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Document Library Pro

  • Pre-Sales 17 articles
    • Do I have to pay annually?
    • Do you offer a free trial?
    • What is your refund policy?
    • Do you have an affiliate program?
    • Can I use the plugin with WordPress multisite?
    • How many sites can I use the plugin on?
    • I'm having problems buying a plugin on the Barn2 checkout
    • Can you set up the plugin for me?
    • Are there any coupons or discount codes?
    • What plugin support is available?
    • What is the plugin audit and advice service?
    • Where can I read reviews or leave my own review?
    • How does the All Access Pass work?
    • Comparison: Posts Table Pro and Document Library Pro plugins
    • Which Document Library Pro plan do I need?
    • Do you offer a corporate license for government or enterprise organizations?
    • Free setup for your Barn2 plugin
  • Getting Started 6 articles
    • 1. Installing Document Library Pro
    • 2. Document Library Pro settings
    • 3. Adding and importing documents
    • 4. Displaying documents on your website
    • Protecting your document library
    • Free E-Course: Create an online document library
  • Document Library Options 24 articles
    • Document Library Pro - Full list of options
    • Document library layout
    • Document library content
    • Document folders
    • Links in the document library
    • Document preview
    • Listing specific documents by category, tag, and more
    • Document library filters
    • Document library caching
    • Document library image options
    • Document library content length
    • Customizing the “No Documents” message
    • Searching the document library
    • Document version control
    • Document library sort options
    • Document library controls
    • Changing the number of documents in the library
    • Lazy load option for large document libraries
    • Displaying shortcodes in the document library
    • Document library table column widths
    • Mobile visibility & responsive options
    • Displaying dates in the document library
    • Accent-insensitive search
    • Collecting email addresses before downloads
  • Document Access Control 9 articles
    • Protecting your document library
    • Can I prevent people from downloading the documents?
    • Can I combine protection types for restricted document libraries?
    • Will my protected document libraries be hidden from search engines?
    • How do protected documents look in my RSS feed?
    • Can users log into a protected document library by clicking on a link?
    • How to redirect users after logging into the document library
    • Is there a maximum number of passwords for my document library?
    • How can I logout of a protected document library?
  • FAQ 28 articles
    • How to manage your document library
    • How does the single document page work?
    • Can I add custom fields and taxonomies to the document library?
    • What document file types and sizes are supported?
    • How to update and replace documents
    • Can users preview documents before downloading them?
    • How to track the number of document downloads?
    • Can I search for information not displayed in the table?
    • How to allow people to view Excel spreadsheets in Document Library Pro
    • How to add tooltips/hover text to the table
    • Adding embedded audio, video, flip books and other interactive content to the document library
    • How to set documents to expire and remove them from the library
    • How to display the latest document above the library
    • How do the multi-download checkboxes work?
    • Can I add a full-width description under the document name and other data?
    • How to list documents in a widget
    • How to add social sharing to documents
    • Where can I store the documents?
    • Can the data in the table be crawled by search engines?
    • Is Document Library Pro a good Memphis Documents replacement?
    • Which plugins are compatible with Document Library Pro?
    • Which themes work with Barn2's plugins?
    • Can you customize the plugin for me?
    • Where can I find the plugin changelog?
    • Is Document Library Pro accessible?
    • How to translate any Barn2 plugin with WPML
    • Can I link the documents to a WooCommerce product?
    • Can I change the styling of the document library?
  • Licensing & Updates 7 articles
    • How do I update the plugin?
    • License key problems
    • I can't update the plugin
    • How do I upgrade my license?
    • How do I move my license key to another domain?
    • How to update the plugin manually
    • I need to change my payment details for plugin renewals
  • Troubleshooting 14 articles
    • License key problems
    • I can't update the plugin
    • What are the minimum server requirements?
    • The plugin files won't upload
    • How to update the plugin manually
    • The plugin has caused a fatal error
    • I didn't receive the confirmation email with my plugin & license key
    • The download button is missing
    • How can I speed up the document library?
    • My document library isn't loading properly
    • There's a 404 error on the single document page
    • How do I report a security bug?
    • My document category pages aren't working
    • My documents aren't appearing in the library
  • Advanced Usage 29 articles
    • How to add custom CSS to your site
    • Using FacetWP to add filter widgets to the document library
    • Adding advanced search to the document library
    • How to let users edit documents from the front end
    • Translating Document Library Pro into other languages
    • How to customize the document download and preview icons
    • Migrating from Posts Table Pro to Document Library Pro
    • Document library – using categories or taxonomies with numeric slugs
    • How to display ACF group fields
    • How to export documents
    • Code snippet: Hide the download button for certain documents
    • How to add custom code snippets to your website
    • How to display the WordPress user who created the document
    • How to email subscribers when a new document is added
    • How to collect a user's email address before downloading a file
    • How to sync the document library with Dropbox, Google Drive, SharePoint, etc.
    • How to auto-sync your document library with Dropbox, Google Drive etc.
    • How to disable sorting in the document library
    • Code snippet: Increase the size of document category folders
    • Can I offload my document files to the cloud?
    • How to create advanced document upload forms with Gravity Forms
    • Code snippet: Display the file's upload date instead of the document creation date
    • How to add an AI bot to your document library
    • Code snippet - Force the user's browser to download the file
    • How to sell access to your document library
    • Displaying the publication date in the document library grid layout
    • How to link the entire grid card to the single document page
    • How to make grid images link directly to the document file
    • How to sell access to the document library
  • Developer Documentation 11 articles
    • Actions and Filters
    • CSS selectors
    • PHP documentation
    • Templates
    • Template functions
    • Overriding text strings, labels and messages in the document library
    • Grid card hooks
    • Diacritics sorting support
    • Customizing settings pages
    • Lead capture developer guide
    • How does Document Library Pro work with the REST API?
  • Tutorials
    11 articles
    • Creating a WordPress document library: A step-by-step guide
    • How to create a WordPress audio library
    • Tutorial: How to create a WordPress video gallery
    • Ultimate guide: WordPress eBook plugins & how to use them
    • Tutorial: How to display Gravity Forms entries on front end
    • Create WordPress tables with user specific content
    • List WordPress posts and documents in a table with 'Add to Favorites' buttons
    • List WordPress posts or pages in an interactive table with frontend editor
    • How to use WordPress for document management
    • How to add a searchable library of course materials to LearnDash
    • How to add a download button in WordPress (3 methods)

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Categories

  • Pre-Sales (17)
  • Getting Started (6)
  • Document Library Options (24)
  • Document Access Control (9)
  • FAQ (28)
  • Licensing & Updates (7)
  • Troubleshooting (14)
  • Advanced Usage (29)
  • Developer Documentation (11)

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