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flowpaper — WordPress PDF Plugin

by getflowpaper · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0.8 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

flowpaper has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 410,436 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 2, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

flowpaper at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
410,436
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is flowpaper well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
27%
10 of 37 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • pdf – source of the PDF you want to embed: [flipbook pdf="http://flowpaper.com/example.pdf"]
  • width – width in pixels or in percents: [flipbook width="100%"] or [flipbook width="600"]; by default width=”100%”
  • height – height in pixels: [flipbook height="500"]; by default height=”500″
  • theme – sets the theme for the viewer: [flipbook theme="light"]; “dark” by default
  • singlepage – lets you to force the viewer to only show one page at the time: [flipbook singlepage="true"]; “auto” by default which selects single page if the…
  • lightbox – opens the viewer in a lightbox overlay when clicked: [flipbook lightbox="true"]; “false” by default
  • cover – sets a image cover to be used for the viewer. Useful in combination with the lightbox setting: [flipbook cover="http://domain.com/myimage.png"]
  • header – sets the header for the viewer: [flipbook header="Custom Header"]; “Loading viewer …” by default
  • title – sets the title for the viewer: [flipbook title="Custom Title"]; taken from the PDF by default
  • id – allows to add the id of the flowpaper frame: [flipbook id="custom_id"]; removed by default
  • same_height_as – allows to set the height of flowpaper same as target element: [flipbook same_height_as="div.sidebar"], [flipbook…

flowpaper reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
3.4 out of 5

37 reviews

5★
18
4★
2
3★
3
2★
4
1★
10

  • great simple plugin

    just started using this flipbook plugin and must say that the ease of use is great

    meganderry77

  • SO BAD PLUGIN

    This Plugin can not use and support never response via email Scam

    minhykorean

  • disable sharing and displaying a PDF

    How can I disable sharing and displaying a PDF file with FlowPaper?

    aattouchi

  • Limited to 15 MB

    The plugin is limited to 15 MB, beyond this size it eliminates extra pages. Unfortunately, the limit is not very clear. I installed the plugin and used for many files, but now I have to change it. A big waste of time. They should warn about the limit more clearly.

    E-text S.r.l.

  • Thanks for a great plugin!

    I've used this on multiple web sites with great result thanks for providing a neat plugin!

    dsonarobe77

  • Does not work - does not recognize pdf's

    When adding a shortcode, the viwer window is being shown and after some loading time it sais "That does not seem to be a valid PDF url. Please check so the PDF exists" but it definately is a valid url.

    Solution-Clinic

Where flowpaper ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that flowpaper appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best PDF Plugins #14 by tag, #62 in search #25 –

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Details

Embed your PDFs with ease. All you need : [flipbook pdf="https://flowpaper.com/example.pdf"]

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

Rankings flowpaper competes in

Tags

  • flip book
  • flipbook
  • pdf viewer
  • viewer
  • web pdf viewer
Version
2.0.8
Last updated
Jul 2, 2026
First published
Aug 23, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

flowpaper FAQ

What does flowpaper do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, flowpaper offers pdf – source of the PDF you want to embed: [flipbook pdf="http://flowpaper.com/example.pdf"], width – width in pixels or in percents: [flipbook width="100%"] or [flipbook width="600"]; by default width=”100%”, height – height in pixels: [flipbook height="500"]; by default height=”500″, theme – sets the theme for the viewer: [flipbook theme="light"]; “dark” by default and singlepage – lets you to force the viewer to only show one page at the time: [flipbook singlepage="true"]; “auto” by default which selects single page if the.

How many active installs does flowpaper have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for flowpaper as of September 7, 2026.

Is flowpaper still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 2, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is flowpaper free?

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

Where does flowpaper rank among PDF Plugins?

flowpaper is #25 in the WordPress.org PDF Plugins ranking.