Project Guide
Project Guide is a simple, but effective documentation tool for WordPress projects. Create documentation content easily in your admin area, similar to adding new posts or pages. Build your individual guide structure…
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- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.6 (latest is 7.1)
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Rankings
Where Project Guide stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| admin | >100 |
| documentation | >100 |
| guide | >100 |
| plugins | >100 |
| project | >100 |
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About Project Guide
From the official readme · v1.2.1Description
Project Guide for WordPress
Project Guide is a simple, but effective documentation tool for WordPress projects.
Create documentation content easily in your admin area, similar to adding new posts or pages.
Build your individual guide structure using the integrated Project-Guide-Builder. Include an unlimited number of items into your navigation and simply arrange them by drag and drop.
Each navigation item can be used as a chapter headline or a section with content. You may display any page, post or Project Guide topic inside a guide section.
Translation
Project Guide is translation ready! It is already translated into english and german language.
Get involved and help us translate it or this plugin page into your language:
https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/project-guide
Bug-Reports and Support
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/project-guide
Credits
This plugin is created by Tobias Karnetzke – WordPress developer at Internetagentur Karnetzke.
Installation
Installation
- Go to your WordPress admin area Plugins and click add new.
- Search for Project Guide.
- Click install
- Click activate.
Or simply upload the plugin .zip into your plugin directory and activate it.
Usage
- After the installation you will have a new menu section “Project Guide” in your admin area.
- Add your first Project Guide Topic Content under “Project Guide > New Topic”.
- Create your Project Guide “Project Guide > Builder”. Add new navigation items and arrange them by Drag & Drop. After clicking on a navigation title you can rename it and select the content to be included using the select field. Use “Chapter headline without content” to add a new chapter without content or select a post, page or a Project Guide Topic to be included.
- After creating or changing a navigation item save it pressing the [Enter] key or clicking the green save button.
- Save your complete Project Guide Structure using the “Save Changes”-Button at the bottom of the page.
- View your Project Guide under “Dashboard > “Project Guide”.
Changelog
1.2.1 (SIRRAH)
- Added settings menu.
- Integrated permission settings.
- Integrated Guide title settings.
- Added Guide menu Group-Line option.
- Added Guide menu view on click option.
- Added Guide disable option.
- Added edit content button to sections.
- Added display debug informations.
- Fixed show deeplink
- Updated translations.
1.1.1 (NUNKI)
- Added capability role check before custom post type registration.
- Added guide-Button after navigation save action.
- Added setup links on guide page if not setup yet.
- Fixed navigation item nesting limit.
- Added message Guide-Page when PG is not configured yet.
- Rebuild translations.
1.0.1 (POLLUX)
- Hello World!
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FAQ
Project Guide: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is Project Guide free?
Yes. Project Guide is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Project Guide safe to use in 2026?
Project Guide shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Project Guide?
Project Guide is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,687 times since it launched in November 2016. It was downloaded 43 times in the last 30 days.
Does Project Guide work with WordPress 7.1?
Project Guide is officially tested up to WordPress 4.6.30, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Project Guide last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.1, was released on November 9, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Project Guide?
Project Guide is developed and maintained by Oneside.
What are the best alternatives to Project Guide?
The most popular alternatives to Project Guide are Loginizer (1M+ installs), Redux Framework (900K+ installs) and Admin Menu Editor (300K+ installs).
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