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DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer
Gorgeous 3D flipbooks that look amazing until you need a clickable link.
Healthy
82/100
Users enjoy the easy setup but often find the best features are paid.
Active installs
~511,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 200k+
Rating
4.9★
184 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-2%
Holding steady
799 → 784 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Holding steady · -2% in the last year
799/day a year ago→784/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayDearFlip is a well-regarded PDF flipbook plugin for WordPress with a strong reputation for ease of use and stability, though some users find the animation style limited and key features like clickable links require a paid upgrade.
What people like
- +Free version is functional enough for basic use cases without requiring an immediate upgrade×3
- +Easy to install and use, with shortcodes simplifying PDF embedding×3
- +Handles PDFs of various formats and works well on mobile×2
- +Stable and reliable over long-term use×2
- +Pro version provides a complete, professional-grade feature set×2
- +Can replace costly third-party PDF hosting subscriptions by keeping content on-site
Common complaints
- −Clickable links and likely other advanced features are locked behind the paid/pro version×2
- −Animation and transition style is not to everyone's taste
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.83★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 22%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-02-152025-04-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 184 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
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- 2026-05-08★★★★★Just what I was looking for!Johan
- 2026-04-02★★★★★A classic way to display pdf docspicaruco
- 2026-03-09★★★★★Un plugin très pratique et fiableluccio333
- 2026-03-06★★★★★Good and useful toolrichwords
- 2026-03-04★★★★★Epic toolGolden Hour1-shot
- 2026-02-26★★★★★Perfect!Nonos
- 2026-02-25★★★★★Amazing Tool!!!lesmanthe1-shot
- 2026-02-23★★★★★Great Tool!Vera Schafer
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
731
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
760
Prior 7-day baseline
743
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
52,001
Mean release-day peak (30d)
12,526
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-3.8%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
10%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.77
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
94%
5★ share in analyzed sample
22%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-36%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.87 → 4.83★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered