PDF preview images in WordPress 4.7 on Uberspace

Since version 4.7 it is possible to let WordPress generate preview images for uploaded PDF documents. Therefore, your server has to meet the following requirements:

  • Imagick.
  • ImageMagick.
  • Ghostscript.

You have to install Imagick — ImageMagick and Ghostscript are installed by default. To retrofit Imagick, you just need to run the following command on the shell and can enjoy PDF preview images for new uploads:

uberspace-install-pecl imagick

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