Managing documents in WordPress has always felt like an afterthought. You upload files to the Media Library, paste links into posts, and hope the right version ends up in front of the right people. When the document changes, links break. When someone wants to know who uploaded what and when, there’s no answer.
DocVault fixes that.
We built it to handle the things WordPress doesn’t: version history with one-click rollback, tracked downloads, access control, and a searchable front-end library that works through a simple shortcode. It’s now free on WordPress.org.
It launched as one of WordPress.org’s featured plugins, which was a nice way to start.
What the free version includes
- Upload and manage documents as a dedicated custom post type — separate from the Media Library
- Full version history with restore and delete (up to 5 versions per document)
- Download tracking
- Searchable, sortable frontend document table via
[trdv_list] - Document categories
- Access control — restrict documents to logged-in users only
- Gutenberg block and inline document link toolbar button
Getting started takes about two minutes
Install from the WordPress plugin directory, activate, and a Documents menu appears in your admin sidebar. Upload a document, publish it, and drop [trdv_list] on any page.
Need more?
DocVault Pro adds unlimited version history, per-document role-based access control, a full audit trail with CSV export, email notifications, document approval workflow, bulk upload with duplicate detection, and storage management tools.
Full details and Pro features →