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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 27, 2026

Best Help Plugins for WordPress

49 plugins are tagged “help” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is WP101 Video Tutorial Plugin with 10K+ active installs.

Plugins in category49
#1 by installsWP101 Video Tutorial…
Top-30 installs21.5K+
Avg. health (this page)38/100

49 Help plugins

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Best Help Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 WP101 Video Tutorial Plugin WP101 Video Tutorial Plugin Professional video tutorials for WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, and more, right in the… by Syed Balkhi 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (11) 2 years ago 42
2 WP Help WP Help Site operators can create detailed, hierarchical documentation for the site's authors… by Mark Jaquith 9K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (54) 2 years ago 45
3 Text Hover Text Hover Add hover text (aka tooltips) to content in posts. Handy for providing explanations of… by Scott Reilly 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (17) 5 years ago 37
4 Admin Help Docs Admin Help Docs Site developers and operators can easily create help documentation and notices for the… by PluginRx 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (8) 3 weeks ago 82
5 DocsPress – Online Documentation DocsPress – Online Documentation Create, host and manage multiple products documentations. by nK 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (14) 1 month ago 76
6 Intro Tour Tutorial DeepPresentation Intro Tour Tutorial DeepPresentation Step-by-step tutorial guide, web or new feature intro tour created intuitively with the… by Tomáš Groulík 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (24) 6 months ago 63
7 Help Manager Help Manager Create documentation for the site's authors, editors, and contributors viewable in the… by Bohemia Plugins 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 5 years ago 31
8 Better Admin Help Tabs Better Admin Help Tabs Allows creation and placement of Admin Help Tabs (those pull down tabs at the top of some… by Stephen S 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (4) 10 years ago 30
9 AIT AI Admin Assistance AIT AI Admin Assistance A slide-in help panel for the WP admin with designer guidance, bookmarks, workflows, quick… by Rustaurius 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 63
10 Admin Expert Mode Admin Expert Mode Allows users to hide inline documentation and help text that are geared for beginning users… by Scott Reilly 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 5 years ago 31
11 WP Client Reference WP Client Reference Create a reference guide for clients right in the WordPress administration area. by Steve Grunwell 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (4) 14 years ago 27
12 Lorem: Expert Website Help Lorem: Expert Website Help Work with Lorem to design, build, and fix your website. Our experts are here for you 24/7… by Lorem Technologies 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 23
13 Support Forum for Envato Support Forum for Envato Support Forum for Envato is allows you to set different user permissions for certain… by octagonwebstudio 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 23
14 OSToolbar OSToolbar OSToolbar is a plugin that shows training videos inside your WordPress admin panel. by OSTraining 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 11 years ago 30
15 Admin Documentation Admin Documentation Adds a simple documentation page to your WordPress admin to keep instructions, notes, and… by Basecraft 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 months ago 38
16 WP Getting Started WP Getting Started Replace WordPress' Welcome Panel with a simple but effective walkthrough by Mike Martel 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 14 years ago 38
17 Inline Manual Inline Manual Connect Inline Manual with your Wordpress. by 2046 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 years ago 23
18 UserDeck Customer Support UserDeck Customer Support Easily integrate UserDeck's embedded support software into your WordPress website. by userdeck 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 5 years ago 30
19 WP MtG-Helper WP MtG-Helper The goal of this plugin is to help you writing articels about Magic: the Gathering like… by distractedBySquirrels 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 13 years ago 23
20 Custom Help Custom Help Plugin to add custom documentation to all admin pages. by codents 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 4 years ago 30
21 Better Admin Pointers Better Admin Pointers Allows creation and placement of Admin Pointers (those little blue help boxes) on any page… by Stephen S 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (6) 10 years ago 32
22 Client Dash WP Help Add on Client Dash WP Help Add on What it does by Kyle Maurer 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 23
23 Orbisius Support Tickets Orbisius Support Tickets Minimalistic support ticket system that enables you to start providing awesome support in 2… by Svetoslav Marinov 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 8 years ago 30
24 Dashboard Help Dashboard Help This plugin provides a way for admins to post links to site specific user resources in the… by lahti500 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 23
25 Digital Humans Digital Humans UNITH Digital Humans are personalized, real-time conversational assistants. Use this plugin… by unithresearchlabs 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 years ago 30
26 L7 Admin Help Videos L7 Admin Help Videos Display video posts to clients on the administration screen. Give your clients a little… by Jeff 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 10 years ago 30
27 Donation Manager for WooCommerce – Effortlessly Collect & Manage Donations Donation Manager for WooCommerce Easily manage donations and effortlessly collect donation with WooCommerce. by PluginEver 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 62
28 Alpsws FAQ Accordion Alpsws FAQ Accordion Create responsive FAQ accordions with categories, shortcode support, FAQ schema, and an… by alpsws <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 55
29 HelpWidget HelpWidget This plugin is designed to help customers It is highly dynamic, allowing the content of the… by et4aa <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 24
30 editant Docs editant Docs A documentation section for any WordPress site: categorised articles with a foldable… by editant <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 60

Top Help plugins, head to head

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

woocommerce 11.9Kwidget 5.1Kseo 3.5Kadmin 3Kpost 2.8Kshortcode 2.4KAI 2.3Kposts 2.2Ksecurity 2.1Kcomments 2.1Kecommerce 2Kimages 1.8Kemail 1.8Kimage 1.7Kgoogle 1.6Kanalytics 1.6Kgutenberg 1.5Kfacebook 1.5Kelementor 1.5Ktwitter 1.5Kgallery 1.5Klogin 1.5Ksidebar 1.3Kcontent 1.3Kpayment gateway 1.3Kblock 1.2Ksocial 1.2Kperformance 1.2Kpayment 1.2Kvideo 1.2Kpage 1.2Kmedia 1.1Kwidgets 1.1Kslider 1.1Ke-commerce 1.1Kcontact form 1Kspam 1Kchatbot 1Ksearch 993links 977

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular help plugin for WordPress?

WP101 Video Tutorial Plugin is the most popular help plugin with 10K+ active installs and a 4.3/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many help plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 49 plugins tagged “help” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which help plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, WP Help has the highest rating at 4.8/5 from 54 reviews.

Are these help plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 30 help plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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