Title: Admin Help Docs
Author: PluginRx
Published: <strong>23 stycznia 2023</strong>
Last modified: 31 marca 2026

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# Admin Help Docs

 By [PluginRx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/apos37/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/admin-help-docs.2.0.0.2.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://szl.wordpress.org/plugins/admin-help-docs/#installation)
 * [Development](https://szl.wordpress.org/plugins/admin-help-docs/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-help-docs/)

## Description

The „Admin Help Docs” WordPress plugin is a brilliant tool for streamlining administrative
tasks and empowering website management! It allows you to create custom help documentation
for your WordPress admin dashboard, making it easy to remind yourself or guide other
administrators through complex tasks and settings.

With this plugin, you can:

 * Add a section to your admin area where users can go to browse or search through
   help documentation that you create.
 * Add instructions/notes to ANY admin page at the top, bottom, or other areas of
   the page.
 * Add custom dashboard widgets, or replace your entire WordPress dashboard with
   help docs.
 * Brand your help section and docs with your own logo and colors.
 * Import and auto-feed docs remotely from other sites.
 * Change the footer text in the admin area.
 * Reorganize your admin menu in an order that makes more sense.
 * Add a simple Support Contact form for your clients to contact you directly.

Page locations include:

 * Top
 * Bottom
 * Side (if on post/page edit screens)
 * Contextual help tab
 * Next to specific elements (using a CSS selector)
 * Anywhere else you can hook into if you’re a developer by using a function

By providing easy access to relevant information and guidance, „Admin Help Docs”
saves time, reduces confusion, and makes WordPress administration more efficient
and enjoyable! It’s perfect for developers, designers, and site owners who want 
to simplify website management and focus on creating amazing content!

### Demo

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Main documentation page
 * [[
 * Page locations
 * [[
 * Gutenburg contextual help and side locations
 * [[
 * Replacing the WordPress Dashboard
 * [[
 * Organize your admin menu
 * [[
 * Settings page
 * [[
 * Contact Support form
 * [[
 * Flexible branding options

## Installation

 1. Install the plugin from your website’s plugin directory, or upload the plugin to
    your plugins folder.
 2. Activate it.
 3. Go to Help Docs in your admin menu.

## FAQ

### Who can add a help section?

Anyone that has the `Administrator` role, or other roles that you specify.

### Who can view help docs?

Anyone role or capability you specify in settings. You can also override the default
role on a per-doc basis.

### Can I use the same documentation across multiple sites?

Yes, you can choose to automatically feed documents or copy them locally from a 
remote site with the same plugin. You can do so from the **Help Docs** > **Imports**
section.

### Where can I request features and get further support?

We recommend using our [website support forum](https://pluginrx.com/support/plugin/admin-help-docs/)
as the primary method for requesting features and getting help. You can also reach
out via our [Discord support server](https://discord.gg/3HnzNEJVnR) or the [WordPress.org support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-help-docs/),
but please note that WordPress.org doesn’t always notify us of new posts, so it’s
not ideal for time-sensitive issues.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9890225bf28ccc18670cd72f7afcaa9104ae10b94147ede95dde8cd2128ac461?
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### 󠀁[Easy and efficient !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-and-efficient-99/)󠁿

 [pierresubo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pierresubo/) 28 mŏja 2025 1 reply

Simple and effective. Up-to-date documentation for all my client’s sites.Very fast
and responsive support.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c55120cd7984039ee0b1a26de9866c597fae22a6e11e15cbea155a36076eed7c?
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### 󠀁[Simple and efficient documenting process](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-efficient-documenting-process/)󠁿

 [cpoakl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cpoakl/) 14 kwiytnia 2025 1 reply

Great plugin, thanks!Used to document content creation processes for a website administrated
by several and frequently changing people.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/adb6d1ef282b96e37dbea5c8202b7fcf8eec1ba7db82957903c08037b11988d3?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Perfect Documentation Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-documentation-plugin/)󠁿

 [Nathan Shower](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nshower/) 14 siyrpnia 2024 1 reply

This is everything our clients need for help docs and more. Easy to use, multisite
friendly and plenty of flexibility and options. Great support as well.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c230ea583e487be8741fd30a171b7732bb3b5505197e51be9336228e11a9c80?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great for Client Documentation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-for-client-documentation/)󠁿

 [hopscotch1lavaplanet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hopscotch1lavaplanet/) 31
lipnia 2024 1 reply

An easy to use plugin, that allows me to create and organize documentation for my
clients. My clients can now find and organize tasks and instructions, freeing myself
from support questions.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/05fe6dbfa2e513e0c0e67b20b081934f13a0b3fb564470e4c467beb0d9808b0f?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Useful documentation manager](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useful-documentation-manager/)󠁿

 [Paulo Carvajal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pauloc/) 17 kwiytnia 2024 1 reply

Flexible and easy to manage plugin to add dashboard documentation to your users.
Great work!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a26734af115a0b38f716a612512b1d3a4cdf8f8b4f4ab300d09d90ad3fd25d74?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great plugin, one of a kind](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-one-of-a-kind-2/)󠁿

 [therightagency](https://profiles.wordpress.org/therightagency/) 20 września 2023

Great plugin to create internal admin panel documentation. Perfect for agencies

 [ Read all 8 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/admin-help-docs/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Admin Help Docs” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ PluginRx ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/apos37/)

“Admin Help Docs” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/admin-help-docs/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Admin Help Docs” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/admin-help-docs)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-help-docs/), 
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/admin-help-docs/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/admin-help-docs/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/admin-help-docs/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.0.0.2

 * Fix: Replacing dashboard wasn’t working for some roles
 * Tweak: Updated the dashboard docs (when replacing dashboard entirely) to be sorted
   by date
 * Fix: Make a few minor CSS adjustments
 * Fix: Save button icon wobbly
 * Fix: Doc font color not taking on some docs

#### 2.0.0.1

 * Fix: Update old image path to new one if using the stock page logo

#### 2.0.0

 * Update: Complete rebuild for better performance and UI
 * Update: Added ability to reset colors and all settings before save to test before
   keeping changes
 * Update: Removed import/export settings API and replaced it with JSON upload/download
 * Update: Added color themes and more color options
 * Update: Added option for downloading/uploading colors only so people can share
   themes easily
 * Update: Added more access control options, including per doc viewing roles
 * Update: Added „Remove All Plugin Data on Uninstall” option
 * Update: Removed Gravity Form User Merge Tags option as it has no place here; 
   same functionality added to our other plugin, „Advanced Tools for Gravity Forms”
 * Update: Removed „Hide Version” option and moved it to title attribute when hovering
   over logo and page title
 * Update: Changed settings save functionality to ajax without refreshing the page,
   added Ctrl+S/Cmd+S capability as well
 * Update: Added style option for main docs page navigation
 * Update: Added support for multiple locations on a single help doc
 * Update: Split option for enabling admin bar menu into backend and frontend enabling
 * Update: Added option to include doc content in admin bar menu
 * Fix: Footer text wasn’t updating properly
 * Update: Added a separate doc logo field and an option to hide it
 * Update: Removed support for [helpdocs_css] shortcode, and added a css field in
   settings for the whole main docs page
 * Tweak: Changed the [dont_do_shortcode] shortcode to allow wrapping shortcodes
   instead of only requiring them being in a content attribute with curly braces(
   see help guide)
 * Fix: Gutenberg docs weren’t showing up where they should be
 * Update: Removed priority option from side page location and fixed it to the top
   of the sidebars so it can’t be moved by the user
 * Update: Added option to replace the WP Dashboard entirely
 * Update: Redid the import page entirely; fetching data is now live with ajax and
   cached
 * Update: Added an optional public access api key to secure sharing and importing
 * Update: Added support for sorting imported docs on the main docs page
 * Update: Removed User Preferences option as help docs on the post/page edit screen
   no longer use meta boxes that can be moved around
 * Update: Added a bunch of developer hooks for further customization
 * Update: All help guides and developer docs updated
 * Update: Recorded new video tutorial

#### 1.4.3.2

 * Fix: Default icon causing php warning „Undefined variable $di”

#### 1.4.3

 * Update: Added new Admin Menu tab with an option to sort the admin parent menu
   items and colorize the separators

#### 1.4.2

 * Fix: Timezone on main doc page meta was offset (props @eyesofjeremy for pointing
   it out)

#### 1.4.1

 * Update: Added support for enqueuing frontend stylesheets in the backend, option
   to enable it in settings
 * Update: Added support for Gutenberg editor, option to enable it in settings (
   props @derek for suggestion)

#### 1.4.0

 * Update: Removed feedback form since it’s not being utilized
 * Update: New support links

#### 1.3.12

 * Fix: If a doc is put into a folder and then changed to a different site location,
   folder still counts it on main doc page
 * Fix: Importing folders only drops 1 doc into the folder (props pierre_miguel)

#### 1.3.11

 * Fix: If importing site is updated before exporting site, a fatal error occurs
   on the importing site

#### 1.3.10

 * Update: Added ability to import folders (props pierre_miguel for suggestion)

#### 1.3.9

 * Fix: Importing doc notice escaping
 * Fix: Error when importing permanently to main documentation page
 * Tweak: Changed filter names for imports to be unique from the main CPT

#### 1.3.8

 * Update: Updated author name and website again per WordPress trademark policy
 * Tweak: Updated default header sizes on main documentation page

#### 1.3.7

 * Update: Added option to auto-generate TOC from headings on main documentation
   page (props @cpoakl for suggestion)

#### 1.3.6

 * Update: Changed author name from Apos37 to WordPress Enhanced, new Author URI
 * Tweak: Optimization of main file
 * Fix: Deprecated – creation of dynamic property DateInterval::$w (props @georgestephanis)

#### 1.3.5.6

 * Fix: Main documentation page removes full path from url on some sites

#### 1.3.5.5

 * Update: Allow embedding videos with embed code (props Dan for suggestion)

#### 1.3.5.4

 * Fix: Contextual help not working on block editor toolbar after v6.6 (props nshower)

#### 1.3.5.3

 * Fix: Undefined property and array keys on class-imports.php

#### 1.3.5.2

 * Fix: Shortcodes showing double brackets when not using Click-to-Copy option
 * Fix: Shortcodes showing javascript with Click-to-Copy option (props tenacious_hare_45963)

#### 1.3.5.1

 * Fix: Warning about folder nonce on all pages

#### 1.3.5

 * Fix: Warnings from Plugin Checker
 * Tweak: Reorganized some code for better readability

#### 1.3.4

 * Fix: PHP 8.3 deprecation notices

#### 1.3.3

 * Tweak: Removed checkboxes for adding to Dashboard TOC on imports that are not
   on Main Doc page
 * Tweak: Updated Add All to Dashboard TOC checkbox on imports to include Main Docs
   only with notice to enable in settings
 * Fix: Non-main documentation items from imports showing up on dashboard table 
   of contents when selecting all
 * Fix: Error on Imports page with not serializing array
 * Tweak: Removed donate option; nobody ever donates

#### 1.3.2

 * Fix: Some issues with folder docs not loading in folder on main docs page

#### 1.3.1

 * Fix: Warning: session_start(): Session cannot be started after headers have already
   been sent (props pauloc)
 * Fix: Click to copy shortcodes copying shortcode output instead of shortcode itself

#### 1.3.0

 * Update: Added new plugin to About tab
 * Tweak: Removed deactivation survey code and files permanently; only one legitimate
   response – not worth it
 * Tweak: Updated some functions and techniques as recommended by WP Plugin team

#### 1.2.9

 * Tweak: Updates to some areas affected by live preview
 * Update: Added other plugins on About tab

#### 1.2.8.3

 * Fix: Options page path error
 * Update: Added live preview blueprints

#### 1.2.8

 * Update: Add click-to-copy functionality to [dont_do_shortcode], can disable
 * Update: Temporarily disable deactivation feedback form

#### 1.2.7

 * Fix: Description showing endless characters in admin column
 * Fix: Manage tab admin columns duplicating values
 * Fix: Documentation page causing error if default doc is deleted

#### 1.2.6.1

 * Fix: Session already open

#### 1.2.6

 * Fix: Docs on pages were duplicating

#### 1.2.5

 * Fix: Removed unneccesary instantiation of Discord class
 * Tweak: Removed all unneccesary static declarations and usage

#### 1.2.4

 * Fix: FAQ css example stylesheet path was missing a slash
 * Tweak: Updated some CSS styles
 * Tweak: Added version logging to deactivation feedback to make it easier to chase
   down errors

#### 1.2.3

 * Fix: More than 5 files in a folder won’t stay in the folder (props alex_p6577
   for pointing this out)
 * Tweak: Added an option to stop showing feedback form on deactivate; will automatically
   disable for certain choices

#### 1.2.2

 * Tweak: Changed import feeds icon to a newspaper
 * Update: Added notice that import feeds cannot be added to folders

#### 1.2.1

 * Update: Added setting option to hide the created and last modified dates and 
   authors (props chrismaclean for suggestion)
 * Update: Added `[helpdocs_css]` shortcode for adding custom CSS to docs on the
   main doc page
 * Update: Added setting option to select a default doc for the main doc page
 * Tweak: Removed top border on first doc in main doc page and added borders to 
   dragged doc instead
 * Update: Added permalink and view button to top of edit screen if site location
   is main doc page
 * Update: Added `[dont_do_shortcode]` shortcode to make it easier to share shortcodes
   without executing them

#### 1.2.0

 * Tweak: Drag and drop sorting – added icons, linked entire cells instead of just
   text, removed sorting cursor
 * Tweak: Added 150 ms delay to drag and drop sorting to prevent accidental dragging
 * Update: Added folders for main documentation page (props alex_p6577 for suggestion)
 * Tweak: Moved doc editing JS to its own file
 * Update: Added support for WP Version to still be used in footer
 * Tweak: Changed order of deactivate feedback form options
 * Tweak: Planned Updates on About tab
 * Update: Added search bar on main documentation page (props alex_p6577 for suggestion)

#### 1.1.5

 * Fix: PHP warning about id variable not being found on every page load

#### 1.1.4

 * Fix: Sorting by order column not in order (props alex_p6577 for pointing this
   out)
 * Fix: Documentation page ordering issue (props alex_p6577 for pointing this out)
 * Fix: Attempt to read property „singular_name” on null (props alex_p6577 for pointing
   this out)

#### 1.1.3

 * Update: Added setting to change user capability
 * Fix: Editors could view menu link and dashboard widget, but not view docs (props
   chrismaclean for pointing it out)

#### 1.1.2

 * Update: Added setting to disable curly quotes site-wide that make sharing code
   difficult
 * Fix: Resize cursor showing up on doc list items

#### 1.1.1

 * Fix: Custom link fields not showing up for some people

#### 1.1.0

 * Tweak: Highlighted „Enable This Site” checkbox on imports when disabled
 * Update: Added deactivation survey
 * Update: Added support for importing custom urls with auto-updating domain
 * Update: Added new site location for custom url

#### 1.0.9

 * Tweak: Updated Discord support link

#### 1.0.8

 * Tweak: Added icons to dashboard TOC
 * Tweak: Added ability to add imports/feeds to dashboard TOC
 * Fix: Hid „Add to Dashboard TOC” by default
 * Fix: Replaced early escapes with sanitizers

#### 1.0.7

 * Update: Added dashboard table of contents (props chrismaclean for suggestion)
 * Tweak: Updated changelog to use commonly used prefixes (Fix, Tweak, and Update)

#### 1.0.6

 * Update: Added optional setting for allowing the addition of missing user meta
   merge tags to Gravity Forms dropdowns
 * Update: Added missing `index.php` to `/classes/` and `/js/` folders
 * Fix: Excerpt meta box title changing on other post types

#### 1.0.5

 * Update: Added video to readme
 * Tweak: When resetting settings, added a notice instead of attempting to refresh

#### 1.0.4

 * Fix: Nested ordered lists on main documentation page not showing proper list 
   types
 * Update: Added links to plugins list page

#### 1.0.3

 * Fix: Minor fixes

#### 1.0.2

 * Update: Added feedback form to About tab

#### 1.0.1

 * Initial release on WP.org January 23, 2023

#### 1.0.0

 * Created plugin on November 14, 2022

## Meta

 *  Version **2.0.0.2**
 *  Last updated **3 dni ago**
 *  Active installations **400+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.9 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-help-docs/) and [Portuguese (Portugal)](https://pt.wordpress.org/plugins/admin-help-docs/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/admin-help-docs)
 * Tags
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   [help](https://szl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/help/)[how to](https://szl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/how-to/)
   [instructions](https://szl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/instructions/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://szl.wordpress.org/plugins/admin-help-docs/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ PluginRx ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/apos37/)

## Support

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