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PufferPDF — WordPress PDF Plugin

by senols · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

PufferPDF has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 95 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 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

PufferPDF at a glance

Active installs
fewer than 10
Total downloads
95
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is PufferPDF 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

Features

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

  • Extract structured Markdown in your browser with WebAssembly
  • Reconstruct headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, and page dividers
  • Preview, copy, or download the generated Markdown
  • Identify scanned, image-based, mixed, and encoding-problem documents
  • Create a draft post made from native Gutenberg blocks
  • Select an existing PDF from the Media Library without creating a duplicate
  • Detect current, changed, and unverified attachment sources with SHA-256 hashes
  • Store metadata-only conversion records linked to the target draft
  • Safely reprocess the same attachment while protecting revisions and editorial changes
  • Preview and split a reviewed document into multiple posts or pages by heading level
  • Map draft or pending output to capability-checked authors, parents, taxonomies, and terms
  • Add exact-page citations, stored table-of-contents data, and an accessible HTML companion

Details

Import PDFs into editable WordPress posts and pages with structured Markdown, native blocks, previews, and safe reprocessing.

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

Rankings PufferPDF competes in

Tags

  • markdown
  • pdf
  • pdf converter
  • pdf importer
  • pdf to post

More from senols

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
Aug 18, 2026
First published
Aug 18, 2026
Requires WordPress
6.5
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

PufferPDF FAQ

What does PufferPDF do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, PufferPDF offers Extract structured Markdown in your browser with WebAssembly, Reconstruct headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, and page dividers, Preview, copy, or download the generated Markdown, Identify scanned, image-based, mixed, and encoding-problem documents and Create a draft post made from native Gutenberg blocks.

How many active installs does PufferPDF have?

WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for PufferPDF as of September 7, 2026.

Is PufferPDF still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is PufferPDF free?

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