Title: PDF Embedder &#8211; Scrollable
Author: Ketan Kanzariya
Published: <strong>September 23, 2024</strong>
Last modified: April 24, 2026

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# PDF Embedder – Scrollable

 By [Ketan Kanzariya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ketan1999/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pdf-embedder-scrollable.1.3.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-embedder-scrollable/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-embedder-scrollable/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-embedder-scrollable/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-embedder-scrollable/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-embedder-scrollable/)

## Description

PDF Embedder – Scrollable allows you to embed PDF files into WordPress pages and
posts using a lightweight and scrollable PDF viewer powered by Mozilla PDF.js.

Unlike iframe-based PDF embeds, this plugin provides a clean viewing experience 
without browser toolbars, sidebars, or unnecessary margins.

#### Features

 * Scrollable PDF viewer
 * Responsive and mobile-friendly
 * Custom scale support
 * Lazy loading support
 * Dark mode support
 * Start from custom page
 * Custom loader spinner
 * Relative and absolute PDF URL support
 * Multiple PDF embeds on same page
 * Lightweight and fast
 * Powered by Mozilla PDF.js

#### Shortcode

Basic Example:

[pes_pdf_scrollable_embed url=”/wp-content/uploads/sample.pdf”]

Advanced Example:

[pes_pdf_scrollable_embed
 url=”/wp-content/uploads/sample.pdf” scale=”2″ height
=”100vh” toolbar=”true” download=”false” zoom=”true” loader=”spinner” start-page
=”5″ lazy-load=”true” dark-mode=”true”]

#### Shortcode Parameters

 * url
 * scale
 * width
 * height
 * max-width
 * max-height
 * toolbar
 * download
 * zoom
 * loader
 * start-page
 * lazy-load
 * dark-mode

#### PDF.js Source Code

This plugin uses Mozilla PDF.js library.

Original uncompressed source code is available here:

 * https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js

PDF.js is licensed under Apache License 2.0.

### License

This plugin is licensed under GPL-3.0.

### Source Code

The minified JavaScript libraries used in this plugin are compressed for performance.
The original, human-readable source code for these libraries can be found at the
following locations:

 * **pdf.js**: [GitHub Repository – Mozilla pdf.js](https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js)
 * **pdf.worker.js**: [GitHub Repository – Mozilla pdf.worker.js](https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js)

If you would like to review or contribute to the development of these libraries,
please refer to the repositories above. Any modifications made to these libraries
in this plugin will be documented in future versions of the plugin.

Additionally, the source code for the plugin itself is available on our GitHub repository
at:
 – **Plugin Source Code**: [GitHub – Aurorbyte PDF Embedder](https://github.com/aurorbyte/pdf-embedder-scrollable)

We welcome contributions and feedback from the community. Please submit any pull
requests or issues directly to the GitHub repository above.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/pdf-embedder-scrollable` directory,
    or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Use the shortcode `[pes_pdf_scrollable_embed url="your-pdf-url"]` to embed PDFs
    in your posts or pages.

## FAQ

### Can I use relative PDF URLs?

Yes.

Example:

[pes_pdf_scrollable_embed url=”/wp-content/uploads/sample.pdf” scale=”1.5″ width
=”100%” height=”100%” max-width=”800px” max-height=”90vh”]`.

### Can I embed multiple PDFs on same page?

Yes.

### Does it support mobile devices?

Yes.

### Does it use iframe?

No. It uses Mozilla PDF.js rendering.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“PDF Embedder – Scrollable” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Ketan Kanzariya ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ketan1999/)

[Translate “PDF Embedder – Scrollable” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pdf-embedder-scrollable)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pdf-embedder-scrollable/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pdf-embedder-scrollable/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pdf-embedder-scrollable/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pdf-embedder-scrollable/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.3.0

 * Added lazy loading support
 * Added dark mode support
 * Added custom loader spinner
 * Added start-page support
 * Added mobile optimization
 * Improved rendering performance
 * Improved error handling
 * Improved URL validation
 * Updated plugin architecture
 * Added local PDF.js support
 * Removed remote CDN dependency

#### 1.2.0

 * Improved plugin structure
 * Added render abstraction
 * Added validation helpers
 * Added safer enqueue handling

#### 1.1.0

 * Fixed various security issues.
 * Improved handling of relative URLs in shortcode.
 * Updated plugin license to GPL-3.0 to ensure compatibility with third-party libraries.
 * Added links to the human-readable source code for the minified JavaScript files
   used in the plugin.

#### 1.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.3.0**
 *  Last updated **3 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **60+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [pdf](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf/)[pdf embedder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf-embedder/)
   [pdf viewer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf-viewer/)[pdf.js](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf-js/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-embedder-scrollable/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Ketan Kanzariya ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ketan1999/)

## Support

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