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document-library-lite

Document Library Lite

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

document library document management download manager file manager media library
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Related Opportunities

5 markets
Commercial opportunity Media Library: Content publishing operations content publishing operations · final 57.5 · proof validated Commercial opportunity File Manager: File and document delivery operations file and document delivery operations · final 70.6 · proof validated Needs sharper proof Document Management: File and document delivery operations file and document delivery operations · final 70.9 · proof not collected Needs sharper proof Download Manager: File and document delivery operations file and document delivery operations · final 70.0 · proof partial Needs sharper proof Document Library: File and document delivery operations file and document delivery operations · final 63.9 · proof not collected

Source Evidence

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mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.88
Deprecated $post_object warnings

Deprecated $post_object warnings: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Deprecated $post_object warnings Hello there, There seem to be a few warning popping up when using the Lite version – nothing seems to be broken yet but just wondering if these can be fixed easily to avoid any issues going forward.
complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.85
Another Suggestion of a feature

Another Suggestion of a feature: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Another Suggestion of a feature when the document list is presented, the body of the text is shortened, and has “…” to indicate that there is more.
mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.77
Visibility of the Download Button

Visibility of the Download Button: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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1 is a word file and it displays the Download button option when viewing the library contents.
complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.65
Data tables warning:tableid = Ajax Error

Document Library Lite pages showed Ajax errors and no table data, making the document pages unusable until troubleshooting could identify the cause.

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The pages are unusable and don’t display any data in the docs table
mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.85
Document descriptons are incorrect

Document descriptons are incorrect: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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From what you have described, the issue you are experiencing is most likely due to the membership plugin that you are using, which is somehow hiding the description.
mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.85
Search bar and category sorting buttons are gone

Search bar and category sorting buttons are gone: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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are now missing?
mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.84
How to delete all DLL documents and code completely after uninstall

How to delete all DLL documents and code completely after uninstall: users show performance, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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How to delete all DLL documents and code completely after uninstall I no longer need the function of document downloads on my site and have deleted DLL but there are still files, custom posts, and options from the plugin.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.81
Suggestion: Clear Icon for Search Field

Suggestion: Clear Icon for Search Field: users show missing feature, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Suggestion: Clear Icon for Search Field The search field is very helpful, but perhaps it will not be obvious to a typical user that clearing the field will restore the full list.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.8
Shortcode parameters don’t work

Shortcode parameters don’t work: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

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— WordPress version: Version 6.7.2 Document Library Lite: Version 1.1.3 Hi, I’m trying to use the next short code: [doc_library doc_category=”59″] < category_id [doc_library doc_category=”literatura”] < slug Additional parameters such as status , or docs_per_page don’t work either.
mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.78
Prevent page scrolling on pagination links

Prevent page scrolling on pagination links: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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The default behavior has the page jumping up and down any time one of those is clicked, and makes for a more confusing user experience.

Competitor Context

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Simple File List praise owner · intel 61.2 · weakness 40.6
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1 unresolved support thread(s) 5 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility support 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, educators, and document-heavy businesses · Wedge: verify file manager upload, protected download, storage permission, and browser delivery paths
source 1 source 2
Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files praise owner · intel 51.9 · weakness 28.6
praise owner
2 collected complaint signal(s) bugs missing feature 2 source links Investigate Pain Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, educators, and document-heavy businesses · Wedge: verify document library upload, protected download, storage permission, and browser delivery paths
source 1 source 2
Filr – Secure document library praise owner · intel 51.0 · weakness 28.5
praise owner
3 collected complaint signal(s) missing feature support 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, educators, and document-heavy businesses · Wedge: verify file manager upload, protected download, storage permission, and browser delivery paths
source 1 source 2
CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library praise owner · intel 48.4 · weakness 25.2
praise owner
2 collected complaint signal(s) bugs support 2 source links Investigate Pain Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, educators, and document-heavy businesses · Wedge: verify PDF upload, protected download, storage permission, and browser delivery paths
source 1 source 2
WPYog Documents praise owner · intel 42.4 · weakness 18.6
praise owner
1 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility support 2 source links Investigate Pain Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, educators, and document-heavy businesses · Wedge: verify PDF upload, protected download, storage permission, and browser delivery paths
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No repeated plugin-level themes have been generated yet.

Collected Signals

20 shown from 41 collected
neutral PDF download link also opens PDF in browser support · 2026-04-04T04:35:25+00:00 · low severity · document library

A user thought PDF downloads also opened in browser because of the plugin, then found it was caused by Firefox settings.

Evidence: The answer was simple. I am using Firefox.
PDF download behavior file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint Data tables warning:tableid = Ajax Error support · 2026-02-06T15:06:59+00:00 · high severity · document library

Document Library Lite pages showed Ajax errors and no table data, making the document pages unusable until troubleshooting could identify the cause.

Evidence: The pages are unusable and don’t display any data in the docs table
bugs document library tables file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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mixed Size Limit of Library support · 2025-11-18T21:44:36+00:00 · medium severity · document library

Document Library Lite works for the user but its 500-document cap blocks an intended 8,500-record library unless they upgrade to Pro.

Evidence: we ultimately have around 8,500 soldiers we wish to include in this Library
missing feature pricing quality document library limit file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint Free version useless (1 star) review · 2025-10-22T10:31:34+00:00 · low severity · document library

A one-star reviewer says the free Document Library version is useless but gives no specific missing feature.

Evidence: the free version is useless
missing feature free version features file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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question Date format support · 2025-10-17T08:57:56+00:00 · low severity · document library

The user asks why the plugin does not follow WordPress date format settings and learns date formatting control requires the Pro version.

Evidence: Plugin is not picking up default wordpress date?
missing feature pricing document date formatting file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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praise Great plugin and fantastic support (5 stars) review · 2025-09-19T17:28:19+00:00 · low severity · document library

The reviewer praises Document Library Lite for simple document archive setup and says support developed a patch within days.

Evidence: I was impressed that they developed a patch within just a few days.
bugs easy quality support file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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mixed Nothing shows support · 2025-09-15T10:15:27+00:00 · medium severity · document library

Document libraries were empty with lazy load and FSE themes, blocking a client research need until a fix was released.

Evidence: there appears to be an issue between lazy load and Full Site Editing (FSE) themes
bugs compatibility missing feature support file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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mixed Doesn’t work in site search support · 2025-09-11T18:29:57+00:00 · medium severity · document library

The free document library works well overall, but site-search results redirect incorrectly and support says proper search behavior is in Pro.

Evidence: if you click on it, it redirects the user to http://www.domain.com/?dlp_document=f-12-document-name
missing feature quality document search results file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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question Access to files in custom directories support · 2025-09-11T14:40:10+00:00 · low severity · document library

A prospective user asks whether Document Library Lite can show files from custom directories and support front-end uploads, which support says are Pro features.

Evidence: I have 3 separate directories that I want to list on separate pages. Also can I upload files through the front end?
missing feature document file sources file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint Another Suggestion of a feature support · 2025-04-05T15:35:01+00:00 · high severity · document library

Another Suggestion of a feature: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Another Suggestion of a feature when the document list is presented, the body of the text is shortened, and has “…” to indicate that there is more.
missing feature support value file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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praise Works great (5 stars) review · 2025-04-05T15:27:09+00:00 · medium severity · document library

Works great: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Works great For those users that need to serve up documents (like a COA/HOA), this make it easy to host those documents.
support easy reliable value file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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praise FancyBox suggestion support · 2025-03-28T15:26:01+00:00 · low severity · document library

FancyBox suggestion: users praise easy, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: FancyBox suggestion Suggestion for improvement that is easy.
easy quality file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint Shortcode parameters don’t work support · 2025-03-25T00:21:15+00:00 · medium severity · document library

Shortcode parameters don’t work: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: — WordPress version: Version 6.7.2 Document Library Lite: Version 1.1.3 Hi, I’m trying to use the next short code: [doc_library doc_category=”59″] < category_id [doc_library doc_category=”literatura”] < slug Additional parameters such as status , or docs_per_page don’t work either.
bugs compatibility performance value file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint Suggestion: Clear Icon for Search Field support · 2024-12-17T19:46:01+00:00 · medium severity · document library

Suggestion: Clear Icon for Search Field: users show missing feature, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Suggestion: Clear Icon for Search Field The search field is very helpful, but perhaps it will not be obvious to a typical user that clearing the field will restore the full list.
missing feature support migration file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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mixed Category link on mobile browsers support · 2024-12-17T18:19:54+00:00 · medium severity · document library

Category link on mobile browsers: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Category link on mobile browsers There is an issue with Document Library Lite when the browser window is narrow enough so that the contents of the Categories column collapse underneath the document title, such as on mobile browsers.
bugs missing feature support easy file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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praise top (5 stars) review · 2024-11-24T13:47:31+00:00 · medium severity · document library

top: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: top good for free plugin good for free plugin
value file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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mixed Search bar and category sorting buttons are gone support · 2024-11-04T20:41:08+00:00 · medium severity · document library

Search bar and category sorting buttons are gone: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: are now missing?
bugs compatibility missing feature support file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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mixed Visibility of the Download Button support · 2024-09-30T11:04:21+00:00 · high severity · document library

Visibility of the Download Button: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: 1 is a word file and it displays the Download button option when viewing the library contents.
missing feature support value file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check media library publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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mixed Deprecated $post_object warnings support · 2024-09-10T17:52:29+00:00 · high severity · document library

Deprecated $post_object warnings: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Deprecated $post_object warnings Hello there, There seem to be a few warning popping up when using the Lite version – nothing seems to be broken yet but just wondering if these can be fixed easily to avoid any issues going forward.
bugs compatibility support value file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check media library publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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mixed Change the name of columns support · 2024-04-20T06:08:49+00:00 · low severity · document library

Change the name of columns: users show missing feature, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Change the name of columns i have install the plugin but i face one problem which is can not change the name of columns or add column to the table The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] i have install the plugin but i face one problem which is can not change the name of columns or add column to the table The page I need help with: [ log in to s
missing feature support migration setup file and document delivery operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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