GS Only PDF Preview — WordPress PDF Plugin
by bonger · WordPress.org page · Website
GS Only PDF Preview has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 15,084 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 13, 2017, tested up to WordPress 4.8.0.
GS Only PDF Preview at a glance
Is GS Only PDF Preview well maintained?
GS Only PDF Preview reviews and ratings
8 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Works on PHP 7.4, WP 6.2, helpful!
Helpful for getting around some modern configuration issues with imagick, php, and some server setups.
Marty -
Works perfectly on v6
Works perfectly on v6
seseschneider -
works perfectly, automatically generates PDF thumbnail
Sometime in March 2021 my site stopped generating PDF thumbnails automatically. It seems like a bug in WP. I installed this plugin on WP 5.7.1 and now the PDF thumbnails are automatically generated on newly uploaded PDFs. There's also an option to generate thumbnails of the PDFs that didn't have them. This seems to be a little glitchy - my site is hosted on Pantheon, and sometimes I saw an error "unable to generate PDF preview", but after clearing the caches and clicking a few times, I got all my old PDF images regenerated. Great workaround, completely solves my problem.
Clare Parkinson -
Wow, this fixes a WP bug, awesome plugin!
AWESOME PLUGIN! FYI: WP has a bug with PDFs, if you upload a PDF to WordPress that does not have a background (transparent), WP reverts to black. Crazy. There's a whole discussion about it elsewhere can I could not find a fix for hundreds of PDF's on a site I had. This plugin not only fixes that but with 1-click and replaces the dodgy original WP thumbnails! For those that uploaded PDF's to older versions of WP before it made thumbnails, annoyingly this plugin shows an error, but ignore it as it still creates new thumbs. 5-star plugin.
Exo -
It does still work! Thanks :)
There is a server on which I can't install ImageMagick but where there is Ghostscript. Thanks to this plugin, it was possible to generate thumbnails for the PDFs in the Media Library. The plugin probably needs to be checked, as I got the error "Failed to generate the PDF preview", even though... it worked :)
Jordy Meow -
Great plug in
This plugin finally solved my PDF thumbnail issue. Ty so much.
denn1947
Where GS Only PDF Preview ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that GS Only PDF Preview appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best PDF Plugins | #47 by tag, not in search | #82 | – |
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Details
Uses Ghostscript directly to generate PDF previews.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings GS Only PDF Preview competes in
Tags
- Ghostscript
- Ghostscript Only
- PDF Preview
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- Version
- 1.0.7
- Last updated
- Jun 13, 2017
- First published
- Jan 17, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7.0
- Tested up to
- 4.8.0
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GS Only PDF Preview FAQ
How many active installs does GS Only PDF Preview have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for GS Only PDF Preview as of September 7, 2026.
Is GS Only PDF Preview still maintained?
The last release was on June 13, 2017, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is GS Only PDF Preview free?
GS Only PDF Preview is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does GS Only PDF Preview rank among PDF Plugins?
GS Only PDF Preview is #82 in the WordPress.org PDF Plugins ranking.