Documentation Category: Tutorials

When you select a PDF from the Media Library to insert into your post, by default PDF Embedder will insert it as a shortcode: This will cause it to use the plugin’s interactive viewer to display the PDF when the page is published. You can also type the shortcode manually, and maybe you don’t normally…

Discover how to override default PDF embed settings in WordPress using shortcode parameters and PHP code. Customize your embeds for a personalized touch.

Learn how to customize the PDF Viewer on your website with code snippets to match your theme styling.

CORS is already enabled on some Dropbox domains, so it can be possible to embed PDFs directly from Dropbox, although only if your site is running under HTTPS. Try the following. Obtain the ‘share’ link from Dropbox (‘Copy Dropbox link’ from the right-click menu in your file browser). It should be something like this: You…

By default, web browsers have security policies that do not allow Javascript code to fetch files from a different domain to the web page on which the code is already running. However, it is possible to configure Amazon S3 and other storage services to permit this, and then you’d just have to change the shortcode…

The default settings of the plugin will display your PDF at ‘maximum width’ to fit the area available to it. If you specify a fixed width for your PDFs that is smaller than the width available, you will probably find the PDF is left-justified within the main area of your web page. If you want…