Guide for Uploading PDF Files to WordPress Websites
PDF files to WordPress website can give you a chance to offer more content to your audience. You will no longer be limited to the text version of web content but will also be able to offer PDF formats and also give visitors a chance to download your content. But how do you do this? The purpose of this post is to educate you on the things you need to do to upload PDF files to your WordPress website.
Through WordPress posts and pages
This is the simplest method you can use when you want to upload PDF files to WordPress. You don’t even need to install a plugin. The process starts by getting to your admin page, select the page or post you want to upload the PDF file to and open it. On the edit the post or page window, you will need to select the ‘Add Media’ button. That will take you to the media uploader popup. Select the PDF files you wish to upload by clicking on ‘Select Files’. Pick the desired PDF file from your computer and WordPress will go ahead and upload it.
Once the file has been uploaded, you can add a title, caption as well as a description. It is also possible to choose how you want the file to be linked. By default, WordPress links to the PDF file itself. Instead of using the default linking option, you can select the option of attachment page. This is a page where your PDF will be displayed as a PDF thumbnail preview.
Once you are done editing, you can add PDF files to WordPress by selecting ‘Insert into post’. This will add the uploaded file to your post. You can then go ahead and edit the post further or simply publish it.
Upload and embed in WordPress page or post
If you want to display the PDF file in your page or post, this is the option you should go with. To do this, install and activate Google Doc Embedder. This is a plugin that will help do all this. Once the plugin is activated, head to Settings>>GDE Settings page. This will enable you to configure the plugin in the way you want. The next step is to head to the page or post where you wish to embed the PDF file. Click on ‘Add Media’ button and upload the desired PDF file. Once that is done, copy the URL then close the WordPress media uploader without clicking on Insert file. On the page edit page, you will find the Google Docs Embedder icon. Click on it and paste the copied link onto the URL or Filename section. You are done!
More and more webmasters are adding PDF files to WordPress. This is because it saves time and offers a way to offer more comprehensive content to the audience. You can use the two methods above to add just any PDF file to your website on WordPress.