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PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress
v5.0.2
Embed PDF files in WordPress posts and pages with a responsive PDF viewer block, live Block Editor preview, and no third-party services.
by Syed Balkhi · Website
blockdocumentsembed pdfpdfpdf viewer
- Rank
- #190 24h 0 · 7d 0
- Est. installs
- 345,669 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 5.7M all time
- Rating
- 4.7 ★ 527 reviews
- Official installs
- 300,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 1 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 0% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
2 months ago
Last release
- Version
- 5.0.2
- Requires WP
- 6.6
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- On WP.org since
- 2015
About PDF Embedder
PDF Embedder is a WordPress plugin by Syed Balkhi, first published on WordPress.org in 2015. It has 300,000+ active installations and 5,693,433 downloads in total, and ranks #190 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Its directory rank held steady over the past week. Users rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 527 reviews. Version 5.0.2 was released 2 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.6 and PHP 7.4 or later. In the last two months, 0 of 1 support thread was marked resolved (0%). It is listed under block, documents, embed pdf, pdf and pdf viewer. Plugins with a similar focus include PDF Poster, PDF Embed Block and Embed PDF Viewer.
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