Document Library plugins - Free & Pro comparison
Our free Document Library Lite plugin is perfect for creating a simple document library. The premium version, Document Library Pro, adds much more functionality including bulk import, extra layout options, document previews, multiple button styles, support for third party links, multi-download checkboxes, a separate page for each document, and much more.
Here's a comparison table where you can see what's included with each plugin:
| Features | Free Plugin | Document Library Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Adding documents | Manual | Manual, CSV import, drag and drop file upload, or import from Media Library |
| Layout | Table only | Table or grid layout, which you can optionally structure into folders |
| Document fields | Title, content, document download link, categories image |
Plus excerpt, link to custom URL, tags, file size, file type |
| Columns | Title, content, ID, image, date, categories, download link | Plus any custom field, custom taxonomy, excerpt, status, modified date, author, file size, and file type |
| Single document page | - | Yes |
| Rename headings | - | Yes |
| Display specific documents | By category, tag, author, or status | Also display documents by post type, taxonomy term, custom field value, year, month, day, or ID. Exclude by ID or category |
| Document location | Add any file type to the Media Library | Embed documents directly into the page, or link to documents hosted on third party sites such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and Office 365 |
| Document links | Link to downloadable document | Plus open in new/same tab, choose clickable columns, and more |
| Link style | Download button only | Button, download icon, file type icon, text, or button with icon |
| Download multiple documents at once | - | Yes |
| Document preview | - | Yes |
| Sort options | Sort by any column in ascending or descending order | Also sort by ID, title, menu order, date, name, modified date, author, comment count or random |
| Instant keyword search | Yes | Yes |
| Filter dropdowns | - | Add filters for categories, tags, or custom taxonomy |
| Search on click | Supported for categories and tags | Also supported for author and custom taxonomy columns |
| Move or hide table controls | - | Yes |
| Change number of rows per page | Yes | Yes |
| Pagination styles | 1 | 4 |
| Enable/disable text wrapping | Yes | Yes |
| Content length | - | Also control length of content and excerpt column |
| Mobile-responsive | Yes | Yes, with options to control how the table behaves on different devices |
| Choose column widths | - | Yes |
| Choose image size | - | Yes |
| Image lightbox | Yes | Yes |
| Embed audio, video & other shortcodes | - | Yes |
| Display HTML formatting, buttons & links to downloads or external sites | - | Yes |
| Set a maximum number of documents | - | Yes |
| Lazy load option for improved performance | - | Yes |
| Caching option for improved performance | - | Yes |
| Date format & date sorting | - | Yes |
| Custom 'No Documents' message | - | Yes |
| Tested with 3rd party plugins | - | Yes - View our plugin compatibility page |
We've also provided a complete list of Document Library Pro options and how to use them.
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