PDFDraft – Drag & Drop PDF Builder, PDF Viewer, Embed & Download PDF, Certificate & Invoice Designer
by wpeverest · Page Builders
Also makes 6 other plugins · 140.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
A PDF builder for WordPress to design, generate, and publish professional documents, invoices, and certificates with no coding required.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈170 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “pdf” and “pdf builder” for “pdf certificate” and “certificate”. “pdf” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pdf certificate” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pdf builder” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “certificate” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 72 average across 1,890 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 3.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,264 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 99 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf certificate | #6 | #18 | down 1 |
| certificate designer | #4 | #19 | 0 |
| certificate | #15 | #18 | up 2 |
| pdf viewer your tag | #22 | #24 | up 2 |
| generate certificate | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| pdf embed api | #21 | #24 | down 2 |
| pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf invoice your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 22 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
- Swap “pdf” and “pdf builder” for “pdf certificate” and “certificate”. “pdf” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pdf certificate” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “pdf builder” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “certificate” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 28 Apr 2026 · 186 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 24 Jul 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 35% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 8 May 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ma7moud20035mo ago
I have tried the plugin and it’s so simple and easy to use,I recommend it for woocommerce pdf invoices
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
8 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 PDF builder for WordPress to design, generate, and publish professional documents, invoices, and certific..."
- ✓ 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 Names its audience or use cases ("who need", "made for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,639 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "pdf invoice", "pdf viewer" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 200+ → 100+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 200+ → 100+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 70+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 30+ → 70+ up after 2 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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Quick Embed PDF – PDF viewer, PDF embeds, PDF Reader, PDF Embedder 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
PDF Viewer Nova — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF’s without leaving the page 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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