Title: PDF-Preview inside File-Block Author: nicmare Published: Март 4, 2026-ж. Last modified: Июнь 1, 2026-ж. --- Плагиндерди издөө ![](https://ps.w.org/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev =3474536) ![](https://ps.w.org/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3474536) # PDF-Preview inside File-Block Автору [nicmare](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicmare/) [Жүктөө](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pdf-preview-inside-file-block.1.2.1.zip) * [Кенен маалымат](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/#description) * [Сын-пикирлер](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/#reviews) * [Орнотуу](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/#installation) * [Development](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/#developers) [Колдоо](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/) ## Сүрөттөө Did you know that WordPress generates a thumbnail image file when uploading a PDF- file? This works when the PHP Extension imagick and Ghostscript is available! It won’t work with GD library! You know they are present and it’s working, when you upload a PDF-file in the media library and you immediately see a thumbnail of the file. Now that thumbnails are available my plugin hooks into the Gutenberg file- block to automagically inserting that thumbnail right before the file block. Besides that it also provides some more options: ### Plugin Features ✔ a toggle to insert an preview image before the file block ✔ a toggle to link the preview image with the “link to” settings value of the file block ✔ a toggle to link the preview image with itself to the full-size image ✔ a toggle to enable the Lightbox-Effect on the preview image (enable in settings) ✔ a setting to choose the size of the preview image: thumbnail, medium, large ✔ a settings page to define default for image size and `show inline embed` default value and a `height in pixels` default value ✔ when activating the plugin, the `show inline embed` option of the file block gets disabled by default ✔ the preview image link target is based on setting of file-block (`open in new tab`) ✔ adds new block styles to file block with just a few inline css code ✔ this plugins main goal is to be very lightweight and avoid loading any additional assets and saving DOM performance. It just uses 3 files. This plugin requires imagick and Ghostscript! A good WordPress web hosting has it installed by default. ## Скриншоттор [⌊Plugin usage in Gutenberg Editor⌉⌊Plugin usage in Gutenberg Editor⌉[ Plugin usage in Gutenberg Editor [⌊Plugin settings in detail⌉⌊Plugin settings in detail⌉[ Plugin settings in detail [⌊Additional block style variation⌉⌊Additional block style variation⌉[ Additional block style variation [⌊Plugin settings with default values⌉⌊Plugin settings with default values⌉[ Plugin settings with default values [⌊Usage in Block-Editor⌉⌊Usage in Block-Editor⌉[ Usage in Block-Editor [⌊Plugin General Settings⌉⌊Plugin General Settings⌉[ Plugin General Settings ## Орнотуу 1. Be sure imagick and ghostscript are present in your web hosting 2. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/pdf-preview-inside-file-block` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 3. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** screen in WordPress 4. Use the **Settings PDF Preview** screen to configure the file block defaults 5. Use the plugin functions through the new options in **file block** sidebar panel ## FAQ.KG ### Will that work on my web hosting server? You need [imagick extension](https://deliciousbrains.com/pdf-preview-images-wordpress-real-world/) and Ghostscript in order to get auto generated thumbnails preview images of uploaded PDF-files. If so, the plugins settings will work for you. ### Does it create a new block? It just extends the existing file-block. It uses the build in image block for the preview image only. ### What are use cases for this plugin? Imagine uploading restaurant menu pdfs, pricelists, marketing flyers and so on…  you do not need to create screenshots by hand and you do not need to upload them. All that is done by WordPress and the plugin. ### Does it load any additional assets in the frontend? No, it just modifies the output of the existing file block and uses all known & existing functions of WordPress. It does not load any css, js or img files. Therefore it is super lightweight and has almost no footprint. ### It’s no image preview available – what should I do? Talk to your web hosting provider if they can install imagick. After that you need to regenerate thumbnails. There are other plugins doing that! And even if not you can still use the plugin default settings for pdf inline embed state and height. You can use the blocks style variation as well. ### After placing a PDF-File in the Editor, there is an additional thumbnail in the media library By default this can not happen. It’s only happening if you enable the Lightbox Support in Plugin Settings. This thumbnail is generated by the plugin in order to seamlessly build the preview including the lightbox effect. If you delete the PDF-file, the plugin will also delete the thumbnail. ### Who is the author of PDF Preview? The WordPress-User “nicmare” vibe coded it. Means he had the idea of the plugin and uses AI to craft the code. ## Сын-пикирлер There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “PDF-Preview inside File-Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Мүчөлөрү * [ nicmare ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicmare/) [Translate “PDF-Preview inside File-Block” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pdf-preview-inside-file-block) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Өзгөртүүлөр #### 1.1 * added more block variations #### 1.0 * first release of the plugin ## Мета * Нуска **1.2.1** * Акыркы жаңыртуу **1 ай мурун** * Активдүү орнотуулар **Fewer than 10** * WordPress нускасы ** 6.9 же андан жогору ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP нускасы ** 8.0 же андан жогору ** * Тил * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/) * Тег: * [blocks](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blocks/)[file](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/file/) [gutenberg](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)[pdf](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf/) * [Advanced View](https://ky.wordpress.org/plugins/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/advanced/) ## Рейтинг Азырынча эч кандай сын-пикир жок. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/reviews/) ## Мүчөлөрү * [ nicmare ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicmare/) ## Колдоо Комментарийлер барбы? Жардам керекпи? [Колдоо форумун көрүү](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdf-preview-inside-file-block/)