How to Embed Google Drive Documents in WordPress Using Ninja Drive
The Embed Documents widget lets you embed Google Drive documents in WordPress — PDFs, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or presentations — inline on any WordPress page or post. Visitors read, scroll, and interact with documents without downloading them or leaving the site.
Supported Document Types
- PDF files
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides / Presentations
- Microsoft Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), PowerPoint (.pptx) — Google Drive renders these in preview mode
Step 1: Open the Widget Builder
Go to Ninja Drive → Widget Builder in your WordPress dashboard.
Step 2: Add a New Widget and Select “Embed Documents”
Click Add New Widget, then select Embed Documents from the widget type selector.
Step 3: Select Source From Google Drive
After selecting the Embed Document, you will land in the source tab. From here, select the file & Folders that you want to show in the Embed Document.
Step 4: Configure the Embed Settings
Configuration Tab
- Automatic File Fetching: Turn on this option to fetch new files automatically
- Password Protection: Set any password for the widget.
- Filter Your File: You can filter all your selected files, which will show or which will not.
Style Tab
- Show File Name: Show or hide the file name of the embedded document.
- Sizing: Iframe Width & Iframe Height
- Allow Popout: Allow the document to be opened in a new tab.
- Layout: Configure the gallery layout, including image dimensions and other display settings, such as the number of images to show on initial load.
Step 5: Save and Copy the Shortcode
Click Save and copy the shortcode:
[ninja_drive id="5"]Step 6: Embed on a Page or Post
Paste the shortcode into any Gutenberg Shortcode block, the Classic Editor text view, or an Elementor Shortcode widget. The document renders inline immediately when the page loads.
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