Place PDFs in WordPress

PDF Poster Pro is the paid edition of PDF Poster for displaying PDFs in WordPress posts, pages, widgets, and templates. It supports brochures, eBooks, business documents, reports, portfolios, menus, catalogues, and other documents visitors can read on the page. Add a document with a Gutenberg block, the [pdf_embed] shortcode, or the classic editor. Separate height and width settings let you size embeds for desktop, tablet, and mobile layouts.

Choose a viewer and reading controls

The Adobe PDF viewer uses the Adobe PDF Embed API and includes Adobe viewing modes such as lightbox. Continuous Scroll presents every page in one uninterrupted scroll, which can fit long reports and other extended documents.

Reader Mode displays the document without its toolbar or surrounding frame. You can enable a thumbnail sidebar and select whether it opens by default. Set an initial page and default zoom, make horizontal scrolling the default for wide documents, or hide the right toolbar to reduce the available controls.

Set the branding and interface

Logo watermarking can appear across every page, with a logo alone or combined with text. Choose the Brand Corner, Logo Wash, or Logo Adsheet theme. You can rename the download and full-screen button labels, open full-screen view in a new tab, and place the action bar above or below the viewer.

Import files and reuse settings

Import PDFs through the Google Drive picker or Dropbox when you do not want to upload the file again from your computer. Save a block’s complete configuration in the preset library to reuse it across the website. When you replace a file, its latest version can load in every embed without re-linking each placement.

Analytics history and trends cover daily PDF views and downloads. The plugin stores this activity in your WordPress database; the supplied details state that it uses no third-party service and stores no IP address. Content protection is also listed as a Pro capability, though specific controls are not described here.

Install and add a document

1. Install PDF Poster Pro on your WordPress website.
2. Open the PDF Poster menu in the WordPress dashboard.
3. Upload one or more PDF documents, or import them through a supported cloud option.
4. Choose a viewer and configure its display, branding, and reading settings.
5. Copy the document shortcode shown in the editor or PDF list, then paste it into a post, page, or widget.
6. Alternatively, insert the PDF Poster block in Gutenberg and select a document from the media library.
7. Publish the page and review the embedded document on the relevant device layouts.