PDF Smart Viewer for Elementor
by DeKnows · Page Builders
A simple PDF viewer widget for Elementor that displays PDFs directly on your website.
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
C 57/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+44%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “elementor”, “pdf” and “responsive” 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.
57 health vs 72 average across 1,896 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →17%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 5.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,272 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 408 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| responsive pdf viewer | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| viewer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| zoom your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “elementor”, “pdf” and “responsive” 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 17 Jul 2025 · 474 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 568 · 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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 20 Sep 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Jul 2025
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.0.4). 0 of 2 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple PDF viewer widget for Elementor that displays PDFs directly on your website."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 Mentions Elementor, Dropbox, Google Drive, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,579 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-25 900+ → 1K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 800+ → 900+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 700+ → 800+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 600+ → 700+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 500+ → 600+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 400+ → 500+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-11-21 300+ → 400+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-11-05 200+ → 300+ up after 19 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.js Viewer 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Embed PDF Viewer 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Definitely allow mobile zooming 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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