PDF Poster – let visitors read PDFs without leaving the page

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% 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. ★★★★★ jolcurie

   2mo ago

   The PDFPoster plugin works great and it’s also fully responsive. The customer support is top notch. I had an issue I was struggling to explain over email, so they hopped on a Google Meet with me. Tanin took the time to understand exactly what I needed and solved it quickly. Really appreciate support that goes the extra mile like this!

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2. ★★★★★ Seth Chong

   3mo ago

   The team at PDF Poster deserves this review. We’ve met with an issue where the PDF viewer had appearance differences between Desktop and Mobile, and they’ve released an update where dimensions can be specified for each within 7 days. It means they’ve immediately listened and went to work on solving this for us. That’s world class support in our books.

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3. ★★★★★ mvarela

   4mo ago

   I just updated the PDF Poster Pro plugin…WOW! What a great update! Version 2.5.2 has added many new features that have greatly enhanced the plugin’s functionality, as well as fixed an issue for which I had requested assistance. The new Fullscreen button is super helpful! Polished! The developer’s support is top-notch; attentive, understanding, responsive and productive! I highly recommend the PDF Poster Pro plugin for displaying PDFs on your website… This topic was modified 2 months ago by mvarela.

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4. ★★★★★ chiefsnake

   8mo ago

   This was the third PDF displayer I had tried. The others were too complicated to use and displayed too many options to the viewer on the front end. This one was perfect for what I wanted. Very nice plugin!

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5. ★★★★★ waprothero

   1.6y ago

   Very easy to install and I like the shortcode implementation. It’s also very easy to set the visibility of the reader controls.

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6. ★★★★★ jeanmarcg

   2.1y ago

   Hello, I’m running wordpress 6.6 fr and last version of PDF Poster. I can’t say if it is since wordpress or PDF Poster update but now pdf are not displayed anymore. I have a black screen instead of the pdf. Thanks for your help Jean Marc This topic was modified 1 year, 12 months ago by jeanmarcg.

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7. ★★★★★ Surendra

   2.1y ago

   Not working in Ipad Mini, even after the update. PDF text is overlapping.

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8. ★★★★★ ayilee28

   2.4y ago

   Works great!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.5.4 New: Added interactive PDF Chatbot assistant. New: Added Slider and Scroll Viewer options. New: Added Annotation Mode configuration for default viewer. New: Added Open PDF links in new tab configuration for default viewe 2.5.4
2. — Version 2.5.3 Update: Admin Dashboard aligned with the latest standard and bpl-tools layout. Update: Update block.json version. Security: Enhanced request validation and sanitized AJAX inputs. Security: Secured public REST API endpoin 2.5.3
3. — Version 2.5.2 New: Added FlipBook Viewer support for a more interactive and realistic PDF reading experience. New: Introduced fully responsive Height & Width controls for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile devices. New: Added a Device Previe 2.5.2
4. — Version 2.5.1 Fixed: PDFs hosted on external domains or CDNs were not loading at all Fixed: Google Docs Viewer was sending the same request twice and canceling both Fixed: When Google Docs Viewer failed there was nothing to fall back 2.5.1
5. — Version 2.5.0 New: Popup Trigger Type Image New : Popup Trigger Alignment New : Popup Trigger Image Size New : Popup Trigger Image PDF Icon Update: Help & Demo Page New: Added an option to move the action buttons (Print, Fullscreen, D 2.5.0
6. — Version 2.4.1 Fixed: Warning: Attempt to read property “post_type” on null in WC Orders Add/Edit page Fixed: Broken Access Control Removed: Upgrade Section from Gutemberg Block (Premium) Removed: Upgrade Section from Classic Shortcode 2.4.1

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

1. Medium · 5.3 PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with Custom Viewer <= 2.4.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-05-07 CVE-2026-27416 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.4.1 Patched in 2.5.0
2. Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗
   2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.2.0 Patched in 2.3.1
3. Medium · 4.3 PDF Poster <= 2.4.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-02-25 CVE-2026-32416 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.4.0 Patched in 2.4.1
4. Medium · 6.4 PDF.js < 4.2.67 - Arbitrary JavaScript Execution ↗
   2024-05-20 CVE-2024-4367 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.21 Patched in 2.1.22
5. Medium · 6.1 PDF Poster - PDF Embedder Plugin for WordPress <= 2.1.17 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-01-24 CVE-2024-23508 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.17 Patched in 2.1.18

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-11-29 30K+ → 20K+ down after 115 days in tier
2. 2024-08-06 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-08-05 30K+ → 20K+ down after 6 days in tier
4. 2024-07-30 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-07-29 30K+ → 20K+ down after 98 days in tier
6. 2024-04-22 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-04-21 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-04-20 20K+ → 30K+ up

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 Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• P PDF Embedder – Scrollable 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Hannan Shakib Dynamic Pdf Viewer for Elementor — installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Real3D Flipbook – 3D FlipBook, PDF FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Pdf Embed 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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PDF Poster – let visitors read PDFs without leaving the page: 20K+ active installs, 4.5★ (146 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/pdf-poster