Create private, internal documentation for a site's editors.
The Editor Handbook plugin provides a Handbook menu item in the admin area and adds a Handbook custom post type for creating private, in-site documentation for site editors.
Handbook pages display using the default page template.
FAQ
Who has access to Handbook pages?
- Administrators and Editors can view, update, and delete Handbook pages.
- Authors can view Handbook pages.
- Subscribers and Contributors don’t have access to Handbook pages.
How can I customize the template used to display Handbook posts?
Handbook pages are displayed using the page.php template. Use the editor_handbook_template filter to customize which template is used.
function my_handbook_template( $template_names ) {
return 'my-custom-handbook-template.php';
}
add_filter( 'editor_handbook_template', 'my_handbook_template' );
After setting a new template, flush the rewrite rules by going to Settings > Permalinks in the admin dashboard.
ChangeLog
2.0.5 – 2025-04-16
Full Changelog: https://github.com/devcollaborative/editor-handbook/compare/v2.0.4…v2.0.5
2.0.4 – 2025-01-30
- Added “Edit” link in Admin Toolbar
Full Changelog: https://github.com/devcollaborative/editor-handbook/compare/v2.0.3…v2.0.4
2.0.3 – 2024-12-18
2.0.2 – 2024-03-20
- Fixed: Update text domain to match plugin slug
- Deleted: CHANGELOG.md in favor of using readme.txt
Full Changelog: https://github.com/devcollaborative/editor-handbook/compare/v2.0.1…v2.0.2
2.0.1 – 2024-02-16
- Security: Escape echo statements
- Fixed: Update stable & readme versions to match
- Fixed: Use the editor_handbook prefix for all functions
- Fixed: Whitescreen bug when template doesn’t exist
Full Changelog: https://github.com/devcollaborative/editor-handbook/compare/v2.0.0…v2.0.1
2.0.0 – 2024-01-05
- Changed: Order handbook posts by title ASC
- Changed: Set page.php as default for displaying handbook pages
- Added: Add readme.txt & update plugin headers
- Removed: reference to DevCollab Helpdesk
Full Changelog: https://github.com/devcollaborative/editor-handbook/compare/v1.2.0…v2.0.0
1.2.0 – 2023-06-06
- Added: Custom capabilities for the Handbook post type
- Added: Plugin activation & update hooks for managing capabilities
- Changed: Handbook pages can now be viewed (but not edited) by Authors
- Changed: The default capability for viewing the Handbook admin page is now
read_private_handbooks
