Ninja Drive

Ninja Drive is a Google Drive integration for WordPress. With Ninja Drive, you can have a file browser, a gallery, an embedded document, and more, all in one plugin.

It’s a feature-complete, self-hosted Google Drive experience built entirely inside your WordPress dashboard. Connect your Drive account, manage files, embed content, and let visitors upload — no third-party portals, no switching tabs, no complicated setups.

Whether you’re a freelancer sharing client deliverables, an agency managing media assets, an educator distributing course files, or a developer building a custom file-sharing workflow, Ninja Drive gives you the entire Google Drive ecosystem, right inside WordPress. No SaaS lock-in. No upload limits tied to a subscription tier. Just your files, fully under your control.

This isn’t a simple embed tool. It’s a full file management and content delivery platform powered by Google Drive, built from the ground up to feel like a native part of your WordPress site.

Ninja Drive is for you if you want to:

• Manage Google Drive files without ever leaving WordPress
• Let visitors or clients upload files directly to your Drive
• Embed documents, videos, audio, galleries, and sliders on any page
• Serve downloadable products securely from Google Drive
• Improve your WordPress media library with Google Drive storage
• Restrict file and folder access by user role, password, or login status

Features by Category

🗂️ File Management

• Full File Operations – Upload, download, rename, move, copy, delete, share, and create folders directly from your WordPress admin
• Advanced Search – Locate any file or folder instantly using powerful real-time search filters
• Caching & Pagination – Optimized browsing experience for large folders with hundreds of files.

🧩 Widget Builder

Build custom display modules and place them anywhere on your site using blocks, Elementor widgets, or shortcodes.

• File Browser Widget – A fully customizable file browser for any folder, displayed beautifully on the frontend
• Gallery Widget – Let clients preview, select, and download approved images or send selections directly to you
• Embed Widget – Embed documents, PDFs, images, audio, and video anywhere using blocks, widgets, or shortcodes

🎨 Appearance & Customization

• Appearance Options – Customize colors, layouts, card styles, borders, and backgrounds to match your brand
• Fully Responsive – Every module, gallery, and embed adapts perfectly to any device

⚡ Performance

• Files are streamed directly from Google Drive — nothing is stored on your server
• Caching layer for fast browsing even in large folders
• Pagination for smooth navigation through thousands of files
• Separate plugin logic doesn’t interfere with your WordPress page speed
• Auto Save – Settings are saved automatically, so no changes are ever lost

Integrations

🧱 Page Builders & Editors

• Gutenberg Blocks – Blocks for file browsers, galleries, media players, upload forms, and more
• Elementor Widgets – Widgets to add Google Drive content to any Elementor layout

🛠️ Developer Tools

• REST API – All plugin endpoints run on REST API for better performance and security

Third Party / External Services

This plugin connects to the Google Drive API to enable full integration with your Google Drive account.
It uses the following Google OAuth scope:
– https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

What data is sent and when

• When you authorize the plugin, it requests OAuth 2.0 permission to access your Google Drive
• The plugin sends authentication tokens and API requests to Google Drive API endpoints when you perform file actions
• No data is shared with any third party other than Google
• The plugin does not store or transmit sensitive user data beyond what is required for Drive access

Why this data is sent

• To retrieve and display your Google Drive file lists
• To upload and manage files within Google Drive
• To display embedded documents such as Google Sheets, Docs, or Slides on your site

Service Provider Information

Service Provider: Google LLC
Service Used: Google Drive API
Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Drive API Terms: https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/terms
Google API Services User Data Policy: https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy
Service Provider: Microsoft Corporation
Service Used: Office Online Viewer
Terms of Service: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
Privacy Policy: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement

External Domains Used

• https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/ – Google Drive file operations
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive – OAuth scope for Drive access
• https://accounts.google.com – Google OAuth authorization
• https://apps.googleusercontent.com – OAuth client ID processing
• https://drive.google.com – Google Drive file management and browsing
• https://docs.google.com – Embedded Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and PDF popup preview
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/ – Embedded Google Sheets display
• https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url= – PDF popup preview
• https://sites.google.com – Google Sites content display in popup preview
• https://script.google.com – Google Apps Script integration
• https://lh3.googleusercontent.com – User file and folder thumbnails
• https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com – Third-party Google Drive content rendering
• https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src= – Office file popup preview

Additional Notes

This plugin bundles a modified version of the Google API Client library, which is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. The Apache 2.0 license is compatible with GPLv3, and as this plugin is licensed “GPL-2.0-or-later”, the combined work is compatible with and may be used under GPLv3 terms, though this plugin itself remains licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.

File type thumbnail icons are loaded from Google’s CDN (drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com) as a fallback when no local thumbnail is available. This is an image resource only — no executable code. Thumbnail requests may also proxy content through Google’s servers (googleapis.com, lh3.googleusercontent.com) when displaying file previews in the WordPress admin or frontend.

Shortcodes

Use the built-in Shortcode Builder to generate all parameters visually. Example: [ninja-drive id="1"]

Contribute

Ninja Drive is an open-source project. You can view the full unminified source and contribute on GitHub:
https://github.com/plugininja/ninja-drive