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Document Viewer

Document Viewer – let visitors view files right in the browser

by bPlugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.4.2 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Document Viewer has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 56,883 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 30, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Document Viewer at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
56,883
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Document Viewer well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
8%
4 of 52 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Protect Content — disable right-click and block the Ctrl/Cmd + C, A, S and P shortcuts
  • Disable Pop-out — stop the document being opened in a new tab
  • Disable Full Screen — remove the full-screen expand control
  • Hide the download button inside the Microsoft viewer toolbar
  • Hide the full-screen button inside the Microsoft viewer toolbar

Document Viewer reviews and ratings

52 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

52 reviews

5★
47
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
4

  • The full version uses subscription charges

    Beware, this pluging uses a very common marketing methode for WordPress plugins. The paiid version loses all the Premium feature at the moment you are not having an active subscription. I.e, you are not just stopped from receiving updates, you just thrown back to the basic version. Additionally, there are many non constant display issues related to scrolling the document inside the infrare, tool bar changes it's look spontaneously, and there is no document preview ahown on mobile, but just a button to open the file in new window.

    Polaris

  • Impressively Stable

    Nice wp plugin ever. I've use it for 4 years.

    aircess

  • Does the job well.

    This plugin works fine and s

    muhammadarooj

  • Exactly What I Need

    I am a theatre director and I use my website to communicate with my performers and technical crews. I wanted to SHOW them documents in situ as well as enable them to easily download them and, after looking at other solutions, this plugin is PERFECT for this. I am delighted with it and cannot recommend it highly enough.

    jfortune

  • NIce Plugin

    Nice plugin, does the job well, recommended

    meshcreation

  • Does What I Need

    I needed to be able to embed externally hosted PDF documents into my wordpress posts and pages while preserving the embedded clickable links in those documents. This plugin does what I need, including offering viewers the ability to download the document. five stars

    theinfamousj

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Details

With the Document Viewer for Office plugin, you can view Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more files in WordPress using shortcode

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • document viewer
  • easy document embedder
  • embed document
  • pdf embedder

More from bPlugins

Version
2.4.2
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026
First published
Nov 13, 2019
Requires WordPress
6.5
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Document Viewer FAQ

What does Document Viewer do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Document Viewer offers Protect Content — disable right-click and block the Ctrl/Cmd + C, A, S and P shortcuts, Disable Pop-out — stop the document being opened in a new tab, Disable Full Screen — remove the full-screen expand control, Hide the download button inside the Microsoft viewer toolbar and Hide the full-screen button inside the Microsoft viewer toolbar.

How many active installs does Document Viewer have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Document Viewer as of September 7, 2026.

Is Document Viewer still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 30, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Document Viewer free?

Document Viewer is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.