BuddyPress Docs

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Georges CALVO

   1.1y ago

   First of all, thank you very much for this plugin. It allows users to upload PDF documents and share them among members. This is exactly what we were looking to include in our association. Thanks This topic was modified 11 months, 4 weeks ago by Georges CALVO.

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2. ★★★★★ WPabmm

   1.1y ago

   This is a great addition to BuddyPress and works well offering an invaluable collaboration tool! It is easy to style it accordingly with CSS as the selectors are easily found on github. Thank you for developing it and maintaining it all these years 🙂

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3. ★★★★★ saulruiz21

   1.8y ago

   This plugin adds an excellent tool to upload collaborative documentos to certain group, you can add title, description, additional info, folders, role editor, etc.

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4. ★★★★★ alfy40

   3.8y ago

   This is really perfect. I customized minor things in CSS, but otherwise it just works perfectly out-of-the-box. It’s lightweight and yet very effective. If you need collaborative documents functionality in a BuddyBoss environment this does the job perfectly. I use it in a community where people share attachments mostly: I have folders and then one Doc per category of attachment; people can add attachments, edit the description, etc. The access control is also granular. It was useful to find the author’s code snippets on github for customizations (such as global folders).

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5. ★★★★★ wplike75

   4.9y ago

   Hello, thank you very much for this great collaborative documents plugins, it work perfecly. Best regards.

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6. ★★★★★ dfr01

   5.7y ago

   The plugin provides a great collaboration tool. Just a tiny request: add an option to allow friends or specific persons to read, edit and comment on the docs.

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7. ★★★★★ sielwolf

   6.4y ago

   and veryyyyy useful !

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8. ★★★★★ pandreas

   7.0y ago

   Great plugin!! This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by pandreas.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.2.7 Fixed regression in 2.2.5 that resulted in Doc editing permissions being incorrect for certain new Docs. Prevent PHP notices when determining block template for Docs content. Fixed bug that caused protected Docs to appea 2.2.7
2. — Version 2.2.6 Changed the logic for access-protection, so that the off-limits Docs query is run far less frequently. This helps with performance as well as with global pollution. Fixed the logic for saving group settings. Improve comp 2.2.6
3. — Version 2.2.5 Security fix: Prevent users from editing Docs that they do not have permission to edit. Props to HedgeByte Cybersecurity for reporting this issue. Fixed bug in ro_RO translation package. 2.2.5
4. — Version 2.2.4 Escaping improvements. 2.2.4
5. — Version 2.2.3 Improved compatibility with BuddyPress 12.0+ when performing AJAX requests. 2.2.3
6. — Version 2.2.2 Fixed fatal error when viewing certain interfaces while using the BuddyPress Legacy template pack. Improve fallback visibility settings when viewing the Docs tab in non-public groups. Ensure that CSS and JS assets are lo 2.2.2

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.4 BuddyPress Docs <= 2.2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Document Read/Update ↗
   2025-06-06 CVE-2025-5526 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.2.4 Patched in 2.2.5
2. Medium · 6.1 BuddyPress Docs <= 2.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-10-07 CVE-2024-9207 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.2.3 Patched in 2.2.4
3. Medium · 4.3 BuddyPress Docs <= 1.9.2 - Authorization Bypass ↗
   2017-03-17 CVE-2017-6954 Improper Privilege Management Affects < 1.9.3 Patched in 1.9.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 17 languages, 7 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-07 7K+ → 6K+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-08-04 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-08-02 7K+ → 6K+ down after 234 days in tier
4. 2025-12-11 8K+ → 7K+ down after 957 days in tier
5. 2023-04-29 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-04-28 8K+ → 9K+ up after 4 days in tier
7. 2023-04-24 9K+ → 8K+ down after 61 days in tier
8. 2023-02-22 8K+ → 9K+ up after 82 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress Docs 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Smart Docs 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Docs 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Document Revisions 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Documentation 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B

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BuddyPress Docs: 6K+ active installs, 4.4★ (35 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/buddypress-docs