PDF.js Viewer vs Embed PDF Viewer

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

PDF.js Viewer

by Ben Lawson

Health A85

Embed PDF Viewer

by Andy Fragen

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

PDF.js Viewer Embed PDF Viewer

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	PDF.js Viewer	Embed PDF 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 · 85	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	95/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.30★	4.41★ ✓
Reviews	53 ✓	19
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	17d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	3.3K	15.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Blocks

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

Release activity

PDF.js Viewer Embed PDF Viewer

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.