RV Embed PDF

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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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ nppbc

   11.8y ago

   Doesn’t work, needs updated or removed.

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2. ★★★★★ healiny

   11.8y ago

   Thank you 🙂

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3. ★★★★★ Rom.olivier

   12.7y ago

   Does not work on IE, too bad

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4. ★★★★★ pcmanija

   12.8y ago

   I advise to not use this plugin for PDF because of the Google’s limit. You will get this error: “You’ve reached the bandwidth limit for viewing or downloading files that aren’t in Google Docs format. Please try again later.“ The limit is so low that this happened even with Maintenance mode enabled. I reviewed the post a few times when formatting the article and got the error. This makes me sad because the plugin is otherwise well done and it’s not the author’s fault. We have to find another method to show PDF files without using Google Docs. Summary: I had only one PDF, in one post, viewed only by me, and it stopped working. For info: the size of PDF I used is 400kb.

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5. ★★★★★ Jorge Ocampo

   13.2y ago

   The best plugin to embed a PDF in a WordPress site, no shortcodes, just upload and you are done Lacks options to set PDF height, but we’ll wait for the next version! Kudos to the developer

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6. ★★★★★ Vamsi Pulavarthi

   13.3y ago

   Does what it said.

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7. ★★★★★ immersed

   13.5y ago

   I just used this plug-in to upload and insert my document. It looks great – makes a frame which shows both pages of my PDF that I spent ages formatting – now I can benefit from having viewers see it online immediately without having to reformat in html. Thanks!

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8. ★★★★★ martnorth

   13.5y ago

   I use this plugin on many different sites and it’s simple not only for me but my clients too.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-23 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-07-20 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-07-19 900+ → 800+ down after 143 days in tier
4. 2026-02-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-02-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 9 days in tier
6. 2026-02-15 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-02-14 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-02-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 1197 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).

• PDF.js Viewer 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Embed PDF Viewer 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• V Vanilla PDF Embed 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Embedly 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Issuu PDF Sync 900+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags F

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RV Embed PDF: 800+ active installs, 3.6★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rv-embed-pdf