Include Me vs Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and…
3.0K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 5 reviews) while Include Me leads in active installations (4.0K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Include Me has accumulated 91K+ total downloads while Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and… has 19K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Include Me | Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 21 | ◄ | 5 |
| Active Installs | 4.0K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 91K+ | ◄ | 19K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2010 | 2025 | |
| Age | 16 years | 1 year | |
| WP Requires | 6.1+ | 5.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.7 | 2.0.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Include Me
Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Include Me averaged approximately 23 daily downloads while Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and… averaged 39.
Recent Reviews
Include Me Reviews
Works just fine in WP6
using this plugin for forever, it just laks the feature to fetch external sources, to accomplish this I added this in plugin.php if (isset($attrs['url'])) { return file_get_contents($attrs['url'],
Great replacement for EasyPHP
I tried many plugins to find a plugin that would allow me to replace my PHP includes statements with something that would work in the WordPress editor. This is the one! Using the short code [includeme
Last version broke my site! And no answer for the developer!
The developer of this plugin released a buggy version and do not even care answering the users for the last 3 weeks!!! Too bad! This plugin used to do the job for me but not anymore. I am switching to
Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and… Reviews
Great Plugin, Amazing Customer Support!
The plugin works great, has a lot of customizable features, and the dev team went above and beyond to help work through a few issues regarding my particular setup. Highly recommended!!!
Great Plugin
I use ajax page loading on my site. I was needed pdf embed plugin that doesn’t brake ajax. That’s it! Also plugin has settings options which in other pdf embed plugins didn’t included in free versi
Great plugin for embeding videos
This plugin worked great for getting Loom videos embedded the way we needed. The team also provided great support when needed and was super easy to work with. Thanks guys!
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