PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with… vs PDF.js Viewer (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with…
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with… has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 143 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with… has accumulated 666K+ total downloads while PDF.js Viewer has 407K+. PDF.js Viewer has a higher support resolution rate (50% vs 33%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with… | PDF.js Viewer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 143 | ◄ | 53 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | 20K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 666K+ | ◄ | 407K+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | ► | 50% |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2013 | |
| Age | 10 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.1+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.5.0 | 3.0.4 |
Rating Breakdown
PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with…
PDF.js Viewer
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with… averaged approximately 305 daily downloads while PDF.js Viewer averaged 693.
Recent Reviews
PDF Poster – Display PDF Files with… Reviews
Easiest PDF plugin out there
This was the third PDF displayer I had tried. The others were too complicated to use and displayed too many options to the viewer on the front end. This one was perfect for what I wanted. Very nice pl
Excellent -lug-in
Very easy to install and I like the shortcode implementation. It’s also very easy to set the visibility of the reader controls.
pdf not displayed
Hello, I’m running wordpress 6.6 fr and last version of PDF Poster. I can’t say if it is since wordpress or PDF Poster update but now pdf are not displayed anymore. I have a black screen instead o
PDF.js Viewer Reviews
Never failed
I’ve been using for years and never failed. Simple to use and does the job.
Excellent PDF EMbedder
I have been usiong a paid pdf plugin but it’s been months now with a bad fault so i tried this – perfect! Thank you very much.
Great Support
I was impressed with the level of support provided with the recent issue where the plugin stopped displaying due to Mozilla’s PDFjs, and they started using mjs files. Thank you for an excellent plu
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