed, hierarchical documentation for the site’s authors, editors, and contributors, viewable in the WordPress admin. Powered by Custom Post Types, you get all the power of WordPress to create, edit, and arrange your documentation. Perfect for customized client sites.
Highly inspired by the WP Help plugin, Help Manager provides the same functionality, up-to-date compatibility with WordPress, and brings some of the most requested features by its users.
🎉 Main Features
- Gutenberg and Classic Editor support
- Improved drag & drop reordering
- You can now link to other help documents
- WPML support for multilingual documentation
- RTL support
- Easy import/export
⚙️ Admin Features
- Change admin appearance (menu title, menu icon, menu order)
- Add a dashboard widget
- Add admin bar link for quick help documents access
📙 Navigation Features
- Floating document navigation + automatic anchor links
- Previous and next document links
- Child documents navigation
- Scroll to the top link
📝 Formatting Features
- Open linked images in a popup using Magnific Popup
- Responsive iframes using Reframe.js (e.g., YouTube videos)
- Responsive tables
🔐 User Permissions
- Specify admin users that can access plugin settings
- Choose which user roles can add, edit and delete help documents
- Choose which user roles can view help documents
- Custom user roles are supported
🎨 Customization Features
- Add custom CSS and modify document view to your needs
🚀 Roadmap
- create an external hub that will allow you to synchronize documents between all your websites without any limitation
- show help button conditionally on related admin screens and open help documents directly without the need to leave your current screen (inspired by HelpScout)
Installation
- Upload
help-managerdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Visit ‘Publishing Help’ in the menu to get started
Frequently asked questions
Can I migrate from WP Help plugin?
Definitely. Just convert your documents into ‘Help Documents’ post type. You can either use the Post Type Switcher plugin or run this SQL query in your database: UPDATE wp_posts SET post_type = 'help-docs' WHERE post_type = 'wp-help' If you are using the Post Type Switcher, change the post type of your posts to ‘Help Documents’.
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Help Manager: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Help Manager free?
Yes. Help Manager is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Help Manager safe to use in 2026?
Help Manager shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Help Manager?
Help Manager is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,074 times since it launched in January 2022. It was downloaded 57 times in the last 30 days.
Does Help Manager work with WordPress 7.1?
Help Manager is officially tested up to WordPress 5.9.18, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Help Manager need?
Help Manager requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Help Manager last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on January 26, 2022 (5 years ago).
Who makes Help Manager?
Help Manager is developed and maintained by Bohemia Plugins.
What are the best alternatives to Help Manager?
The most popular alternatives to Help Manager are WP Help (9K+ installs), Back End Instructions (30+ installs) and Admin Tailor (<10 installs).
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