Title: Radeet pdf Embed Author: A. H. M. Anawar Parvez Published: September 1, 2016 Last modified: February 22, 2017 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/radeet-pdf-embed/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1488291) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/radeet-pdf-embed/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=1488291) # Radeet pdf Embed By [A. H. M. Anawar Parvez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parvezbrta/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed.2.3.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/radeet-pdf-embed/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/radeet-pdf-embed/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/radeet-pdf-embed/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/radeet-pdf-embed/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/) ## Description ### Basic use To embed a PDF you’ve uploaded to your WordPress site’s media library, simply put the URL for the attachment page in your post on its own line. The PDF will be embedded with the default settings at that location, as if it were using oEmbed. #### Examples: ``` Click to access report1.pdf ``` This doesn’t work for PDFs hosted on other websites, or if you need to change the parameters. ### Using the `[pdf]` shorttag If the PDF isn’t in your WordPress site’s media library, or if you want to customize any parameters for the embed, then use the `[pdf]...[/pdf]` shorttag. Between the tags, you’ll provide the URL for the PDF to embed. If the PDF is in your WordPress site’s media library, you can either give the attachment page URL, or the URL to the PDF file directly. The `[pdf]` shorttag accepts several optional parameters: * `width` – sets the width of the frame the PDF is embedded in. By default, this is set to 100%. * `height` – sets the height of the frame the PDF is embedded in. By default, this is unset. * `title` – sets the title of the PDF, for use in the fallback link text. #### Examples: ``` Post short URL: [pdf width="200px"]http://localhost/?p=9[/pdf] Attachment default URL: [pdf height="500em"]http://localhost/?attachment_id=9[/pdf] Attachment pretty URL: [pdf title="Report 1"]http://localhost/test/report1/[/pdf] Media direct URL: [pdf]http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/report1.pdf[/pdf] ``` ### Compatibility The PDF should be embedded in the page, with the document scaled so it fills the embed frame horizontally. Unfortunately, embedding PDFs is not well-supported. #### Auto-loading embedded PDFs Unlike with images, web browsers may not automatically download and display embedded PDFs when the page is loaded. For security reasons, some users prefer not to allow the PDF plugin to run unless they trust the website the PDF comes from. This generally leaves a grey rectangle that the user may click on to allow the PDF to be downloaded and displayed. #### PDF open parameters There is currently no way to customize the [PDF open parameters](http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/PDFOpenParameters.pdf). #### Chrome The PDF should be scaled/zoomed within the embed frame so that the full horizontal width of the paper fills the frame. This is [not supported in Chrome’s default PDF viewer, so the document will probably be scaled to 100%, which may either mean the document doesn’t fill the frame, or, more likely, the document is too wide for the frame, and the right-hand side of the document is hidden. #### Internet Explorer Internet Explorer requires a PDF plugin to render embedded PDFs. Generally, that’s Adobe Reader. Without such a plugin, the fallback download link will be used. #### Mobile browsers In particular, mobile browsers may show a grey box instead of the embedded PDF, and will download the file when it is clicked. Other mobile browsers might embed the PDF, but won’t allow it to scroll. ### Alternatives Your best alternative is to **not** embed PDFs. PDFs are bad for many reasons: not easily indexed by search engines, not easily accessible by readers who use assistive technologies, poorly supported by web browsers (as seen above) and so on. They’re just **bad** and you should avoid embedding PDFs if you can. If you _really_ can’t, then you might consider using another solution like [http://pdfobject.com/](http://pdfobject.com/) or [PDF.js](https://mozillalabs.com/en-US/pdfjs/). ## Installation 1. Upload `radeet-pdf-embed.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in the WordPress admin panel ## FAQ Will you support the plugin? Yes, I will support the plugin. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/24febec8373c8aa415536902be37caa6a323d01afd81b3d9059a6eebd9915495? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy to Use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-1291/)󠁿 [A. H. M. Anawar Parvez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parvezbrta/) February 22, 2017 Easy to Use [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Radeet pdf Embed” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ A. H. M. Anawar Parvez ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parvezbrta/) [Translate “Radeet pdf Embed” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/radeet-pdf-embed) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/radeet-pdf-embed/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/radeet-pdf-embed/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/radeet-pdf-embed/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/radeet-pdf-embed/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.0.7 * Fix a couple corner cases – thanks AngelinaBelle! #### 0.0.6 * Set a default height of 500em #### 0.0.5 * Fix a simple programming error; thanks to firedog341 for the report #### 0.0.4 * By default, use a 100% width embed frame * Expanded readme #### 0.0.3 * Embed PDFs on attachment pages * Fix a spacing issue for PDFs with no title * Don’t use PDF open parameters for the fallback link #### 0.0.2 * Don’t embed non-PDFs from the media library #### 0.0.1 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **2.3.0** * Last updated **9 years ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.7.33** * Tags * [embed](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/embed/)[pdf](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/radeet-pdf-embed/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ A. H. M. Anawar Parvez ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parvezbrta/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/radeet-pdf-embed/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://www.radeet.com)