Document Library Lite

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Most reviewers call it an easy way to publish a document library and one praises fast support, while others say the free version withholds too much and won't even show uploaded file names without manual work.

1. ★★★★★ fabienpe

   10mo ago

   Unfortunately, as for so many plugins, the free version is useless.

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2. ★★★★★ Ko

   11mo ago

   This is a great plugin for creating a simple document archive. The setup process was simple, and I like that it includes a dedicated area for organizing files. You still upload or select files through the Media, but this makes it much easier to manage. The support was fantastic—quick and thorough. I was impressed that they developed a patch within just a few days.

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3. ★★★★★ Bradley Smith

   1.4y ago

   For those users that need to serve up documents (like a COA/HOA), this make it easy to host those documents.

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4. ★★★★★ omdx24

   1.8y ago

   good for free plugin

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5. ★★★★★ Jason Coleman

   2.9y ago

   Super useful plugin. The document table organizes documents exactly how users expect them. The AJAX search is very clean. The setup wizard is nice. There are premium features offered, but they are very clearly marked and for the use cases I had in mind completely optional. I didn’t realize at first that I had to add the doc_library shortcode to a page to insert the document table into my site, but the documentation linked to from the settings page is very clean and I found the info there. A block option would be nice to make it easier to insert the library into pages. I was able to use this with the Paid Memberships Pro plugin to protect my table of documents. I just marked the page with the shortcode to require membership and the table was hidden from view. The files are still accessible if the user knows the exact URL of the file. That’s okay for what I needed. If I had to hide them further, PMPro has documentation on how to do that for files on protected pages. I imagine Barn2 has this in the premium version or ready for a future release. I know it’s tough, but helps to protect the files. Overall a great plugin. Looks great. Works great. Team behind it is great. We’re going to recommend this to all of our users who need this kind of table or grid view for documents organized by categories and folders. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Jason Coleman.

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6. ★★★★★ willlifterlms

   2.9y ago

   Love Document Library Pro excited about a lite plugin

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7. ★★★★★ Edward Almasy

   3.3y ago

   Will not just display the name of uploaded document files. Their solution for this is for you to either manually copy the file name into a separate text field yourself after upload, or upload files in bulk using a CSV file that you’ve manually created. This topic was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by Edward Almasy.

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8. ★★★★★ johndeans

   3.5y ago

   For a free plugin this more than gets the job done! I like how everything is so automatic, once you’ve set it up and added some files the plugin does the rest! There are some limitations that I’m sure the pro version solves, but that’s to be expected with a free plugin.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.0 Release date 11 December 2025 Dev: Enhanced AJAX request security with proper nonce verification Dev: Added input sanitization to prevent XSS attacks Dev: Added premium options and changed the design structure Dev: Updat 1.2.0
2. — Version 1.3.0 Release date 27 July 2026 New: Added the Help Scout beacon in the plugin settings New: Added the block editor to the single document page New: Added Grid layout, Content length and Image size features from the Pro versio 1.3.0

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 · 5.3 Document Library Lite <= 1.1.7 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference ↗
   2025-12-15 CVE-2025-67985 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.1.7 Patched in 1.2.0
2. Medium · 4.4 Document Library Lite <= 1.1.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-12-15 CVE-2025-67986 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.7 Patched in 1.2.0
3. Medium · 5.3 Document Library Lite <= 1.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2025-10-31 CVE-2025-11174 Improper Authorization Affects <= 1.1.6 Patched in 1.1.7

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

Translated into 7 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-15 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-02-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-02-13 3K+ → 4K+ up after 353 days in tier
4. 2025-02-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 367 days in tier
5. 2024-02-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 335 days in tier
6. 2023-03-26 900+ → 1K+ up after 19 days in tier
7. 2023-03-07 800+ → 900+ up after 25 days in tier
8. 2023-02-10 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier

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Document Library Lite: 4K+ active installs, 4.0★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/document-library-lite