Inline Google Docs WordPress Plugin
This plugin allows you to embed Google Document/Spreadsheet content in posts and pages using shortcode.
Many people maintain dynamic content on Google Documents or hold volatile data on Google Spreadsheets. These change when collaborators save an update or users submit a form. Occasionally, one may wish to embed the contents of one's Google Documents or Spreadsheets in a post or page to reflect the latest updates on one's blog. This plugin seeks to provide this functionality without using an <iframe>. In addition, it caches contents of the Google Documents or Spreadsheets to speed up page loading.
Currently, the plugin can only access published documents, but can access both private and public spreadsheets.
Shortcode
After you have installed the plugin, go to the Write Page or Write Post form on your WordPress blog and type the following where you want your document to appear:
[gdocs
documents
embed
gdoc
google
inline
spreadsheets
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Usage of Inline Google Docs over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 12 to 8 — down 4 (-33.3%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 8 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 8 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 8 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 8 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 8 | +0 |
| February 2024 | 8 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 8 | -3 |
| December 2023 | 11 | +0 |
| November 2023 | 11 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 11 | -1 |
| September 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| August 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 12 | — |
Sites running Inline Google Docs
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