Embed Google documents, spreadsheets and presentations in your posts or pages.
As of April 2026, Google Docs oEmbed is a WordPress docs plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 6.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ….
Registers an oEmbed handler for Google Docs and adds it to the whitelist, allowing all users who can write posts/pages to embed documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
To embed a Google Doc into a post or page:
1. Open the document on Google Drive
2. Select the Publish to the Web under the File menu
3. Then copy the link and paste it into the content area. Make sure the URL is on its own line and not hyperlinked (clickable when viewing the post)
For example:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/abcdefghij/pub
Another option is to wrap the URL in the [embed] shortcode:
[embed width=”860″ height=”640″]https://docs.google.com/document/d/abcdefghij/pub[/embed]
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.6.30 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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