"Get Filesize Shortcode" is a simple shortcode to get filesize of a file( eg. PDF, JPG, PNG ... ).
As of April 2026, Get Filesize Shortcode is a WordPress pdf plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: PDF Embedder.
“Get Filesize Shortcode” is a simple shortcode to get filesize of a file( eg. PDF, JPG, PNG … ) with a human readable format, using the largest unit the bytes will fit into.
Now added Get filesize block to display file link with file size.
Put [filesize]http://yoursite.com/path/to/file.pdf[/filesize] anywhere in a post.
Or you can use url attr instead. [filesize url='http://yoursite.com/path/to/file.pdf']
Also you can place <?php echo do_shortcode('[filesize]http://yoursite.com/path/to/file.pdf[/filesize]'); ?> in your templates.
As to “Get filesize” block, search ‘get filesize’ in Text block category and insert it.
Set file title and file url, and it generates a text link to the file with file size afterwards.
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| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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