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WP Client Reference

Create a reference guide for clients right in the WordPress administration area.

By Steve Grunwell·Help·Free
4(4 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Client Reference is a WordPress help plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Help.

4/54 reviews
10active installs
3.2K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

It’s common practice for digital agencies to build a WordPress site/theme then simply hand it off to the client for day-to-day updating. The developers work hard to strike a balance between replicating the designer’s vision and making the theme easy for the client to use. As the design becomes more complex the developer faces questions: Will the client remember to wrap this in a <blockquote>? Can we count on the content manager remembering to add class="btn" to that link?

It can be equally frustrating from the client side. You don’t want to deal with learning HTML but you want your content to look just as well formatted as the stuff the agency put in at launch. The agency sent over a formatting/style guide but it never seems to be around when you need it.

WP Client…

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Ratings & Reviews

44 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.42

  • Fixed path issues with WPClientReference::get_template_url() when loading static assets from {THEME}/wpclientref-views/ (Issue #3). Special thanks to Chris VanPatten for tracking this down!
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Steve GrunwellSteve GrunwellVan Patten MediaVan Patten Media
Plugin Info
Version
0.42
Last Updated
Oct 5, 2012
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
3.3.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.2K+
Added
Jan 27, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

helpclientreferenceknowledgebase

Developer

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Steve Grunwell
7 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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