I would like to include a “resources” section in a new WordPress site I’m creating. I was looking for a document library plugin for WP, and amazingly, couldn’t find anything that would work for the simple task of presenting a list of categories, and then displaying uploaded documents in those categories so they could be downloaded.
I could make a resources list by hand, making all the document links myself. But isn’t there a better way? You can’t even add categories to media library items. I thought about making a blog post for each document, putting those in categories, and then putting a link to the document in the body. But that seems too complicated as well, and I would have to write a special display page myself.
Anyone have advice about how to build a document library using WordPress?
I use the Media Library Categories plugin to add categories. It does a wonderful job of adding category functionality, but the code could be improved upon and custom implementation requires some knowledge of PHP, as it only provides you with a shortcode and no documentation.
This Question, maybe be able to help you if you choose this solution.
I’d say that custom post types might be your best solution. Create a custom post type for the documents, then they stay out of your regular blog posts, and you can organize them however you see fit.
A general download manager will do this job quite well; the best I’ve run across so far is WordPress Download Monitor.
For more options, see: http://www.wpmayor.com/posts/plugin-reviews/best-document-and-file-management-plugins-for-wordpress/
Not sure if you have checked out Posts Table Pro, which does everything that you are asking. I have used it on a number of sites and the developer has even created a useful guide that shows you how to use it to make a document library: How To Create A WordPress Document Library. Hopefully this some help to yourself and/or anyone else who are stuck with the same issue 🙂 Thanks, Michael.