flowpaper

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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12 of the last 13 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.

Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.

1. ★★★★★ meganderry77

   2mo ago

   just started using this flipbook plugin and must say that the ease of use is great

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2. ★★★★★ minhykorean

   2.3y ago

   This Plugin can not use and support never response via email Scam

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3. ★★★★★ aattouchi

   2.8y ago

   How can I disable sharing and displaying a PDF file with FlowPaper?

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4. ★★★★★ E-text S.r.l.

   2.9y ago

   The plugin is limited to 15 MB, beyond this size it eliminates extra pages. Unfortunately, the limit is not very clear. I installed the plugin and used for many files, but now I have to change it. A big waste of time. They should warn about the limit more clearly.

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5. ★★★★★ dsonarobe77

   4.1y ago

   I’ve used this on multiple web sites with great result thanks for providing a neat plugin!

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6. ★★★★★ Solution-Clinic

   4.5y ago

   When adding a shortcode, the viwer window is being shown and after some loading time it sais “That does not seem to be a valid PDF url. Please check so the PDF exists” but it definately is a valid url.

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7. ★★★★★ ajharbison

   5.1y ago

   Sometimes this plugin works great. Other times, it creates a pop-up that says “Can’t load this PDF. Make sure the PDF exists at the URL you’re loading it from.” When yes, the PDF does exist at the URL. Very frustrating. I’ll be looking for a different plugin since I can’t trust this one to work.

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8. ★★★★★ baldgyt

   5.5y ago

   Looks really elegant. Love the carousel, animations etc. Bu unfortunately it screws up badly with double page spread documents only showing half the pages in the viewer and totally confusing the pages in the carousel. It’s a shame because it is really elegant. I notice that users have been reporting this for some months with no response in the support forum.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0 Initial release 1.0
2. — Version 1.1 Slight change in URL for the iframe that gets embedded 1.1
3. — Version 1.2 Use HTTPS/SSL if the page is using SSL 1.2
4. — Version 1.3 Implemented method for loading the PDF directly from WordPress if hosted as wp-content 1.3
5. — Version 1.4 Improved http headers Improved support for browsers not supporting iframes 1.4
6. — Version 1.5 Tighter access control checks 1.5

2 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 flowpaper <= 2.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-09-26 CVE-2023-5200 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.3 Patched in 2.0.4
2. Medium · 6.4 flowpaper <= 1.9.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-08-11 CVE-2023-40197 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.9 Patched in 2.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-09-12 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-09-11 10K+ → 20K+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2025-09-06 20K+ → 10K+ 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).

• DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Real3D Flipbook – 3D FlipBook, PDF FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• iPages – FlipBook Image & PDF Viewer 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C
• PDF Flipbook Heyzine 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• PDF Flipbook, WPBakery Addon – Unreal FlipBook 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B

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flowpaper: 10K+ active installs, 3.4★ (37 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/flowpaper-lite-pdf-flipbook