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Hierarchical Documentation

Lets admins create searchable, hierarchically-organized documentation. Supports Markdown and syntax highlighting for code. Requires WP MVC.

By tombenner·Code·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, Hierarchical Documentation is a WordPress code plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

0/5Rating
10active installs
3.3K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

Hierarchical Documentation allows admins to create public pages of documentation and organize them hierarchically using a tree listing the pages where each page can be dragged to its desired position. It supports syntax highlighting for blocks of code and Markdown.

For an example of Hierarchical Documentation in action, see wpmvc.org.

Please note that the default behavior is to display the documentation page that has an ID of 1 as the site’s homepage. This can be changed by editing the first line of hierarchical-documentation/app/config/routes.php. (See the WP MVC documentation page on routing for details.)

This plugin depends on WP MVC, so that plugin needs to be installed and activated before this one is activated.

If you’d like to grab development releases, see what new fea…

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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1
PHPfalse+ required

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Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Mar 2, 2012
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.2.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.3K+
Added
Oct 7, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

codecodexreferencehierarchicaldocumentation

Developer

T
tombenner
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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