Alternatives to Vanilla PDF Embed
Embeds PDFs in your pages and posts, without using JS.
Snapshot
Rating: 4.6/5 (32 reviews)
Downloads: 100,031
Active installs: 3,000
Maintenance score: 26/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 4.5.0
Requires PHP: f
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PDF Embedder(505)•Updated 174d ago
Seamlessly embed PDFs into your content, with customizations and intelligent responsive resizing, and no third-party services or iframes.
300,000 installs5,373,381 downloads66/100 • Maintained
EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed PDF viewer, YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds & more(299)•Updated 160d ago
EmbedPress lets you embed videos, pages, social feeds, embed PDF 3D flipbooks & other content on WordPress without coding & enhance storytelling.
100,000 installs5,628,448 downloads64/100 • Maintained
20,000 installs437,091 downloads34/100 • Stale
Embed PDF Viewer(19)•Updated 266d ago
Embed a PDF from the Media Library or elsewhere via oEmbed or as a block into an iframe tag.
20,000 installs318,199 downloads42/100 • Stale
10,000 installs155,800 downloads14/100 • Possibly abandoned
PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg(3)•Updated 1026d ago
The "PDFjs Viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg" plugin is a powerful tool that allows you to embed PDF files into your Elementor page build …
10,000 installs32,188 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WordPress PDF Light Viewer Plugin(53)•Updated 1889d ago
Plugin allows you to embed normal, big and very big pdf documents to the wordpress site as flipbooks with thumbnail navigation.
3,000 installs272,409 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Embedly(20)•Updated 268d ago
The Embedly Plugin extends WordPress's auto-embed feature to give your blog more media types and style options.
2,000 installs205,156 downloads42/100 • Stale
RV Embed PDF(9)•Updated 4068d ago
Embeds a PDF in your page or post when you insert it with the Add Media button.
900 installs39,448 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Adobe Embedded PDF Viewer(3)•Updated 1342d ago
Embed PDF files into your posts and pages and display them in a modal, a presentation-style container, full-screen, or inline.
700 installs3,162 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Spiderpowa Embed PDF(10)•Updated 4976d ago
When you insert a PDF from your Media library, it will be embbed into your page using your browser's pdf viewer.
300 installs9,957 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Scribd Doc Embedder(3)•Updated 4516d ago
Uses the Scribd API to embed supported Scribd documents (e.g. PDF, MS Office, ePub, and many others) into a web page using the Scribd Docs Reader.
200 installs12,076 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
100 installs6,001 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
iframe to embed(0)•Updated 5470d ago
Embeds are needed to embed video from youtube or to embed Google Map or just to embed content from external page.
80 installs7,616 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
PDF Embedder – Scrollable(0)•Updated 205d ago
Embed scrollable PDF files in WordPress with customizable scale, lazy loading, dark mode, and responsive support.
60 installs1,445 downloads38/100 • Stale
Auto Embed(0)•Updated 1208d ago
Easily Embed Dynamic Lazy Loading Youtube Videos And More Simply By Pasting The Url.
50 installs2,884 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
PDF Shortcodes Ultimate(0)•Updated 3335d ago
Embed PDF documents in your article or page with this "PDF" shortcode for Shortcodes Ultimate.
30 installs2,543 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
10 installs473 downloads30/100 • Stale
YouScribe(0)•Updated 4834d ago
This plugin allows to embed YouScribe publications in blog posts using Open Embed.
10 installs1,561 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Clicksmith – PDF Viewer(1)•Updated 395d ago
Embed PDFs with a simple shortcode. No ads or upsells. Set width/height and optional download link. Free.
0 installs414 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned