--- title: "SimplifyGuide — Free step-by-step guides and walkthroughs for WordPress" description: "Click through a WordPress task once. SimplifyGuide turns every click into a step with a screenshot, then walks your team through it live. Free." url: "https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/" --- - [Products](https://simplifybase.com/product/) - SimplifyGuide # Do it once. Everyone can follow. Live For teams — and the AI agents that help them SimplifyGuide records any task in WordPress as a step-by-step guide with screenshots, blurs anything sensitive before it is saved, and walks people through it on the real screen. It runs on your own site, with your own AI key or none at all — free, with no seats to count. [Get it free](https://simplifybase.com/contact/?product=simplifyguide)[Read the docs](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/docs/) [What's new — changelog →](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/changelog/) Show me · live ![The Site Title field on WordPress General Settings, outlined, with a callout reading “Type ‘Northwind Help Desk’ in ‘Site Title’”.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/showme-field.DfGPrWVX_15gBTr.webp)![The Show me panel: step 2 of 4, a thumbnail of the recorded screen, and “Fill in the highlighted field to continue”.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/showme-card.D0n4tYtv_Z1G9eG4.webp) Real captures ## This is the product, not a mockup Every picture here was recorded with SimplifyGuide on a stock WordPress install. 01 ### Record by doing Press Record and use your site the way you always do. Every click, field and choice becomes a step with a screenshot and a plain-language instruction, while the steps panel fills in beside you. - Clicks, typing, dropdowns, drag and drop and shortcuts - Voice narration becomes notes on the right step - Named for you when you leave the title empty Recording ![The SimplifyGuide recorder bar marked REC above WordPress General Settings, with “Northwind Help Desk” typed in Site Title.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/rec-form.DfyyZ792_ZVOgMx.webp)![The steps panel with three captured steps, each with a thumbnail and an instruction such as “Type ‘Northwind Help Desk’ in ‘Site Title’”.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/rec-steps.CPgRj3rI_Z1sgyUY.webp) 02 ### Show me, on the real screen Readers never compare a screenshot with their own screen. Show me outlines the real field or button in their WordPress, explains what to do next to it, and moves on as soon as they do it. - Advances by itself when the step is done - Takes readers to the right screen when they are elsewhere - Side panel with every step, minimise at any time Live ![The WordPress admin menu with Settings outlined and a numbered callout: “In the left menu, click ‘Settings’”.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/showme-menu.Bj81FM-l_ZRCtOT.webp)![The Show me side panel listing the guide's four steps, with the current step's instruction and screenshot on top.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/showme-panel.Qsf1MVEm_Zwtl0t.webp) 03 ### Sensitive data never reaches the screenshot Smart Blur finds email addresses, phone and card numbers, IP and MAC addresses and API keys, and pixelates them in the browser before the image is uploaded — so an unblurred original never exists. - Seven categories, each one on or off - Blur any other element with one click - Filled-in password fields are always blurred Blurred before upload ![A saved step in which the administration email field and a pending email address are pixelated.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/smart-blur.DxuXQ2nC_FmuxR.webp) 04 ### Edit, annotate, rewrite Every step is editable: the instruction, a note, the screenshot. Point things out with arrows, numbers, boxes and labels, and let AI tidy the wording — or not. - Highlight, arrow, box, label, number, blur and crop - Rewrite one step or all of them with your own AI - Version history with one-click restore ![A step in the guide editor with the annotation toolbar above a screenshot where an arrow and the number 1 point at the Settings menu.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/editor-card.BNOd3qCk_vwzuG.webp) 05 ### One guide, every format Publish it to your Help Center, embed it with a block, share a public link, or download it — branded with your logo and colour. - MP4 and GIF with a camera that follows the cursor - PDF and Word for print and email - HTML, Markdown and JSON for anywhere else ![A published guide titled Update General Settings, showing step 1 with its screenshot.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/guide-steps.DwzksvbP_1sql4K.webp)![The download list: Video, Animated GIF, PDF, Word, Web page, Markdown and SimplifyGuide file.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/guide-downloads.DyZE4Gf__23YteB.webp) 06 ### Context for AI agentsComing soon Your guides are how work is actually done on your site. The MCP server will let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor find, read and keep them up to date — from your server, as a real user with that user's permissions. - Off until an administrator turns it on - Read-only mode, revocable access - No API key or AI provider needed on the site ![The AI agents screen in SimplifyGuide, marked Coming soon, listing what a connected assistant will be able to do.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/mcp.iYRl1pzj_MfpgW.webp) ## A walkthrough that knows where you are Real sites never match the recording exactly. Show me says what is going on instead of pointing at the wrong thing. - Live ![Show me at step 2 of 4 with the status “Fill in the highlighted field to continue”.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/showme-card.D0n4tYtv_Z1G9eG4.webp) ### Found it The step's element is on this screen: it is outlined, and the guide moves on when the reader uses it. - Other page ![Show me at step 5 of 8 with the message “This step happens on another screen” and a Take me there button.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/state-elsewhere.DAhVi-2m_Z2taoY4.webp) ### On another screen The step was recorded somewhere else — another page, other search results. One click takes the reader there. - Done ![Show me at step 5 of 8 with the message “Looks like this is already done on your site” and a Next button.](https://simplifybase.com/_astro/state-done.BVbz-iwv_28xS5M.webp) ### Already done The plugin is already active, the setting already saved. Show me notices, says so, and lets the reader move on. What SimplifyGuide does 1. [01Capture](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/#capture) 2. [02Write](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/#write) 3. [03Protect](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/#protect) 4. [04Guide](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/#guide) 5. [05Share](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/#share) [Read the docs →](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/docs/)[Changelog →](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/changelog/) ## Capture. Documentation that writes itself while you work, anywhere in wp-admin and on the front end. ### Clicks, fields and choices Buttons, links, menus, checkboxes, dropdowns, typed text, drag and drop and keyboard shortcuts are all recorded. Each step keeps the element it happened on, so it can be found again later — which is what makes Show me possible. ### Voice narration Talk while you record. The narration is kept with the guide and, with a speech-to-text provider, becomes a note on the step you were on when you said it. ### Front end too Start a recording from the toolbar on any page of your site — a checkout, a member area, a course — not only the admin screens. ### Named for you Leave the title empty and the guide is named from what you did — “Install and activate xSpeed Cache”, “Update General Settings” — and kept unique. ### Notes and extra screenshots Add a tip, a warning or a screenshot of the current screen as its own step, mid-recording. ## Write. Clear instructions without writing them — with the AI you choose, or none. ### Your AI, your key Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Groq, any OpenAI-compatible server — including one on your own machine — or the AI connection already set up in WordPress. Only step text and a little page context are sent, never screenshots. Write in any language, independent of the admin language. ### Plain instructions by default Every step gets a readable instruction from the element's own label, with no AI and nothing sent anywhere. ### Version history Every change is kept. Compare, restore, and never lose a good version to a bad rewrite. ## Protect. Safe to record on a live site with real customers in it. ### Smart Blur Seven kinds of sensitive data are pixelated before the screenshot leaves the browser, and you choose which ones. Filled-in password fields are always blurred, and their values never reach a step. ### Who sees what Each guide can be limited to roles. Readers only ever see published guides meant for them; public links are opt-in, per guide. ### Your Media Library Screenshots are ordinary attachments on your own server, with random file names, removed with the guide. ## Guide. The difference between reading about a task and being walked through it. ### Show me A side panel lists the steps; the real element is highlighted on the live page and the guide advances when it is used. When a step belongs to another screen, it says so and takes you there. When it is already done, it tells you and moves on. ### Help Center in wp-admin Staff and clients find the guides meant for their role right where they work, with search and filters. ### Setup in two minutes A setup wizard on activation covers privacy, brand, AI and who sees new guides — and plays a sample walkthrough. ## Share. Open formats, so nothing you make is locked in. ### Video that follows the cursor MP4 or WebM rendered from the guide, with a smooth camera that follows the action instead of zooming in and out on every click, plus animated GIF for chat and email. ### PDF and Word Printable, branded documents with your logo, colour and footer. ### HTML, Markdown and JSON Drop a guide into a knowledge base, a README or another site, or move it between installs. ### Embed and link A block and a shortcode for any page, and public share links you can turn off at any time. ## Built for teams — and the agents that help them Anywhere someone asks “how do I…?” inside WordPress — your client, your staff, or the people using your own plugin — the answer can be a guide instead of a screen-share. - Plugin and theme makers ### Onboarding for your own plugin Record your plugin's setup once on your dev site. Ship it as a Show me walkthrough, an MP4 for your WordPress.org listing, GIFs for the readme and pages for your docs site — every format from one recording, re-recorded in minutes when your UI changes. - Agencies ### Client handoff Ship every site with its own manual: how to add a page, change a menu, post a product. Clients get a Help Center for their role, you get fewer support tickets. - WooCommerce ### Store staff training Refunds, coupons, order statuses and stock updates, recorded once on your own store and walked through by new staff on the real screens. - Support teams ### Answers in a link Reply with a guide, a GIF or a short video instead of a paragraph of “click here, then there”. - Onboarding ### New editors and staff Publishing checklists, SEO fields and media rules as guides new people can follow on their first day without a trainer. - Change management ### After every update When a plugin or WordPress changes a screen, re-record the flow and keep the old version in history. Show me tells readers when a step no longer matches the screen. - Courses and memberships ### LMS and member sites Instructor how-tos for your LMS, and front-end walkthroughs for members — account, billing, downloads. - AI adoption ### Teach the new tools Show editors how to use the AI features in WordPress and your AI plugins — recorded on your site, with your settings. - AI agents ### Context for agentsComing soon Let an AI assistant read how things are really done on your site, and keep the guides up to date for you, over MCP. Privacy ## Private by design, not by policy Cloud guide tools need a security section to explain where your screenshots go. SimplifyGuide keeps them on your server — there is nothing to review. ### Nothing leaves your site Guides are WordPress posts and screenshots are Media Library files, in your database and on your disk. No SimplifyBase account and no vendor cloud are involved. ### Blurred before it is saved Smart Blur pixelates sensitive data in the browser, before upload, so an unblurred original never exists on the server. ### Your AI, your terms Bring your own provider and key, run a local model, or turn AI off. Screenshots are never sent to an AI provider. ### Permissions you already have Recording, editing, publishing and reading follow WordPress roles and capabilities. Keys are stored encrypted; every endpoint checks them. Compare ## How it compares The capture tools below are good products built for many apps at once. SimplifyGuide is built for one: your WordPress site — and it is free. | Feature | SimplifyGuide | Scribe | Tango | Guidde | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Price to start | Free, no seat limits | Free Basic; Team from $13 per seat a month, 5 seats minimum | Free for 5 workflows; paid from $15 per user a month | Free for 25 videos; paid from $19 per creator a month | | Where your data lives | Your WordPress server | Scribe's cloud | Tango's cloud | Guidde's cloud | | AI | Your own provider and key, a local model, or none | Built in | Built in | Built in | | Automatic redaction of sensitive data | Free (Smart Blur) | Enterprise plan | Enterprise plan | Enterprise plan | | Live walkthrough on the real screen | Free (Show me) | Pro plans | Enterprise plan | In-app video (Broadcast) | | Exports | MP4, GIF, PDF, Word, HTML, Markdown, JSON | PDF, HTML, Markdown; Word on Team | PDF, Markdown, HTML on paid plans | Video, PDF, PowerPoint | | Captures outside WordPress | Not yet — browser extension planned | Web and desktop | Web and desktop | Web, desktop and mobile | | AI agents (MCP) | Planned | MCP and API | Not yet public | Not listed | Competitor details are taken from their own public pricing and product pages as of September 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us through the contact page and we will correct it. How it works ## Three steps, then it runs 1. 01 ### Install Add the plugin to any WordPress site. A two-minute setup wizard covers privacy, brand, AI and who sees new guides. 2. 02 ### Record Press Record and do the task. Steps, screenshots and instructions appear as you go; press Finish when you are done. 3. 03 ### Share Publish it to your Help Center, walk people through it with Show me, or export it as video, PDF, Word and more. SimplifyGuide works with - WordPress - WooCommerce - Block editor - Anthropic - OpenAI - DeepSeek - OpenRouter - Groq - WordPress AI - WordPress - WooCommerce - Block editor - Anthropic - OpenAI - DeepSeek - OpenRouter - Groq - WordPress AI Pricing ## Priced on its own No bundle to buy into. Cancel and you drop to the free plan rather than losing your data. ### Free Popular $0 forever The whole recorder, walkthrough and exports, for any number of people. - Unlimited guides, steps and viewers - Show me live walkthroughs - Smart Blur and annotations - Video, GIF, PDF, Word, HTML, Markdown, JSON - Bring your own AI provider - Help Center with role-based access [Get it free](https://simplifybase.com/contact/?product=simplifyguide) ### Pro Soon For teams who want AI and sharing without managing keys or storage. - AI that writes whole guides, no API key needed - Cloud share links that work outside your site - Priority support [Get notified](https://simplifybase.com/contact/?product=simplifyguide) Questions ## About SimplifyGuide **Is it really free?** Yes. Recording, Show me, Smart Blur, annotations, version history and every export format are in the free plugin, with no limit on guides or people. Pro will add hosted conveniences — AI without your own key and cloud share links — not features taken out of the free version. **Do my screenshots or data leave my server?** No. Guides are stored as WordPress posts and screenshots in your Media Library. If you turn on AI writing, only the step text and a little page context go to the provider you chose, never the screenshots. **Which AI providers does it work with?** Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Groq, any OpenAI-compatible server including one you run yourself, and the AI connection built into WordPress. AI is optional: without it every step still gets a clear, rule-based instruction. **What does Smart Blur hide?** Email addresses, phone numbers, US social security numbers, card numbers, IP and MAC addresses and common API key formats, in text and in form fields. You choose the categories, and can blur any other element by clicking it while recording. **How is Show me different from a product tour plugin?** Tour plugins make you build each tour by hand, element by element. Show me plays back a guide you recorded by simply doing the task, finds the same elements on the live screen, and copes when the reader is on the wrong page or has already done a step. **Can it record tools outside WordPress?** Not yet. It records anything inside your WordPress site, admin and front end. A browser extension that captures other web apps and publishes to your site is planned. **I make a WordPress plugin. Can I use it for my plugin's onboarding?** Yes — that is one of the best uses. Record the setup on your own site, then export it as video for your WordPress.org listing, GIFs for your readme, HTML or Markdown for your docs, and a SimplifyGuide file that any site running SimplifyGuide can import and play with Show me. A small player you can ship inside your own plugin, so the walkthrough runs for users who do not have SimplifyGuide, is planned. **Is SimplifyGuide a Scribe, Tango or Guidde alternative?** For work that happens in WordPress, yes — with the difference that it is free, self-hosted and uses your own AI. For documenting many SaaS tools across a company, those products capture more places today. **Which languages does it support?** The interface is available in English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German, and AI-written steps can be produced in any language you set. **Where do I download it?** Ask for it through the contact page and we will send the plugin the same day. The WordPress.org listing is on its way; once it is live, the download button here will point straight to it. ## The rest of the family Each one stands alone. Use one, use all five, or use one and ignore the others entirely. [All products →](https://simplifybase.com/product/) - [### SimplifyStock Beta AI stock manager for WooCommerce Forecasts demand from your own sales history and tells you what to reorder, how much, and when — before you sell out. Learn more](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifystock/) - [### SimplifyRoster Live Shift scheduling for 24/7 support teams One place to see who is covering every hour, across every timezone — with country holidays, leave and overtime handled where the schedule lives. Learn more](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyroster/) - [### SimplifySearch Planned AI product search for WooCommerce Search that answers what a shopper meant, not what they typed — built on a catalogue it structures for itself, with no synonym lists to maintain. Learn more](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifysearch/) - [### SimplifyVideo Planned Motion design videos without an editor Launch videos, product demos and social cuts as real motion design — from a short brief and a handful of screenshots, in about ten minutes. Learn more](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyvideo/) ## Get started with SimplifyGuide Click through a WordPress task once. SimplifyGuide turns every click into a step with a screenshot, then walks your team through it live. Free. [Get it free](https://simplifybase.com/contact/?product=simplifyguide)[Read the docs](https://simplifybase.com/product/simplifyguide/docs/)