Knowledge Base | Helpdesk | Support | Wiki WordPress Plugin
WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE BASE Knowledge Base WordPress plugin helps you build a customer self-service helpdesk in minutes. Create a resource of helpful articles and an
WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE BASE
Knowledge Base WordPress plugin helps you build a customer self-service helpdesk in minutes. Create a resource of helpful articles and answer popular customer questions. Our customers use Knowledge Base as customer support centres, extensive FAQs, product or service documentation, internal company documentation, wikis and much more.
KNOWLEDGE BASE PLUGIN FEATURES
- No Third-Party Dependencies Built entirely on native WordPress APIs. No ACF or other plugins required.
- Full Site Editing (Block Theme) Compatible Works seamlessly with classic themes and modern FSE block themes such as Twenty Twenty-Four and Twenty Twenty-Five.
- Drag & Drop Knowledge Base Posts and Categories Reorder Easily reorder knowledge base posts and categories.
- Custom Slugs Set custom knowledge base article and category slugs.
- Breadcrumbs Display breadcrumbs on category and single pages.
- Article File Attachments Attach downloadable files to articles with configurable display of icon, filename, file size, modified date, author and description.
- Gutenberg Block Ready Four dedicated blocks: Knowledge Base, Search, Widget Area and Attachments. Embed any part of the knowledge base on any page.
- Table of Contents Automatically generated table of contents on single articles. Configurable heading selectors and per-article override.
- Related Articles Display related articles from the same category at the bottom of each article.
- Live Search
- Placeholder Set search field placeholder text.
- Placement Select where you want the search bar displayed: main page, category page, single page.
- Search Scope Choose to search in article titles only, or titles and full content.
- Category Results Optionally display the article category alongside each live search result.
- Disable Live Search Option to disable live search suggestions.
- Main Knowledge Base Page
- Columns Display categories in 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns.
- Category Style Display knowledge base categories as boxes or a list.
- Category Count Display article count in the category link.
- View All Link Display a “View All” link for each knowledge base category.
- View All Count Display knowledge base article count in the “View All” link.
- Category Icons Display knowledge base category icons. Set a unique icon for each category, choosing from hundreds of icons.
- Single Page
- Meta Display or hide article updated date, category and tags meta information.
- Comments Enable comments on single article pages.
- Voting
- Public or Member Only Voting Easily set who can post a vote from the plugin settings page.
- Custom Labels Set the voting title and thank you message.
- Reset Votes Reset votes for a single knowledge base article or all articles at once.
- Widgets
- Articles Display a list of articles, ordered by date or title and filtered by tag or category.
- Categories Display a list of knowledge base categories.
- Custom Color Scheme Set primary, secondary and muted colours using a colour picker. Add custom CSS for further styling.
- Responsive Design Fully responsive design, optimised for all screen sizes including mobile and tablet.
- Documented All our products come bundled with step-by-step documentation covering installation and setup.
- Translation Ready All our products are translation ready using the Poedit tool with instructions in the bundled documentation.
- Regular Product Updates Knowledge Base Plugin is kept up to date with the latest WordPress versions. View Changelog
CHANGELOG
Version 5.0.0 – Jun 9, 2026
- Removed ACF dependency – all settings now use the native WordPress Settings API
- Improved Full Site Editing (block theme) compatibility
- Security hardening: sanitized all inputs, escaped all outputs, nonce-protected all AJAX handlers
- Replaced cookie serialization with secure JSON encoding
- Fixed category page not listing articles on block themes
- Fixed content order option not applying correctly
- Removed unreliable TOC sidebar layout option
- Added complete uninstall routine
- Added readme.txt
Version 4.2.1 – Apr 15, 2020
- Documentation update
Version 4.2.0 – Dec 9, 2019
- Added opening attachments in new window
- Added help page
- Updated theme download URL
- Updated ACF
- Separated base CSS to enqueue only for KB theme
- Fixed categories and tags not showing in Gutenberg
- Fixed table of contents title
Version 4.1.0 – Mar 17, 2019
- Added categories shortcode
- Added help page
- Updated plugin options
- Updated complimentary theme
- Removed main page setup in options
- Fixed date ordered content bug
- Minor styling improvements
Version 4.0.0 – Feb 24, 2019
- Added Gutenberg blocks for search, knowledgebase content and widget area
- Added file attachments option to articles
- Added Gutenberg block support for knowledgebase articles
- Added main knowledgebase shortcode
- Added search field shortcode
- Added widget area shortcode
- Replaced icon font with SVG icons
- Added icons, now over 900 icons available
- Rewritten plugin options
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.2.0 – May 8, 2018
- Duplicated entries in related articles fixed
- Added addon link in options
- Autocomplete JS conflict fixed
- Updated theme
Version 3.1.0 – Dec 7, 2017
- Added icons
- Added support for sidebar addon
Version 3.0.0 – Nov 30, 2017
- Added article table of contents
- Added styled ordered list option
- Added live search to search widget
- Added option to override templates from plugin
- Added complimentary WP theme
- Updated design
- Options panel updated
- Replaced icon set
- Removed post format support
Version 2.5.0 – Nov 1, 2017
- Added category description
- Added revisions
- Updated breadcrumbs path
Version 2.4.0 – Mar 21, 2017
- Category with child subcategory now displays articles assigned to parent category
- Updated options
- Fixed get() bug
- Fixed PHP 7 bug
Version 2.3.0 – Feb 15, 2017
- Added order by likes in shortcode
- Added order by likes in widget
- Updated body tags
- Fixed CSS bugs
Version 2.2.3 – Sep 3, 2016
- Fixed CSS bug
- Fixed shortcode posts per page
Version 2.2.0 – Jun 21, 2016
- Added 200 icons
- Added breadcrumb text option
- Added alphabetical order option
- Added body CSS classes
- Added page conditional tags
- Rewritten search to improve theme compatibility
Version 2.1.5 – Apr 19, 2016
- Fixed custom permalink bug
- Fixed assets path bug
- Fixed reorder bug
Version 2.1.0 – Jan 30, 2016
- Added option for meta info display under page content
- Added and improved styling options
- Fixed minor styling bugs
Version 2.0.0 – Jan 20, 2016
- Added box layout option for main page
- Added category icon option
- Added drag & drop reorder for main page layout
- Added main page content sidebar
- Added option to display page content for main page
- Added article list shortcode with shortcode generator
- Added knowledge base category widget
- Added options to articles widget
- Added “View All” category links on main page
- Added option to hide search button
- Updated vote button tooltip
- Fixed settings page URL bug
Version 1.5.0 – Dec 10, 2015
- Added option to display categories in live search results
- Added reset all votes option
- Added votes columns to all KB posts page
- Votes button restyled
- Added option to select page template that KB plugin uses
- Plugin code rewritten and refactored
- Options settings rewritten
Version 1.4.0 – Apr 8, 2015
- Breadcrumbs option added
- Oembed support added
- Options page update
Version 1.3.0 – Jan 21, 2015
- Live search added
- More options to display search
- Search placeholder option
Version 1.2.1 – Aug 28, 2014
- Fixed blank page bug
- Fixed pregetposts filter
- Fixed conflict with Groups plugin
Version 1.2.0 – Jul 17, 2014
- Added option to display knowledge base category count
- Replaced templateredirect hook with templateinclude
- Fixed font icon bug
- Fixed admin reorder bug
- Fixed localisation bug
- Fixed stripping of p tag on single page
Version 1.1.2 – Jan 31, 2014
- Fixed category page bug
- Fixed search bug
Version 1.1.0 – Nov 14, 2013
- Added pretty permalinks
- Minor bug fixes
Version 1.0.0 – Oct 7, 2013
- Initial release
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