PDF viewer for WordPress

Actively maintained & supported since 2014. Latest update (10.8.2) on 14th February 2023, compatibility tested with latest WordPress

PDF Viewer for WordPress is the best selling premium PDF Reader plugin for WordPress on CodeCanyon (7,100+ Sales) since 2014. With this plugin, You can display and embed PDF Files of your WordPress Website with a modern PDF Reader & FlipBook. Use it for any kind of pdf’s like eBooks, Invoices, Flyers, Brochures, Product Catalog, Product Manuals, Product Documentation, Service Quote, Proposal, Restaurant Menu, SEO report, Resume. Reports and any other pdf file you may have.

Get 2 for the price of One (FlipBook + PDF Reader)

PDF Viewer for WordPress comes with 2 standalone features. The regular PDF Reader and a special Flipbook mode PDF Reader. You’re getting both features at the price of one.

What is PDF Viewer for WordPress ?

PDF Viewer for WordPress is a simple WordPress plugin that Provides a nice interface to view pdf files on your site. Now you can embed pdf files with a nice viewer directly on any page/post of your WordPress website.  Also, It comes with another shortcode with that you can allow a particular pdf file to open with the viewer.

This is a great & useful plugin if you want to display pdf files of your site with a nice viewer like Acrobat reader. It comes with page navigation, Download, Print, Presentation mode & lot more cool tools.

Here is a list of features:

1. Automatically find pdf links & activate viewer if you choose that option.
2. FlipBook View makes it look more appealing.
3. Translatable into 100+ Languages
4. Fully Customizable PDF Viewer. Customize the colors of viewer to match with your sites color combination.
5. Embed pdf with a feature rich viewer on WordPress page/post
6. Feature Rich Admin Panel & Shortcodes
7. Share pdf on social networks
8. Send link to friend via email
9. Enable/Disable social sharing
10. Enable/Disable Print Option
11. Enable/Disable Download Option
12. Enable/Disable Presentation mode
13. Enable/Disable Find Option
14. Enable/Disable Logo
15. Enable/Disable Zoom
16. Enable/Disable Page Navigation
17. Enable/Disable auto linking of pdf links to viewer
18. Brand viewer with you own logo
19. Logo links to homepage of your site
20. 4 Shortcodes with lots of parameters.
21. Shortcode for viewing pdf file on any post/page
22. Shortcode to add a text link to your pdf file on any post/page
23. Fully Responsive PDF viewer
24. Style & Customize all the single items.
25. Compatible with most modern browsers
26. Fast & smooth user experience
27. Retain Image Quality
28. No Third Party links, install the viewer on your website.
29. No Limitation of pdf size
30. It uses jQuery to replace url’s automatically which won’t effect on your Site’s SEO if you use the plugin on old site.

Integrations

1. WP File Access Manager
Need to restrict access to PDF Viewers by user/login status/user roles ? Get WP File Access Manager for this. It also integrates with WooCommerce and Paid Memberships pro plugins.

Get WP File Access Manager

Available Addons

1. Display – PDF Viewer for WordPress Addon

Showcase your PDF Viewers on any page or post with Bookshelf, List or Grid Styles. Comes with various flexibilities and options.

Get Display Addon

2. Elementor PDF Viewer for WordPress Addon

Using Elementor page builder on your site? Use the power of elementor to create PDF Viewer shortcodes. This addon allows you to insert PDF Viewers right from your elementor editor.

Get Elementor Addon

3. WPBakery Page Builder Addon

Using WPBakery Page Builder on your site? Use the power of WPBakery Page Builder to create PDF Viewer shortcodes. This addon allows you to insert PDF Viewers right from your WPBakery Page Builder editor.

Get WPBakery Page Builder Addon

4. Divi Builder Addon

Using Divi on your site? Use the power of Divi Builder to create PDF Viewer shortcodes. This addon allows you to insert PDF Viewers right from your Divi editor.

Get Divi Addon

5. Navigative Addon

Want to embed multiple pdf files using a single viewer on a page? Navigative addon does it for you!

Get Navigative Addon

Documentation

This plugin is very easy to use. Just install the plugin & configure options according to your needs. Please follow the link below for full documentation :

PDF viewer for WordPress Plugin Documentation

Browser Compatibility Report

Chrome – compatible
Firefox – compatible
Safari (14+) – compatible
opera – compatible
Chromium Based Edge – compatible

Changelog

10.8.2 (14 February 2023)

* Added a new Color Theme "Louis Purple" 

10.8.1 (7 February 2023)

* Bookshelf layout is now available with Display Addon: 
* Added a new Color Theme "Smart Red" 
* Fixed Dark icon issue when using custom color setting
* Misc. Other improvements

10.8.0 ( 20 January 2023 )

* Added [pvfw-image-link] shortcode
* Moved zoom, jump to page, pagemode settings to edit pdf viewer page from shortcode builder
* Added a button to copy pdf viewer url on archive and single viewer edit page
* Divi addon is now available: 
* Misc. Other improvements

10.7.0 ( 23 November 2022 )

* Added instructions under a few setting fields
* Organized & Optimized css code
* Fixed a Warning for pagemode parameter
* Fixed typo issues
* Added Video & Documentation Links on plugins page
* Misc. Other improvements

10.6.5 ( 16 October 2022 )

* Fixed Warnings on Fresh Installation
* Added Dismissable Notice in case of invalid registration 
* Misc. Fixes and improvements

10.6.4 ( 2 September 2022 )

* Updated the way custom color option works to prevent 403 forbidden issues on some servers
* Fixed Global options reset issue on plugin activation for existing installations
* Fixed Issue with Legacy Pages auto Selection in global settings
* Fixed Issue with Pagenav Display on Automatic Link & embed options
* Fixed issue with print/download settings on single pdf viewer setting

10.6.3 ( 25 August 2022 )

* Fixed Warnings on Fresh Installation
* Fixed Issues with Theme Selection on Single Viewer
* Fixed Issues with Theme Selection on Global Settings
* Misc improvements

10.6.2 ( 23 June 2022 )

* Fixed Warnings on 404 page
* Fixed some warnings for fresh installations
* Misc improvements

10.6.1 (23 March 2022)

* Fixed a small issue

10.6 (23 Marh 2022)

* Fixed ODD spread mode not working issue
* External Links are set to open in new tab now
* Go Home button set to use parent target for WFAM protected files
* Misc. improvements to  get rid of various warnings

10.5.1 (4 February 2022)

* Fixed broken issue happening for custom color scheme

10.5.0 (3 February 2022)

* Updated pdf js build
* Various improvements

10.4.5 (28 October 2021)

* Updated Options Framework
* Misc. Improvements.

10.4.4 (09 October 2021)

* Fixed issue with purchase code registration happening to some users.

10.4.3 (01 October 2021)

* Fixed fatal error showing on some sites.

10.4.2 (15 September 2021)

* Improvement to automatic zoom option
* Added option to define a viewer height on mobile
* Various other improvements

10.4.1 (25 August 2021)

* Fixed Issue on firefox with tabs
* Added Separate jQuery
* Changed PDF Viewer Capability.
* Misc. improvements

10.4 (02 July 2021)

* Fixed Automatic Update issue. Please update to this version manually to be able to use auto-update feature from next versions.
* Fixed issue with Printing
* Fixed Some issues with zoom
* Added 2 new shortcode parameters for zoom and page mode.
* Misc. improvements

10.3 (27 June 2021)

* Misc. improvements.
* Registration now required.

10.3 (27 June 2021)

* Misc. improvements.
* Registration now required.

10.2 (23 June 2021)

* Added translation pot file
* Fixed issue with Zoom
* Misc. improvements.

Click here for complete changelog

PHP VERSION

You can get the php version here

Resources Used:

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Any Comments or feature requests are always welcome. Please feel free to let us know if you have any kind of questions or suggestions to improve PDF viewer for WordPress Plugin.