Embed PDF Viewer vs PDF.js Viewer

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Embed PDF Viewer

by Andy Fragen

Health A88

PDF.js Viewer

by Ben Lawson

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Embed PDF Viewer	PDF.js Viewer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	A · 85
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	95/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.41★ ✓	4.30★
Reviews	19	53 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	17d ago ✓	4mo ago
Downloads · 30d	15.2K ✓	3.3K
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.