10 Best PDF Thumbnails Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
PDF Thumbnails has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to PDF Thumbnails
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Attachments
Closest match4.8 (53) 8,000+ active installsAttachments allows you to simply append any number of items from your WordPress Media Library to Posts, Pages, and Custom Post Types
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated December 30, 2025.
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4.7 (199) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin is more than just a photo album plugin, it is a complete, highly customizable multimedia cms and display system.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 2 days ago.
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4.8 (112) 8,000+ active installsThis plugin generates thumbnails for documents and displays them in a gallery-like format for easy sharing.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated June 30, 2026.
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4.6 (32) 3,000+ active installsEmbeds PDFs in your pages and posts, without using JS.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since November 8, 2016.
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DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator
4.5 (44) 3,000+ active installsDK PDF allows your site visitors generate PDF files from WordPress posts, pages, custom post types and WooCommerce products using a button.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated January 15, 2026.
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4.7 (145) 2,000+ active installsCreate WooCommerce pdf invoices, packing slips, certificates and more, customized them as you want them with the best drag-drop builder.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 21 days ago.
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E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress
4.8 (58) 10,000+ active installsPDF Builder for CF7, Divi, Elementor Forms, Everest, Fluent, Formidable, Forminator, Gravity, JFB, Ninja, WPForms, WooCommerce, Post Meta, ACF, etc.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 27, 2026.
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Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin
4.8 (114) 8,000+ active installsMake printing your blog easy and impressive. For you & your visitors. One post or thousands.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated May 22, 2026.
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4.7 (39) 4,000+ active installsGenerate PDF using Contact Form 7 Plugin makes it simple to create PDFs for downloads, viewing, or sending as attachments after form submissions.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated June 19, 2026.
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Flexible PDF Coupons
Paid version availableFlexible PDF Coupons – Gift Cards & Vouchers for WooCommerce
4.7 (31) 2,000+ active installsFlexible PDF Coupons - Gift Cards & Vouchers for WooCommerce - plugin to design and sell PDF gift cards, vouchers, or coupons in your store.
Shares the pdf tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
Switching from PDF Thumbnails: common questions
What is the best alternative to PDF Thumbnails?
Attachments is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 8,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which PDF Thumbnails alternative has the most users?
WP Photo Album Plus, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which PDF Thumbnails alternative is rated highest?
Print My Blog, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 114 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these PDF Thumbnails alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with PDF Thumbnails score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against PDF Thumbnails on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Attachments is the closest match to PDF Thumbnails by the data we track, and WP Photo Album Plus has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. WP Photo Album Plus shipped the most recent release, on September 5, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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