Egenverk Docs Viewerby egenverkFree

Read your plugins' docs where you already are.

Docs Viewer finds README, CHANGELOG and docs/ in every installed plugin and theme and shows them in wp-admin.

Docs Viewer: scans plugins and shows the documentation in wp-adminwp-content/pluginsREADME.mdCHANGELOG.mddocs/install.mdhooks.mdreadme.txtTools → Docs Viewersearch: hookadd_filter( 'egenverk_dv_capability' … )Example data

Egenverk Docs Viewer is a free WordPress plugin that shows README, CHANGELOG and docs/ files from installed plugins and themes in a reader inside wp-admin, with search, file tree and syntax highlighting. It makes no external requests. Requires WordPress 5.0 and PHP 7.4.

WP 5.0+PHP 7.4+
01Before and after

What happens in WordPress

Before
Before: the documentation sits in a zip or on GitHub.zipSSH · IDE · GitHub
The documentation exists — in a zip, on GitHub or over SSH.
With Docs ViewerDocs Viewer
After: a reader in wp-admin with searchwp-admin · Docs Viewer
Everything searchable in wp-admin, with "What's new" after every update.
02Features

What it does, in plain words

  • One click scans

    Plugins, themes and must-use plugins, including nested docs folders.

  • Search everything

    Matches highlighted, with an "On this page" outline.

  • Syntax highlighting

    PHP, JS/TS, JSON, CSS, HTML, shell, YAML, SQL, diff.

  • What's new in X.Y

    Shown on the plugin row after an update.

  • Links on the Plugins screen

    Docs and Changelog per plugin; the changelog opens at the installed version.

  • Administrators only

    By default; a filter can grant read access.

03How it works

One click scans, then you read

One click scans plugins, themes and must-use plugins for README, CHANGELOG and docs/ folders, including nested ones.

FeatureWhat it does
File treeEvery document per plugin or theme
SearchSearches all documentation and highlights matches
Syntax highlightingPHP, JS/TS, JSON, CSS, HTML, shell, YAML, SQL and diff
What's newShown on the plugin row after an update

Only administrators see the reader by default. There are no external requests and no tracking.

04wp-admin

What it looks like in the admin

Recreated screens in the Egenverk admin kit. Example data.

Docs Viewerby egenverk
PreviewRaw
Files
README.md · CHANGELOG.md · docs/hooks.md · readme.txt
Hooks
The filter egenverk_dv_capability controls who may read …
Example data
05Pricing

Pricing

Need help?

Setup, customisation or a plugin of your own.

Contact us for pricing
  • Fixed quote
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06FAQ

Questions

Is it free?
Yes, entirely.
Who sees the documentation?
Administrators by default. The filter egenverk_dv_capability can grant more people read access.
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