WP Advanced PDF
by cedcommerce · Uncategorized
Also makes 24 other plugins · 3.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create PDF from Posts & Pages
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Health
F 37/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “cedcommerce”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
37 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 57.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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 1599 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
2.7★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 3.73★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 1599 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cedcommerce your tag | #12 | #11 | 0 |
| bulk pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp advanced pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “cedcommerce”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “bulk pdf”, “pdf” and “post” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 412 · 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.
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 44 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 26 Jul 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jos Klever3.8y ago
This plugin has multiple issues with PHP 8.0 and higher causing the error logs to fill up with warnings, but these will become critical errors in higher versions. These errors are not difficult to fix (I’ve edited the files to keep it working until we move to a replacement), but there’s no response from support for a very long time now. UPDATE: When using the plugin to create a PDF from a post, it does give a critical error, that doesn’t even make it to the error log, so it makes the plugin useless already. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Jos Klever. Reason: additional error found that's blocking the usage
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ afx237v84.8y ago
just don’t waste your time with this
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nico Visagie5.0y ago
This is not the best plugin of this type out there, but it does what is says it does. I have been using it for several months and it worked for me. The only reason I switched to another plugin is because this one is not compatible with PHP8 and that is a requirement as my ISP is upgrading.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Claudio Reis5.1y ago
No Words
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Sauter5.8y ago
While I like the many configuration options of this plugin, there is one major disadvantage that makes it useless for many websites: If the page contains shortcodes from a pagebuilder like Divi, these shortcodes will be visible in the resulting PDF, which is definitely not what you want.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FRANCISCO JAVIER GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA6.9y ago
Un complemento INÚTIL. Calificación 0%. This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by FRANCISCO JAVIER GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fsquared697.8y ago
On posts, the pdf icon appears, but, it doesnt actually generate a pdf. And on all other selected content, the icon doesnt show up at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moein7.8y ago
This is a great plugin Good luck
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.1.7). 0 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 WP Advanced PDF <= 1.1.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-57945 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.7 No patch available
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 7.4.8 · WP 6.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 136 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 112 more locales with partial translations.
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
6 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 Short description is 29 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields, ACF, Facebook, LinkedIn and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 11 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,516 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Bulk PDF" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-17 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-13 700+ → 800+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-07 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-05 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-03 800+ → 700+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2026-03-29 900+ → 800+ down after 133 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).
- A Attachments 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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