WordPress’ media management tools have really come a long way over the past couple years, but the system still falls down when it comes to sharing and managing files that are not media files. For example, occasionally I have a PDF that I want to host on my server and then link to from a post. The WordPress media manager can be used for that purpose in a pinch, but it doesn’t work very well.
Fortunately the WP Document Revisions plugin largely solves this problem, providing an easy way to upload, track and share documents and files. It aims to solve three specific problems:
- A document management system (DMS), to track, store, and organize files of any format
- A collaboration tool to empower teams to collaboratively draft, edit, and refine documents
- A file hosting solution to publish and securely deliver files to a team, to clients, or to the public
I use WPDR in conjunction with the Simple Downloads addon which makes a number of slight changes to make it easier to use WPDR as a download manager for a site.