Embedding PDF
by Dinesh S · Uncategorized
Embedding PDF which is uploaded on your Wordpress site\'s media library, simply put the URL in shortcode in your post/page on same line.
41 health vs 61 average across 5,803 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4522 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
56
now · peak 158
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 30+ → 20+ down after 60 days in band
- 2026-05-14 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-05-08 30+ → 20+ down after 225 days in band
- 2025-09-25 50+ → 30+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-09-22 60+ → 50+ down after 18 days in band
- 2025-09-04 70+ → 60+ down after 407 days in band
- 2024-07-24 40+ → 70+ up after 122 days in band
- 2024-03-24 50+ → 40+ down after 21 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with Custom Viewer 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Real 3D Flipbook – 3D FlipBook, PDF FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Pdf Embed 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Document Embedder – Embed PDFs, Word, Excel, and Other Files 9K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Embedding PDF into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/embedding-pdf" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Embedding PDF — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Embedding PDF: 20+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/embedding-pdf