by Syed Balkhi 4.7 (510 reviews)

PDF Embedder

Name: PDF Embedder
Rating: 4.7 (510 reviews)
Author: Syed Balkhi

Seamlessly embed PDFs into your content, with customizations and intelligent responsive resizing, and no third-party services or iframes.

PDF Embedder ranks #189 among WordPress.org plugins with 300,000+ active installations, is #17 of 6,009 in the Media category, a 4.7/5 rating from 510 reviews, and was last updated May 25, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7

v5.0.1 Current Version v5.0.1

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 25 May, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#17 of 6,009 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -39.2% this week

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#189

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Active Installs

300K+

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KW Avg Position

8.8

0.6 better

Downloads

+3 today

Support Resolved

71%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (510 reviews)

Next Milestone 400K

Total Progress 34.7%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

510 reviews

Overall 94%

452 (89%)

20 (4%)

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5 (1%)

23 (5%)

Tracked Keywords

Showing 5 of 5

Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
embed pdf	1	—	Tag	6 hours ago
pdf document	1	—	Tag	6 hours ago
pdf	2	—	Tag	6 hours ago
pdf viewer	2	—	Tag	6 hours ago
block	38	—	Tag	6 hours ago

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Support Threads Overview

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Total Threads

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Unresolved

71%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 day ago

May 27, 2026

PDF Embedder [pdf-embedder] < 5.0.0

CVE-2026-7526 · Fixed in v5.0.0
May 14, 2024

PDF Embedder [pdf-embedder] < 4.8.0

CVE-2024-4367 · Fixed in v4.8.0
Mar 18, 2024

PDF Embedder [pdf-embedder] < 4.7.1

CVE-2024-29141 · Fixed in v4.7.1
Dec 5, 2019

PDF Embedder [pdf-embedder] <= 4.4

CVE-2019-19589 · Affected <= 4.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.0.1
Last Updated: May 25, 2026
Requires WP: 6.6+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Syed Balkhi

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 510
Support Threads: 7
Resolved: 71%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to add PDF documents to their posts and pages. It solves the problem of embedding PDFs without relying on iframes or third-party services like Google, keeping files fast-loading and served from the user's own server.

Automatic responsive resizing
Next and Previous navigation buttons
Zoom buttons
Shortcode-based embedding
Adjustable width and toolbar position
Add Media drag-and-drop upload
No iframe embedding
Block attributes support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about PDF Embedder

We have instructions and a Knowledge Base on our website explaining common setup queries and issues. We try to review daily and respond to support queries posted on the 'Support' forum here on the wordpress.org plugin page.

See Settings -> PDF Embedder in your WordPress admin to change site-wide defaults. You can also override individual embeds by modifying the shortcode attributes or using block options (applicable if you are using the Block Editor). Resizing works as follows: If width='max' the width will take as much space as possible within its parent container (e.g. column within your page). If width is a number (e.g. width="500") then it will display at that number of pixels wide. Please note: both height and width expect either the number (integer) or just the word max. Everything else will have no effect. In all cases, if the parent container is narrower than the width calculated above, then the document width will be reduced to the size of the container. The height will be calculated so that the document fits naturally, given the width already calculated. The Next/Prev toolbar can appear at the top or bottom of the document (or both or none), and it can either appear only when the user hovers over the document or it can be fixed at all times. See the Plugin Instructions for more details about sizing and toolbar options. PDF Embedder Premium feature list Features available in the premium versions of the plugin:

Continuous scroll between pages Hyperlinks are fully functional, both within the PDF document and leading outside of the file to any other URL Full screen mode Edit page number to jump straight to page when showing PDF Viewer Track number of downloads and views of each PDF file Mobile-friendly Secure option - difficult to download original PDF Watermark - add own text globally to all PDFs or selectively to only some of them See wp-pdf.com for details!

Yes, our PDF Embedder Premium plugin has an intelligent 'full screen' mode.

This opens up the document so it has the full focus of the mobile browser, and the user can move about the document without hitting other parts of the web page by mistake. Exiting the document is possible by clicking the "Full screen" icon in the toolbar again. See our website wp-pdf.com for more details and purchase options.

Not with the free or Basic/Plus pdf embedder premium versions - it is relatively easy to find the link to download the file directly. A Pro version is available that encrypts the PDF during transmission, so it is difficult for a casual user to save or print the file for use outside your site. See our website wp-pdf.com for more details and purchase options.

This is possible only in the PDF Embedder Premium version. As a workaround in the free version, you could add a direct link to the PDF beneath the embedded version. To do this, copy the URL from the pdf-embedder shortcode and insert it into a link using HTML such as this: <a href="(url of PDF)">Download Here</a>

The Premium versions allow functioning hyperlinks - both internal links within the document, and links to external websites.