Title: FlippingBook
Author: FlippingBook
Published: <strong>January 29, 2016</strong>
Last modified: April 1, 2026

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# FlippingBook

 By [FlippingBook](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergey-chernov/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/flippingbook.2.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/flippingbook/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/flippingbook/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/flippingbook/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/flippingbook/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/flippingbook/)

## Description

FlippingBook Plugin is a flipbook PDF viewer solution. It allows you to embed flipbooks
made via FlippingBook Online or FlippingBook Publisher into WordPress in one step,
without any extra fuss.

You don’t have to be make do with embedding PDFs anymore—turn them into responsive
interactive HTML5 flipbooks instead and then use the plugin to embed them into a
webpage in a click. Your flipbook magazine or brochure will become a seamless feature
of your website, ready to engage.

### About FlippingBook

FlippingBook helps create all kinds of digital documents for more than 50,000 customers
around the world. If you’re new to the format, [check out our PDF flipbook examples](https://flippingbook.com/presentation-examples)
and get inspired to create your own 3D flipbook.

### How to embed a flipbook into WordPress

If you’re a FlippingBook user:
 1. Copy the link to the PDF flipbook you want to
embed. 2. Go to the admin panel of your WordPress website. Find FlippingBook Plugin
through the Plugin menu and activate it. 3. Now you can simply paste your flipbook
sharing link into the body of your post, and the link will be converted into a neat
oEmbed automatically.

### How to embed a PDF into WordPress

If you’ve never used FlippingBook before:
 1. Sign up for FlippingBook and [create your first flipbook](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NUAMSHQtCc)*—
just upload your PDF and customize it. 2. Copy the sharing link to your flipbook
when it’s ready. 3. Go to the admin panel of your WordPress website. Find FlippingBook
Plugin through the Plugin menu and activate it. 4. Now you can simply paste your
flipbook sharing link into the body of your post, and the link will be converted
into a neat oEmbed automatically.

(*) You can either sign up for our paid subscription straight away or go for the
trial to try out all the features first. Don’t forget to [choose the plan](https://flippingbook.com/order-online)
that works best for you once your trial is over—otherwise your flipbooks will go
offline.

### Features

#### Admin page

You can tweak the settings of your oEmbed via the admin page of your WordPress website.

 * **Make your flipbook responsive and customize the oEmbed ratio**
    These two settings
   allow you to make the FlippingBook oEmbeds responsive. Instead of having a default
   size, your embeds will fill the container by width and retain the ratio specified
   in the oEmbed ratio field. The **Make oEmbed responsive** setting will apply 
   to all new oEmbeds. You’ll need to clear the oEmbed cache if you’d like to apply
   the setting to your existing FlippingBook oEmbeds.
 * **Set a custom domain name**
    If you are a FlippingBook Online user and you have
   your Custom Domain set up, you should enter the domain name in the relevant field
   to enable the oEmbed and the shortcode support for your custom domain. You can
   get more information about custom domains in [this article](https://flippingbook.com/help/online/other-features-and-options/branded-urls-in-flippingbook-online).

#### Shortcode

With a **shortcode**, you can customize your WordPress flip book even further.

To do so, choose **Embed**  **Embed into WordPress** in your FlippingBook Online
account and **Publication**  **Get Embed Code**  **WordPress** in FlippingBook Publisher
if you host on the cloud. Customize the look and the size of your oEmbed there and
then just copy the embed code.

You can also make the **[flipbook]** shortcode by yourself to specify all the attributes
you may need, such as:

 * `width`—the width of your embed in pixels or percentages
 * `height`—the height of your embed in pixels (you can set it to `auto`)
 * `ratio`—your desired width:height ratio (e.g. `16:9`, `4:3`, etc)
    Note: If you
   set a specified ratio, you need to set the height to `auto` so that it could 
   be adjusted according to your chosen ratio.
 * `page`—the page you want your 3D flipbook to be opened at
 * `mode`—you can set your PDF flipbook to be viewed as a `link` if you don’t want
   to have a full embed on your page
    Note: Best used together with the lightbox
   attribute (see below).
 * `lightbox`—by default, we open embedded links or clickable covers in a lightbox,
   but if you set this parameter to `false`, the flipbook will be opened in a new
   tab instead
 * `wheel`—set to `true`, if you want people to be able to flip through your embedded
   flipbook using the mouse wheel
    Note: This attribute may disrupt page scrolling
   when the cursor is over the embed.
 * `transparent`—set to `true` to make the embed background transparent
 * `hide-logo`—set to `true` to hide the FlippingBook logo (only applies when `transparent
   ="true"`)
 * `navigation-color`—set the navigation color as a hex value, e.g. `#FF0000` or`
   F00` (only applies when `transparent="true"`)
 * `book-size`—set the book size as a percent number, e.g. `80` (only applies when`
   transparent="true"`)

#### Shortcode examples

This shortcode will display your PDF flip book in a 800x550px window:

    ```
    [flippingbook width="800px" height="550px"]https://online.flippingbook.com/view/631977/[/flippingbook]
    ```

This shortcode will display your WordPress flipbook in full available width, while
maintaining the 16:9 aspect ratio:

    ```
    [flippingbook ratio="16:9" width="100%" height="auto"]https://online.flippingbook.com/view/631977/[/flippingbook]
    ```

This shortcode will display a flipbook cover, which will open in a lightbox when
a user clicks to open it:

    ```
    [flippingbook width="200px" height="200px" lightbox="true"]https://online.flippingbook.com/view/631977/[/flippingbook]
    ```

This shortcode will display a link with your flip book title, which will open in
a lightbox when a user clicks to open it:

    ```
    [flippingbook mode="link" lightbox="true"]https://online.flippingbook.com/view/631977/[/flippingbook]
    ```

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Paste the URL into the body of your blog post.
 * [[
 * Or paste the [flippingbook] shortcode into the body of your blog post.
 * [[
 * Publish the post and see your interactive flipbook embedded!
 * [[
 * Set the plugin options in the WP Admin dashboard.

## Installation

Here’s how to make the plugin work for your flipbooks.

 1. Download and activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in the WordPress admin
    dashboard.
 2. Copy the URL of your FlippingBook from the browser and paste it into the body of
    your post. For testing purposes, you can use our demo flipbook: [https://online.flippingbook.com/view/631977/](https://online.flippingbook.com/view/631977/).
    Simply embed it into your page and click on the **Preview** button to see how it
    looks.
 3. To create your own publications with FlippingBook, you can use [one of our products](https://flippingbook.com/).

You can find more information on how to install and configure the plugin in our 
[Help Center article](https://flippingbook.com/help/publisher-2/sharing-and-embedding/installation-of-flippingbook-wordpress-plugin).

## FAQ

### What if I want to embed a digital brochure or a magazine into WordPress but I don’t have it in the PDF format?

You’ll have to create a PDF first. Read our blog post [The Best PDF Creating Tools for Non-Designers](https://flippingbook.com/blog/how-to-create-pdfs)—
it will help you find the right tool.

### Can I embed a PDF directly through your flip book WordPress plugin?

No, you have to be a FlippingBook Online or FlippingBook Publisher user first. You’ll
need to convert a PDF via one of our solutions to get a flipbook you can then embed
via our 3D flipbook plugin.

### What WordPress plan do I need to use the FlippingBook plugin?

Like with all plugins, our plugin is available starting from the Business plan.

### Does FlippingBook have a free plan?

We don’t have a free plan but you can try FlippingBook for free, no credit card 
required. All features and templates are available to you during the trial, bar 
Custom Domain. You can check out all our plans and prices [here](https://flippingbook.com/order-online).

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Not working and abandoned](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-and-abandoned/)󠁿

 [brilliant-rf](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brilliant-rf/) November 25, 2017

I want to specify that the plugin works with both WP 4.9 and WP 4.7.7. Some of the
links plugin from the admin panel lead to 404. I believe it should be removed from
availability, so webmasters do not spend time in vain. Thank you!

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### 󠀁[Fake review](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fake-review/)󠁿

 [nicolasferran](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicolasferran/) June 28, 2017 1 
reply

This plugin, is not a 5 stars plugin.. 2 Fake review. Also, The last updated date
is 7 months.. Btw, the plugin works perfectly, but the price is very high for this
kind of service..

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### 󠀁[Great product!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-product-171/)󠁿

 [brucegraham](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brucegraham/) September 3, 2016

As a full-time online learning developer/instructional designer I love technology
that makes my job easy, which adds real value to my clients’ business. Every time
I demonstrate FlippingBook – conversations start, scenarios get developed, customers
see possibilities. Great product, great support. Thanks for providing me with valuable
business solutions for my clients.

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### 󠀁[Thank you FlippingBook.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-flippingbook/)󠁿

 [madeline2016](https://profiles.wordpress.org/madeline2016/) September 3, 2016

We really appreciate working with FlippingBook. The customer support is really great
and useful, they respond quickly and know exactly how to help you effectively. The
software works really well and our customers really enjoy this new digital tool.
Thank you FlippingBook.

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## Contributors & Developers

“FlippingBook” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ FlippingBook ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergey-chernov/)

[Translate “FlippingBook” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/flippingbook)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flippingbook/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/flippingbook/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/flippingbook/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/flippingbook/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.1.0

 * Added support for new shortcode parameters: `transparent`, `hide-logo`, `navigation-
   color`, and `book-size`.

#### 2.0.2

 * Security updates.

#### 2.0.1

 * Minor updates.

#### 2.0

 * We updated the plugin to support the latest WordPress version (tested up to 5.8).
 * We added Custom Domains support for FlippingBook Online.
 * We added FlippingBook Cloud Bookshelves oEmbed support.
 * We added a settings page to the WordPress admin dashboard.

#### 1.3

 * Improved HTML5 publications support.
 * Disabled the Flash plugin detection for HTML5 publications.

#### 1.2.5

 * Supports HTML5 publications.

#### 1.2.0

 * Supports FlippingBook Online publications.
 * Uses external oEmbed provider for FlippingBook Online.

#### 1.1.0

 * Supports publications with friendly URLs.

## Meta

 *  Version **2.1.0**
 *  Last updated **3 days ago**
 *  Active installations **2,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 5.5.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flippingbook/)
 * Tags
 * [catalog](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/catalog/)[embed pdf](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/embed-pdf/)
   [flipbook](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/flipbook/)[page flip](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/page-flip/)
   [pdf viewer](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf-viewer/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/flippingbook/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ FlippingBook ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergey-chernov/)

## Support

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