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PDF Embedder
A lovely viewer that keeps its best tricks for the premium crowd.
HealthyDeclining
79/100
This reliable tool works well for basic embedding but requires a paid upgrade for clickable links.
Active installs
~568,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 300k+
Rating
4.7★
497 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-26%
Declining fast
1,349 → 1,005 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 26% vs a year ago
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
Declining fast · -26% in the last year
1,349/day a year ago→1,005/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayPDF Embedder is a well-regarded, long-standing WordPress plugin for embedding PDFs that users find reliable and easy to use, with no notable recurring complaints surfaced in current reviews.
What people like
- +Reliable and works consistently over long-term use across multiple sites×3
- +Easy to set up and use with minimal effort required×5
- +Renders PDFs well on the front end×2
- +Responsive and effective support, typically resolving issues within 24 hours
- +Available for free
Common complaints
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.95★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.70★
- 14%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-09-072026-02-042026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 497 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-29★★★★★Great and easymarialmar
- 2026-05-28★★★★★Reliable and elegant PDF embedding that just worksAlain Aubry
- 2026-05-25★★★★★Exactly what I neededpsheld
- 2026-05-19★★★★★I really like thisgwkopy
- 2026-05-14★★★★★Works greatisabelle808
- 2026-04-30★★★★★Fantastic Supportagorrell
- 2026-04-28★★★★★Outstanding Plugin PerformanceFoday A. Lamboi
- 2026-04-28★★★★★Works PerfectlyJonathan Beaudette
- 2026-04-23★★★★★Perfektannssi
- 2026-04-20★★★★★Foarte folositor!wm2539621-shot
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.
1,026
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
963
Prior 7-day baseline
4,182
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
69,274
Mean release-day peak (30d)
4,356
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+6.5%
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.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.56
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
99%
5★ share in analyzed sample
14%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+25%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.96 → 4.95★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered