PDF Embed Block - share documents right inside your posts
Healthy: downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 60 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 5 Sep 2022 to 5 Sep 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| abuhayat | 6 Sep 2022 to 14 Apr 2023, 2 commits |
| charlescormier | 11 Sep 2022 to 23 Oct 2025, 45 commits |
| shamim10 | 3 Dec 2025 to 2 Oct 2026, 21 commits |
| bplugins | 26 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2026, 1 commits |
| taninrahman | 27 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026, 1 commits |
New committer taninrahman made a first commit on 27 Oct 2026. New committer bplugins made a first commit on 26 Jul 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 8 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 11
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.1 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 5.0 from 2 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 161 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 345 |
| 18 May 2026 | 419 |
| 25 May 2026 | 301 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,785 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 491 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,724 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 333 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 347 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 420 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,916 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 413 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 353 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,297 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,180 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 438 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 322 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 331 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 288 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 303 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 270 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 350 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 261 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 249 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 347 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 354 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 44 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 55% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.3.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | bPlugins |
| Added | 6 Sep 2022 |
| Last updated | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 4,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 |
| Category | Content Management > Document Management & Downloads |
| Tags | pdf, block, embed pdf, display pdf, Gutenberg block |
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Questions
Is PDF Embed Block - share documents right inside your posts still maintained?
PDF Embed Block - share documents right inside your posts was last updated on 27 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is PDF Embed Block - share documents right inside your posts safe?
PDF Embed Block - share documents right inside your posts has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns PDF Embed Block - share documents right inside your posts?
The wordpress.org author is bPlugins. Recent committers: taninrahman, shamim10, bplugins, charlescormier, abuhayat. New committer taninrahman made a first commit on 27 Oct 2026.
What can I use instead of PDF Embed Block - share documents right inside your posts?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: PDF Embedder - PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress, PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg, Pdf Embed, PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg, Wonder PDF Embed.