Documentation is a pull system. You go find what you need. A plugin is a push system. Knowledge finds you at the moment you need it. The difference is the same gap that separates polling an API every five seconds and subscribing to a webhook.
Every system for getting information to a consumer falls into one of two categories: pull or push. In a pull system, the consumer initiates the request. They know what they need, they know where it lives, and they go get it. In a push system, the producer initiates the delivery. The consumer declares what they care about, and relevant information arrives when it becomes available.