Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ azoloeaglesun

   9mo ago

   Today’s update (version 2.7.9) broke every one of our WordPress sites where it was updated. Had to delete the plugin and upload a previous version. Rare for a plugin update to torpedo the entire site anymore, so this is unacceptable. Otherwise the plugin is useful for presenting PDFs on site pages, though often documents take too long to load.

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2. ★★★★★ sjplma7937

   3.3y ago

   WP 6.2; Kadence Theme; Displaying several long or short PDF docs. Problem: Docs will not load unless ‘reload docs’ clicked at bottom of display area.

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3. ★★★★★ Aytekinet

   3.7y ago

   same as wordpress default pdf viewer.

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4. ★★★★★ conradish

   4.2y ago

   So I tried 2 other options for displaying docx etc this was by far the neatest particularly because it doesn’t need to keep a separate list of docs and pdfs. Shortcode is entered directly in the content panel. No need to ever copy and paste. If you are using elementor you will need to manually copy this shortcode and enter into a “shortcode” widget on your elementor page. Or in my case copy it into a custom text field for elementor to dynamically pick up. Works perfectly. Thanks

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5. ★★★★★ brendankelly

   4.8y ago

   This plugin is an invaluable alternative to posting a downloadable PDF file. This enables authors to display chapters of their books without providing a downloadable file that might be copied and printed. This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by brendankelly.

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6. ★★★★★ egocefalo

   4.8y ago

   Just perfect. Thanks for the plugin!

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7. ★★★★★ casperroux

   4.8y ago

   Plugin work nicely and is not complicated…. However, when adding a PDF document, the path includes the full URL, making it break all PDF links when migrating to another domain The author should consider adding support for relative paths This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by casperroux.

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8. ★★★★★ ikihinojosa

   5.0y ago

   It works like a charm, and it does not only what it says.. it does better, as it is extremely flexible, and with shortcodes (that you can find in the web), you can insert documents in different ways and modes I just love it

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-08-07 Version 2.7.14 FIX: Stored XSS vulnerability in the bundled PDFObject library. 2.7.14
2. 2026-07-15 Version 2.7.13 IMPROVED: Updated Block API version to 3. FIX: Google Drive upload issue with new API keys. Code improvements. 2.7.13
3. 2025-12-04 Version 2.7.12 Code improvements. 2.7.12
4. 2025-11-28 Version 2.7.11 FIX: Enhanced sanitization of document embed attributes to prevent XSS. Code improvements. 2.7.11
5. 2025-09-30 Version 2.7.8 FIX: Security vulnerability in PDF embed sanitized. 2.7.8
6. 2025-05-02 Version 2.7.7 Vulnerability fix. Corrected load_plugin_textdomain() for compatibility with WP 6.8+. Code improvements. 2.7.7

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Embed Any Document <= 2.7.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-12-17 CVE-2025-12885 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.7.10 Patched in 2.7.11
2. Medium · 6.4 Embed Any Document <= 2.7.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-26 CVE-2025-60099 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.7.7 Patched in 2.7.8
3. Medium · 6.4 Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files <= 2.7.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery via embeddoc Shortcode ↗
   2025-02-19 CVE-2025-1043 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affects <= 2.7.5 Patched in 2.7.6
4. Medium · 6.4 Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files <= 2.7.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG files ↗
   2023-03-14 CVE-2023-23707 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.7.1 Patched in 2.7.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9

Translated into 131 languages, 4 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-19 60K+ → 50K+ down after 661 days in tier
2. 2023-12-28 70K+ → 60K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• PDF Rack – PDF Viewer, Document Manager & Embed PDF Files 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Continuous PDF Viewer 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Hannan Shakib Dynamic Pdf Viewer for Elementor — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files: 50K+ active installs, 4.2★ (92 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/embed-any-document