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PDF Viewer

v1.1.0
by Envigeek Web Services · 4.2 (14 reviews)

HTML5-compliant PDF Viewer for WordPress

10K+ active installs Updated Jan 03, 2023 Tested to 6.1.6 Requires PHP 7.0
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About PDF Viewer

PDF Viewer is a WordPress plugin that allows you to embed PDF documents on your website using JavaScript instead of Flash. This makes your website HTML5 compliant. The plugin is powered by Mozilla's PDF.js script, an HTML5 technology experiment for rendering PDFs without native code assistance.

Frequently asked questions

What is PDF Viewer?
PDF Viewer is a WordPress plugin that allows you to embed PDF documents on your site. It uses JavaScript and does not require a Flash plugin, ensuring your website remains HTML5-compliant.
How does PDF Viewer work?
This plugin is powered by Mozilla PDF.js script. PDF.js is an HTML5 technology that renders PDFs without native code assistance, aiming for a web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering PDFs.
How do I embed a PDF using this plugin?
You can embed a PDF using a shortcode. An example is [pdfviewer width="600px" height="849px"]http://full-url/document.pdf[/pdfviewer].
Who developed PDF.js?
PDF.js development is community-driven and supported by Mozilla Labs.

Changelog

1.1.0

  • Updated PDF.js to latest version 3.2.146

1.0.1

  • Fixed PDF.js not loading correctly

1.0.0

  • Updated PDF.js to latest version 3.1.81
  • Removed beta version of PDF.js as no longer available
  • Fixed potential XSS by contributor role. Thanks to WPScan for responsible disclosure.

0.1

  • Initial release.

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