Best reader plugins for WordPress
The most popular reader plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Ebook Viewer (400+) and Scribd Doc Embedder (200+). All 25 plugins tagged “reader” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 reader plugins
- 1.
PDF Viewer Block for GutenbergThe most installed reader plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 9 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Simple Ebook Viewer400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Scribd Doc Embedder200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 4.
Subscribe Widget100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 5.
JetReader40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
Google Reader Widget20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.
- 7.
WP Excel 2 DB20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 8.
Audioplace Me10+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 9.
MangaFocus10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
- 10.
Bible Reader10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 25 plugins tagged “reader”
PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg
Up in the last 7 days:7#1,758by Jb Audras2 months ago
A simple and 100% free Gutenberg Block to display PDF Viewers / Readers on your website.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(9)
- Downloads
- 59/day
Simple Ebook Viewer
Up in the last 7 days:93#9,403by Francesco Martini2 months ago
Embed and display Ebooks in your website.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Scribd Doc Embedder
Up in the last 7 days:37#12,588by ericboles12 years ago
Uses the Scribd API to embed supported Scribd documents (e.g. PDF, MS Office, ePub, and many others) into a web page using the Scribd Docs Reader.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Subscribe Widget
Up in the last 7 days:70#13,728by kestasm16 years ago
Sidebar widget to easy customize and display your subscribers buttons. All settings are available from Sidebar Widget Admin.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JetReader
Up in the last 7 days:1,662#22,612by mehdituran4 months ago
JetReader turns WordPress into a digital library with a fullscreen React document reader and advanced document management.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Google Reader Widget
Down in the last 7 days:80#25,376by sk33t17 years ago
This widget will display your latest shared stories. You can change the amount of stories to display and how to display them.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Excel 2 DB
#26,300by Hussam Hussien9 years ago
Import excel sheet to wordpress database table form wordpress dashboard.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Audioplace Me
#29,136by AudioPlace.me4 years ago
Elevate Your Content with Audio. Transform your content into audio to reach a larger audience with our Text-to-Speech widget.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MangaFocus
#30,787by cniworks2 days ago
Publish comics on WordPress with Focus Mode: enlarge panels in reading order, or read whole pages, spreads and fullscreen vertical layouts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Bible Reader
Down in the last 7 days:393#31,460by Quincy1 year ago
A beautiful Bible reader with a 'Verse of the Day' and a 'Hebrew date converter'.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Yarns Microsub Server
Up in the last 7 days:2,856#34,994by jackjamieson5 years ago
Using your own WordPress site, aggregate a social timeline of your favourite sites from across the Web and then view and reply to your feeds using a M …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day
RSS llama
Up in the last 7 days:795#39,151by oooorgle5 months ago
Categorize your rss feeds into a useful page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
STI RSS Feed Reader
Up in the last 7 days:2,251#39,434by SANTECHIDEA5 months ago
A simple and lightweight RSS feed reader plugin to display feeds in list or grid layouts, with optional post storage and cleanup.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Readability
Up in the last 7 days:377#40,651by Piotr Sochalewski15 years ago
Plugin which lets you to show posts in stylish, legible pop-up window, like in Safari.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Emogic Tarot Reader
Down in the last 7 days:3,264#47,578by Vince Pelss5 months ago
A Tarot Reader for casual and advanced users. Very flexible. There is no Pro version. This is the Pro version.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RSS Feed Reader by Enebrus Kem Lem
Up in the last 7 days:3,444#59,729by Enebrus Kem Lem Software Agency6 years ago
Reads RSS Feeds automatically and publish their posts in your site linking the original site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tona TTS Reader
#67,013by tonadesigns7 months ago
A lightweight text-to-speech reader with highlighting, voice controls, and smooth playback.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reader’s Web Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:8,806#73,589by kgcoder29 days ago
Make your WordPress site part of the Reader's Web.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day