How to Properly Upload and Embed PDF Files in WordPress

Ravi Chahar
Aug 26, 2017 · 2 min read

Just a few day ago, someone asked how to upload and embed PDF files in WordPress. The question was asked in the FB group of BloggingLove.

There are many people who create their e-books in the form of the PDF files and they provide it to their readers.

Are you thinking about any creative idea to attract more and more people? In this tutorial, you will learn the methods to upload and embed PDF files in WordPress.

Most of the people seek for the method which is easy to use and no extra efforts are required. Well, I am going to walk you through something like that.

Add Your PDF File to Your Blog Posts and Pages Manually

Just like you do for the images, you can upload and PDF file and use it similarly.

If you have been working on WordPress for a while then you would know how to add an image in your blog posts. Open the post editor and click on the Add Media button.

It will show you a popup either to choose the media files from the media directory or upload a new file.

Choose to upload new and select the PDF file from your computer.

Fill the title, description, and caption for it. You can link to any image to show the preview. It’s up to you. I would suggest to either link it to a text or an image.

Click on the Insert into post button and you will see a URL in your post editor. If you preview, you will see the image you have used.

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Ravi Chahar

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