A big update has landed in DocVault, focused on making document libraries easier to navigate and organise.
What’s new in the free plugin
View documents without downloading
PDF and image files now show a View button alongside the Download button. Clicking it opens the file in a new browser tab using the browser’s native viewer — no download forced, no third-party embed. Other file types continue to download as normal. Use [trdv_list show_view="false"] to hide the button if you don’t need it.
Documents appear in WordPress site search
There’s a new toggle in Documents → Settings → Search: enable it and documents appear alongside posts and pages in WordPress search results. Visitors still need access to open a document, and if your default access is set to logged-in users only, documents are left out of search results for visitors who aren’t logged in.
Document descriptions
Documents now have an optional description field. In the frontend list, a small toggle button appears next to the title — clicking it expands the description inline without a page reload. In the DocVault block, the description renders directly below the file info.
Filter dropdowns
The frontend shortcode now supports three optional filter dropdowns alongside the search box: category, file type, and tags. Add whichever you need:
[trdv_list show_category_filter="true"]
[trdv_list show_type_filter="true"]
[trdv_list show_tag_filter="true"]You can combine them freely. The type filter only lists types actually present in your library.
Document tags
Documents now support a flat Tags taxonomy — useful for cross-cutting labels that don’t fit neatly into a category hierarchy. Tags appear as a column in the admin list. Use [trdv_list tag="slug"] to pre-filter by tag, or combine with the tag filter dropdown above.
Manual sort order
Drag the handle column in the admin document list to set a custom order. The position is saved immediately. Use [trdv_list orderby="menu_order"] on any shortcode to display documents in that order on the frontend.
Smaller additions
- A download count column:
[trdv_list show_count="true"] - A clear button inside the search field — one click to reset
Get the updates
The free plugin updates automatically through WordPress. Pro users on an active licence will see the update in their dashboard.