Embed Any Document The WordPress plugin allows you to easily embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel documents into your WordPress website. The plugin integrates with Google Docs Viewer and Microsoft Office Online to display your documents on your website.
Supported file types
- Microsoft Word (DOC(DOCX, DOCM, DOTM, DOTX)
- Microsoft Excel (XLS(XLSX, XLSB, XLSM)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT(PPTX, PPSX, PPS, PPTM, POTM, PPAM, POTX, PPSM)
- Adobe Portable Document Format ( PDF )
Supported Viewers
- Google Docs viewer (PDF and Office documents)
- Microsoft Office Online (Office documents only)
- Browser Native (PDF only)
- [PLUS version] Google Drive Viewer (stable and high-performance viewer for viewing documents hosted on Google Drive)
- [PLUS version] One Drive Viewer (document viewer for viewing documents hosted in OneDrive)
- [PLUS version] Box.com viewer (for viewing all documents hosted on Box.com, with advanced security options to disable download buttons, add passwords, etc.)
Key Benefits of Embed Any Document Plugin
- Simple, minimalist user interface:Simple and clean, easy to use.
- Easy to upload and embed: Seamless integration into the Classic Editor and the Block Editor. Simply click the "Add Document" button to upload a document and embed it.
- No third-party plug-ins required: The plugin uses Google Docs Viewer and Microsoft Office Online services to display documents on your website. You don't need any additional browser plug-ins to view the documents and get maximum compatibility with them.
- Selecting Viewer Options: You can choose between Google Docs Viewer and Microsoft Office Online to display your documents. If one service is interrupted, you can easily switch to the other. The plug-in also supports browser-based PDF file viewers.
- Cross-browser compatibility: The plugin is compatible with all major browsers.
Embed Any Document plugin screenshots
Limitations of plug-ins
Embed Any Document has its own limitations due to its complete dependence on third-party cloud services (Google Docs Viewer and Microsoft Office Online).
- Embedded DisplaysunsupportedVideo/audio playback and animations/transitions in embedded documents
- Your document must be available online for the embedded view to work properly.Viewer does not support localhost, intranetand files hosted in any password-protected environment
- viewerCan only handle files of limited size(Google Docs Viewer up to 8MB, Microsoft Office Online up to 10MB)
- downloadingand popup buttons cannot be removed- None of the viewer's default features can be removed or changed
