Simple Google Docs Viewer
Easily embed documents like PDFs, Word documents, and Powerpoint in your site using Google Docs Viewer.
3.1(8 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, Simple Google Docs Viewer is a WordPress documents plugin with 300 active installations and a 3.1/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 20K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Document Gallery.
3.1/58 reviews
300active installs
20K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Easily embed documents supported by Google Docs (PDF/DOC/DOCX/PPTX/etc)with a simple shortcode [gviewer]
Ex. [gviewer file=”https://example.com/thisismyfile.pdf”]
A full list of attributes:
file— Required. The URL of the file you wish to showwidth— Optional. The desired width of the viewer in pixels. If no width is set, the value of the theme’s$content_widthwill be used. If no value is set, the width will default to 600 px.height— Optional. The desired height of the viewer in pixels. If height is set, the height will 1.2 times the width. For example, if the width is 100 px, the height will be 120 px.language— The language of the document. If the document is written in a right-to-left (RTL) language (like Hebrew and Arabic), specifying the language w…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2
- Fix width shortcode attribute
Contributors
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