Issuu PDF Sync
by benjaminniess · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 930+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows to create PDF Flipbooks with the http://issuu.com service. You just need to get a free key and all your PDF will synchronised on the site.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
F 38/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈890 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “issuu”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
38 health vs 58 average across 25,769 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 87.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 7.1.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3129 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 7.1
2.3★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 3.83★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3129 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
28
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| issuu your tag | #11 | #11 | down 3 |
| pronamic | #19 | #18 | 0 |
| flipbook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| synchronisation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “issuu”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “flipbook”, “pdf” and “synchronisation” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 530 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.6y ago
latest release · v3.1.2 · 9 Apr 2018
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 37 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cborden38.6y ago
1. The description says “free key and all your PDF will synchronised” – apparently not true. The API link from Menu says “Upgrade to Premium to create API keys. 2. Once you click takes you have the Services page: $19 per month for the Starter service that provides for just 500 pages / 100MB. 3 The Services page, even in the Feature compare section has no info whatsoever about API. This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by Jan Dembowski. This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Removed link, please do not post links in reviews
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hudemberg Melo11.3y ago
…our .pdf files will be in their directory!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nairo12.0y ago
This plugin doesn’t work. But it’s possible to embed the issuu document with the function on Issuu
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Edi12.5y ago
The plugin does not work and there seems to be no more support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hennyc12.8y ago
It looks to be a very good plugin, however there appears to be no-one responding to support issues. I have an issue where I cannot get the pdf to sync with issuu, but have had no response to my log. I will have to find something else if this lack of response continues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Remco Tolsma13.6y ago
Great plugin by @benjaminniess, he even lets outsiders contribute to the plugin :-). We have moved some of the development over to GitHub: https://github.com/pronamic/wp-issuu-pdf-sync. We at Pronamic (http://pronamic.nl/) will try to help with support, issues and keep up to good work by @benjaminniess.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ netbjarne13.6y ago
Once setup, Issuu PDF Sync works very smooth here, making it extremely easy to include PDF as “flipbooks” in my posts. Sample: http://www.kegnaes-friskole.dk/penalhuset/ So if you can live with the Flash based (and thus less mobile friendly) results of Issuu, Issuu PDF Sync may be just fine for you…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SkipR13.6y ago
After reading the FAQ and installation it’s essential then you can get this plugin running saving you time and effort. After you install and configure “Issuu PDF Sync” plugin, you do not need to visit issuu.com again for any NEW PDF. The “Issuu PDF Sync” Installation and FAQ does not make it clear that you load your next PDF into wordpress media library FIRST, then the plugin will “push” it to issuu.com via the Issuu API. In the media library your PDF has a property indicating it “sync” status with issuu.com (useful check when something is not working). You can then add to your post using the “Issuu PDF Sync” button added to you tinyMCE post editor (see plugin settings page if it is not visible) In summary, the main benefit is saving you the need to open Issuu.com to get your document id key, and you add PDF using WordPress tinyMCE editor “Add media” button, and then use plugin to build flipbook code for you. You may also be using an “add download” in word-press post editor if you want a download link (I use WordPress Download Monitor plugin). This make it simple for web site user. For the wordpress user you have two copies of PDF and that is a bit confusing to novice WordPress user (correct me if there is better plugin combination)
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows to create PDF Flipbooks with the http://issuu.com service. You just need to get a free key and all y..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 384 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "synchronisation", "upload" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-26 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-18 900+ → 800+ down after 142 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
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).
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PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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