Free WordPress plugin
Your investor deck, on your own website.
DeckDesh is a free WordPress plugin for sharing investor pitch decks — a self-hosted DocSend-style alternative. Give each deck a private link on your domain, a viewer that matches your site, and view tracking, with no third-party account. Download free below, then install via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
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The difference
Where does your deck live right now?
A file-sharing link puts the most important document you own on someone else’s domain, inside someone else’s interface. The investor reads it, closes the tab, and is gone. You may never know it was opened.
With DeckDesh the link is yourcompany.com/deckdesh/… It opens inside your site. When they finish the deck, they are already on your website.
- ×Their logo, their cookie banner — sometimes their “sign up to view”.
- ×A dead end. Nothing about you beyond the PDF.
- ×A link that lives forever, forwarded to whoever.
- ×No idea whether it was read.
- ✓Your header, your footer, your navigation one click away.
- ✓A private link on your domain that cannot be guessed or found.
- ✓Expire or revoke it whenever you like.
- ✓Know when it was opened, and each share action from the viewer.
How it works
Three steps, no account
Everything happens on your WordPress site. There is nothing to sign up for and no service to keep paying.
Drop the PDF on the manage page
Give it a title, the recipient’s name and a version. Tag it if you like. The file is stored in a protected private directory under a random name.
Take the link
A 10-digit id plus a signature. It cannot be guessed, it is not listed anywhere, and search engines are told to ignore it.
Ada — the deck we discussed is here:quantumlevitation.com/deckdesh/deck-48205716…Opened Tue 10:42
Paste it in the email
When it is opened, the sheet says so. If the investor shares it from the viewer, that forward carries its own tag so you can tell it apart.
The link
Every link is a one-off — unguessable, and it doesn’t live forever
A deck’s address isn’t a filename — it’s a random id plus a 128-bit random token, checked on your server and never shown on the page. And you decide how long it stays alive.
The investor’s view
It looks like your site, because it is your site
The viewer is rendered by your theme — classic or block — so the header and footer are the real ones. Change your site’s design and every deck follows.
- 1Your header and navigationProduct, team, news — one click from the deck.
- 2Who it is for, which versionRecipient and version sit beside the deck, so nobody wonders whether they have the latest.
- 3Download and share, if you allow itSwitch them on or off. Zoom and fit for the rest.
- 4Your footer, your contact detailsWhen they finish, they are on your site with a way to reach you.
Control
Private by construction
Not settings to remember — how the plugin is built.
Files kept private
Documents live in a protected, private directory under random names and are served only through the plugin. DeckDesh checks whether your server blocks direct file access — and can be hardened to store them outside the web root entirely.
Download, on or off
Turn PDF downloads on or off for your site in DeckDesh settings. Recipients can read the document in the viewer either way.
Know when it was read
A view is recorded after real dwell time, with scanners and bots filtered out. Open the sheet and see it.
Nothing leaves your server
No third-party service, no account with us, no tracking pixel of ours. The manage page is password-protected on your own site.
Who it is for
Built for founders who send decks to investors
If you are raising a round, you send the same PDF dozens of times to people who see hundreds of them. DeckDesh makes yours arrive from your own domain, open inside your own site, and report back.
It is a WordPress plugin because that is where most company websites already live. Install it, set a password, upload the deck. Ten minutes.
Roadmap
What comes next
Planned, in rough order. Not promises — the download form below is how we tell you when one ships.
Interactive HTML documents
Share a live prototype, an HTML deck or a data room page under the same private link, with the same tracking.
More document types
Spreadsheets, short videos, image sets — anything a founder attaches to an email today.
One deck, many links
A separate link per recipient, so you know who opened it rather than that it was opened.
Open notifications
An email from your own site when a deck is opened. Nothing goes through us.
Got a feature you’d love? The roadmap is shaped by what founders actually ask for — tell me what would make DeckDesh a yes for you.
Suggest a featureCommon questions
Sharing investor decks with DeckDesh
Quick answers about the plugin, your documents, and the links you send. Explore all features, read the installation guide, or browse the full FAQ. You can also compare DeckDesh with DocSend or follow the investor deck sharing guide.
What is DeckDesh?
DeckDesh is a WordPress plugin for sharing investor pitch decks as PDFs from your own domain. Each deck opens in a viewer with your site’s header, navigation, and footer, and you can see when it was viewed.
Is DeckDesh free, and do I need an account?
DeckDesh is free software with no licence fee. You run it on your own WordPress site and do not need an account with DeckDesh or a third-party file-sharing service.
What do I need to run DeckDesh?
You need WordPress 6.0 or later and PHP 7.4 or later. The deck viewer works with classic and block themes and uses your active theme’s header and footer.
Which document types can I share?
The current release shares PDF documents, including investor pitch decks and one-pagers. Interactive HTML documents and other document types are on the roadmap; they are not included in the current release.
How does deck view tracking work?
DeckDesh records a view after real dwell time and filters out email-security scanners and bots. The manage page shows document views, downloads, and share activity. A share made through the viewer carries its own tag so you can distinguish it.
Where are my documents stored?
Documents are stored in a protected private directory on your WordPress server under random filenames and served through the plugin. DeckDesh checks whether your server blocks direct file access. It does not require a third-party document-hosting service.
Can I expire a link or turn off PDF downloads?
Yes. Set an expiry date for a link, or revoke it when you no longer want it used. In version 1.5.0, PDF downloads are turned on or off for the whole site in DeckDesh settings. Recipients can forward a working link, so revoke it if it reaches someone you did not intend.
Ready to try it? Get the free WordPress plugin. More questions? Email Boaz.
Get DeckDesh
Free. Yours to keep.
Latest version 1.5.0 · tested to WordPress 7.1 · What’s new and past releases
Free to use on as many sites as you like. We ask for an email only to tell you when a new version ships: one email per release, unsubscribe anytime.
Made by Boaz Almog. I built DeckDesh for my own site after one too many investor decks went out through a file-sharing link that told me nothing about who opened them. Questions or a feature you need? Email me — I read every message.
Provided as is. Free software, no warranty of any kind and no liability for any loss or damage from its use — you install and run it at your own risk.
Install: Plugins › Add New › Upload Plugin, activate, then open /deckdesh/ to set a password.