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Edocman WP Lite

Edocman WP Lite

Edocman WP Lite is a free and lightweight version of the Edocman WP plugin — a document management system for WordPress. The Lite version provides essential features for managing and displaying documents on your website

Version: Last Updated: Jun 12 2026
WordPress Document Management Plugin

Edocman WP Lite

Edocman WP Lite is a free and lightweight WordPress document management plugin that helps you organize, upload, manage, and display documents directly on your website.

Free & Lightweight Category Management Document Upload Shortcode Ready

Introduction

Edocman WP Lite is the free and lightweight version of the Edocman WP plugin — a document management system for WordPress. The Lite version provides essential features for managing and displaying documents on your website.

Key Features

✅ Category Management

  • Create, edit, and delete categories
  • Support hierarchical categories and subcategories
  • Add images and descriptions to categories
  • Arrange category display order

✅ Document Management

  • Upload and manage documents
  • Assign documents to multiple categories
  • Add short and full descriptions
  • Upload thumbnail images
  • Track download and view counts

Frontend Display

Category List

Display categories in a clean grid layout with optional images and descriptions.

[edocman_lite_categories]

Documents by Category

Show documents by category with file size, download count, views, and file-type icons.

[edocman_lite_documents category_id="X"]

Document Detail Page

Display full document information with Download and View buttons.

[edocman_lite_document]

Built-in Categories Widget

Edocman WP Lite includes a ready-to-use Categories Widget for displaying document categories in sidebars, footers, or other widget areas.

  • Display categories in a sidebar or widget area
  • Option to show category images
  • Limit the number of displayed categories
  • Filter by parent category

Easy Installation

1

Upload the edocman-lite folder to /wp-content/plugins/.

2

Activate the plugin from the Plugins page in WordPress.

3

Required database tables are created automatically after activation.

Simple Content Management

Manage Categories

Go to Edocman Lite > Categories to create and manage document categories.

  • Title
  • Parent Category
  • Description
  • Image
  • Published status

Manage Documents

Go to Edocman Lite > Documents to upload and manage documents.

  • Title
  • Categories
  • Document File
  • Short and full descriptions
  • Thumbnail image
  • Published status

Smooth Navigation

Edocman WP Lite provides a simple navigation flow between categories, document lists, and document detail pages.

Category Navigation Categories > Category Name
Document Navigation Categories > Category Name > Document Title

Database Structure

Edocman WP Lite uses dedicated database tables to store categories, documents, document-category relationships, and plugin configuration data.

Database TablePurpose
wp_edocman_categories Stores category information
wp_edocman_documents Stores document information
wp_edocman_document_category Links documents with categories
wp_edocman_configs Stores plugin configuration data

Upload Directory

Documents are stored in:

/wp-content/uploads/edocman-lite/documents/

Folder structure:

edocman-lite/ ├── categories/ │ └── thumb/ └── documents/ └── thumb/

System Requirements

RequirementMinimum Version
WordPress 5.0 or higher
PHP 7.4 or higher
MySQL 5.6 or higher

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