About this plugin
AssistCamp lets you build documentation sites inside WordPress. It works with both Full Site Editing (FSE) and classic themes, ships 11 purpose-built blocks, and provides an adaptive URL structure that adjusts automatically based on whether you have one or multiple knowledgebases.
Key Features
- FSE and Classic Theme Support – Works with block themes via HTML templates and classic themes via PHP templates. Themes can override templates by placing them in a assistcamp/ directory.
- Adaptive URL Structure – Single KB mode uses /docs/category/article/. When you add a second knowledgebase, URLs automatically switch to /docs/kb-name/category/article/. A Single Doc Permalink setting picks what follows the docs slug: Plain, Categorized, Knowledge Base, All, or a custom structure built from %knowledge-base%, %category% and %article%. Your default knowledgebase can drop its segment from doc URLs.
- 11 Custom Blocks – Server-rendered blocks for documentation layout: sidebar navigation, search, breadcrumbs, category grids, table of contents, and more.
- Live Search – REST API-powered search with real-time dropdown results and configurable result limits.
- Built-in Caching – Transient-based caching for search results, queries, and term counts with configurable duration.
- Customizable Slug – Change the base documentation URL from the default /docs/ to any slug you prefer.
- Setup Wizard – Two-step setup that sets your docs URL and page title, creates your knowledgebase(s) and categories, and can publish a starter doc per category.
- Customizer Integration – Layout and styling options for classic themes including sidebar position, typography, and search display.
- Translation Ready – Fully internationalized with a text domain for translation.
Custom Blocks
- Sidebar – Collapsible category and article navigation with doc counts
- Search Form – Live search with dropdown results and configurable delay
- Breadcrumb – Navigation breadcrumbs with customizable separator
- Archive Doc List – Filterable documentation list with sorting and pagination
- Category Grid – Display categories in a configurable grid layout
- Table of Contents – Auto-generated from headings with sticky positioning and smooth scroll
- Single Doc Content – Main documentation content area
- Doc Navigation – Previous/Next article navigation scoped to category or knowledgebase
- Date – Display last modified date with configurable format
- Knowledgebase Grid – Display all knowledgebases with doc counts and descriptions
- Docs Home – The documentation homepage (title, search and knowledge bases) inside any page, for sites that serve their docs at the root without taking over the homepage. On classic themes, use the [assistcamp_docs] shortcode.
Use Cases
- Product help centers
- Software documentation
- User guides and tutorials
- Internal knowledge bases
- FAQ sections