Have you ever wanted to make a PDF file available for download on your WordPress blog or website?
For example, maybe you want to make your patient pre-visit form available on your website so new patients can print it off at him and fill it in before coming to the office.
This video shows you how to use the “Add Media” button in the WordPress editor to upload an Adobe PDF file and link to it from a WordPress Page or WordPress Post.
You could also do this for a Word document, Powerpoint presentation, or any other type of file you want to make available on your blog.
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One of my readers sent me a note that I thought would be good to share here. She said there is a 2MB limit on file uploads. What if you have a PDF file that is larger than that and you want to link to it from one of your posts or pages?
Here’s how I handle this situation:
1) I create a new directory on my server called downloads.
2) Then I upload the PDF file into that folder using an FTP client program
3) Then I’ll end up with a link like: http://mydomainname/downloads/mypdfname.pdf (this link is just an example and doesn’t work.)
4) Then I create a blog post or page with a link to to this in it.
I followed this video and posted a pdf in under 1 minute!! Thank you!
Thank Eileen – I like your website!