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Document Library Lite

Name: Document Library Lite
Rating: 4.1 (12 reviews)
Author: Barn2 Plugins

Create a WordPress document library to manage, search and download files.

Document Library Lite ranks #3,439 among WordPress.org plugins with 4,000+ active installations, a 4.1/5 rating from 12 reviews, and was last updated Aug 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.3.0 Current Version v1.3.0

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 24 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads -28.2% this week Actively maintained

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4K+

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KW Avg Position

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51.7K

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Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

82%

Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (12 reviews)

Next Milestone 5K

Total Progress 63%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1

12 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 3 in the last 24 months · checked 4 days ago

Dec 15, 2025

Document Library Lite [document-library-lite] < 1.2.0

CVE-2025-67986 · Fixed in v1.2.0
Dec 15, 2025

Document Library Lite [document-library-lite] < 1.2.0

CVE-2025-67985 · Fixed in v1.2.0
Oct 31, 2025

Document Library Lite [document-library-lite] < 1.1.7

CVE-2025-11174 · Fixed in v1.1.7

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.3.0
Last Updated: Aug 24, 2026
Requires WP: 6.1+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Barn2 Plugins

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.1
Reviews: 12
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Document Library Lite is for WordPress site owners who need to publish files for visitors to find and download. It solves the problem of managing scattered document links by organizing files into a searchable, sortable table with category filters and one-click downloads.

Searchable, sortable document tables
Supports PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint formats
Supports OpenDocument, image, video formats
Filter documents by category or status
[doc_library] shortcode support
Dedicated Documents section in Media Library
Responsive on any screen size
Choice of 6 download link styles

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Document Library Lite

This free download and file manager plugin adds a 'Documents' section to the WordPress admin. This is where you add and manage your downloadable files. Each document is added as a separate 'Post' within the Document Manager. You add all the information that you want to display about the document, such as the title and a short description. Of course, you also upload a downloadable file. This is what people will click on in order to download the document to their computer/mobile device. Once you have added the documents to the library, they will appear in a searchable table on the front end of your website. They appear on a page called ‘Document Library’.

To control which columns appear on the list of downloads, enter a comma separated list of the following options. You should enter this on the plugin settings page to set the columns for all your document libraries, or enter it as a shortcode option. For example, you might enter title, content, link to create a library containing 3 columns. id - The document's WordPress database ID. title - The document title. content - The document description or summary that you entered on the 'Add Document' page. image - The document's featured image. date - The date that the document was added to your WordPress site.

link - A download button for each file.

The main ‘Document Library’ page will list all your documents, and you can delete this if you don’t need it. Instead, you can use the [doc_library] shortcode to list different documents in different parts of your WordPress website. For example, you can list documents by category. See the complete list of shortcode options above

With the free WordPress document library plugin, the number of documents depends on the overall speed of your website and how good your hosting is. Most sites can happily list several dozen documents per page. If you want to list hundreds (or even thousands) of downloads on the same page, then we recommend upgrading to Document Library Pro. This comes with built-in lazy load and caching options which allow you to list an unlimited number of documents without any performance issues.

If you want a private WordPress file manager then we recommend using Document Library Lite with our other plugin, Password Protected Categories. This lets you restrict access to any or all of your download categories. For example, you can make all the categories private, or show different categories to different people. For each category, you can: * Make it password protected so that anyone with the password can see the hidden documents and download files. * Restrict it to specific WordPress user roles only. * Give access to specific logged in users only.

Absolutely! You can see the Document Library Lite plugin in action on the demo site.

Lite (free) displays documents in searchable, sortable tables with categories, download buttons, and AJAX search. Essentials adds grid layouts, bulk import (drag-and-drop and CSV), filter dropdowns, extra columns (file size, file type, custom fields), and document preview. Advanced adds role-based access control, version control, document expiry, and lead capture before download.

We developed this free plugin to be flexible and easy to configure so that it will be suitable for many different websites. The premium version adds most of the features which you are ever likely to need. If you would like to modify the plugin to suit your exact requirements, then we recommend posting a task on Codeable. They have lots of excellent developers who are experienced in customizing our plugins.

Like all Barn2 plugins, the free file manager plugin comes with in-depth documentation. You can either read the instructions above, or the dedicated documentation page on the Barn2 site.