This procedure explains how to upload PDF to WordPress, specifically the hosted WordPress – WordPress.org. It is much better to publish PDFs on websites than WORD documents (DOCs). PDFs are safer, and can easily be printed to most printers.
- If your document was in WORD, you should be able to save it as a PDF
- Make sure your PDF has a useful, well optimized name, describing the topic. Avoid using spaces, and use hyphens instead.
- Avoid a large file size. Its better to keep your PDF well under 2MB, so that it does not take too long for website users to access. The smaller the better!
- Go into your WordPress dashboard
- Click on Media on left
- Click on Add New
- Click on Select Files
- Find your PDF on your computer and select it. It will now upload. This should take a few seconds
- You will see a File URL at the bottom. This is the hyperlink (link) to your PDF on the server
- Copy and paste this File URL into a text editor or WORD
- You can add a Caption and Description if you wish. You can also change the Title
- Click on Save all changes
- Edit the page or post where you wish to include the PDF
- In the body of your page/post, type something like Click here to get a PDF flyer ……..
- Highlight the above wording. Click on the Hyperlink button (looks like a chain in the top row of the tool bar).
- In the Link URL, paste the File URL that you had saved above
- Change the target to Open Link in a New Window. This means that the PDF will show in a separate window to your website
- Click on Insert
- Click on Update Page or Post
- Voila! You are done.
- View this page on your website, and make sure the PDF link works!
- Did this procedure work for you? Do you have any questions? Please use the Comments below for feedback
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