Document Embedder
Healthy: maintained, last release 18 Oct 2026, 19 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 60 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Document Embedder still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 18 Oct 2026, 19 releases in the last 24 months. 18 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Document Embedder, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer shehabulislam since Aug 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Document Embedder removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Document Embedder safe?
- 7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.4.1). Not on the exploited list. 27 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Document Embedder update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.5.0. No one-star spike after it. 18 Oct 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 9 Sep 2019 to 9 Sep 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| abuhayat | 10 Sep 2019 to 26 May 2022, 56 commits |
| shehabulislam | 3 Aug 2021 to 3 Sep 2026, 91 commits |
| taninrahman | 11 Sep 2025 to 18 Oct 2026, 38 commits |
| bplugins | 26 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2026, 1 commits |
New committer bplugins made a first commit on 26 Jul 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 17 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 19
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.1 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 18 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.
| 5 star | 115 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 3 |
Security record
5 vulnerabilities in 24 months (7 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.4.1).
Show 7 patched vulnerabilities
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.2.1 (security); 2.3.0 (security); 2.3.1 (security); 2.4.1 (security, vulnerability, XSS).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
9,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 187 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 502 |
| 18 May 2026 | 4,125 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,323 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 4,619 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 833 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 659 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 4,453 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 850 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 846 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 514 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 4,322 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,004 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 978 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 600 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 8,013 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,465 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 902 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 587 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 732 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 593 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 495 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 4,478 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 5,811 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 3,751 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,457 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 131 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 39% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.5.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | bPlugins |
| Added | 10 Sep 2019 |
| Last updated | 18 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 9,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 |
| Category | Content Management > Document Management & Downloads |
| Tags | embed pdf, pdf viewer, pdf embedder, document viewer, document library |
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Questions
Is Document Embedder still maintained?
Yes. Last release 18 Oct 2026, 19 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Document Embedder, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer shehabulislam since Aug 2021.
Was Document Embedder removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Document Embedder safe?
7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.4.1). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Document Embedder update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.5.0. No one-star spike after it.