by Andy Fragen 4.7 (19 reviews)

Embed PDF Viewer

Name: Embed PDF Viewer
Rating: 4.7 (19 reviews)
Author: Andy Fragen

Embed a PDF from the Media Library or elsewhere via oEmbed or as a block into an iframe tag.

Embed PDF Viewer ranks #1,199 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #136 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.7/5 rating from 19 reviews, and was last updated Aug 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.5.1 Current Version v2.5.1

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 12 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#136 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -17.1% this week

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#1,199

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Active Installs

20K+

-24.8%

KW Avg Position

45.2

0.4 worse

Downloads

309K

+49 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (19 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 68.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

19 reviews

Overall 94%

16 (84%)

1 (5%)

2 (11%)

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Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

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Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Feb 11, 2026

Embed PDF Viewer [embed-pdf-viewer] < 2.4.8

CVE-2026-32349 · Fixed in v2.4.8
Dec 19, 2024

Embed PDF Viewer [embed-pdf-viewer] < 2.4.0

CVE-2024-56256 · Fixed in v2.4.0
Oct 8, 2024

Embed PDF Viewer [embed-pdf-viewer] < 2.4.5

CVE-2024-9451 · Fixed in v2.4.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.5.1
Last Updated: Aug 12, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Andy Fragen

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 19
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display PDF files directly on their pages or posts. It solves the problem of embedding a PDF from the Media Library or another world-reachable URL into an iframe via oEmbed or a block, without requiring visitors to download the file.