3 Ways To Embed A PDF On WordPress Posts And Pages

[@wplearninglab]

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[@0-BADVIBE-0]

Hi, I am currently building a website for a karaoke business. They have an array of songs but would like a plugin that will give the end user the option to search for a particular song or artist. Is there a plugin that I can use for this? I currently have a PDF of their list but I am looking for the easiest method to input the information of course hahaha.

[@OTCRock4one]

WordPress Tutorials - WPLearningLab, What a fine tutorial with many options, descriptive, easy to follow directions! Thanks for taking the time to make this tutorial and help so many of us out!

[@paulussantosociwidjaja4781]

I wonder if you have a video on how to have the embeded pdf files translated automatically using G-Translate WP-plugin. Cheers!

[@TheRandomINFJ]

I'm a bonehead at tech stuff. Other videos show is 1 way. I appreciate you showing us 3. You rock so much you boulder! 🙌🤗

[@mangeshsawant6361]

Nice Video! Helpful tutorial with multiple options.

[@courtneybray4505]

I know you have a ton of comments but I feel the need to compliment you anyway because you have helped me out tremendously and, I can't thank you enough for your help!

[@johannesschols6286]

Just started with the wonders of Wordpress. Great video instructions clear. Have tried a couple of plugins for PDF but not getting what I need. I have a PDF file providing daily information. I'd like to update the PDF automaticially by overwriting the uploaded file. This does not seem to update the pdf being displayed on my web site. Not sure if this is even possible or whether I've missed a step or two along the way. Any help would be appreciated.

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Johannes, If the PDF you upload every day has the same filename and you upload it to the same location then it will replace the old PDF. The trouble is that browsers cache the PDF file for faster loading in the future. Since the PDF has the same filename, the browser doesn't check any further to see if it's a new file. So your users will have to clear their browsers cache and cookies before opening the PDF or download the PDF to their harddrive, which will be the new version every day. Or you could change the filename of the PDF each day to save your users the hassle. I hope that helps, let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks for watching!

[@loisdye4966]

You're an excellent teacher. Lots of info, without taking an hour to go through it, or assuming anything is already known. Great video.

[@wplearninglab]

Thanks Lois! Hopefully my other videos you may find are just as helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@SabrinaGibson]

Thank you for solving my question so quickly and awesomely!!!

[@wplearninglab]

I'm happy to help Sabrina. Thanks for watching!

[@nicolarisley1871]

Just what I was looking for - and better as the third option was a new way of doing this and a great discovery. Thank you !

[@wplearninglab]

That's awesome Nicola! Since this video was released, there's another way to embed PDFs on your site without using any plugins, which may interest you. Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXTMfKygbqpnapo and skip to 14 minutes and 54 seconds

[@ugochukwu2585]

Nice!! But on the first method, where did you get the link you put in the URL field that's above the title field?, I'm confused

[@paulscryptocalls1694]

Thanks for amazing video! I have a question, is it possible to embed a pdf with "download manager" also? I am looking but cannot see an option

[@rcthil1]

Thank you. Just what I needed!

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome and thanks for watching!

[@Atulwebdesigner]

Thanks for the video. Really useful.

[@uwg2003]

Thanks. I was trying to find a way to force a download instead of opening in the browser....cant wait to try this.

[@alcidesIII]

Hi, do you have a video showing how to fill a PDF file online and send it to a provided email? Thanks!!!

[@zdenkozec]

Another thorough and easy to follow tutorial. Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@paulussantosociwidjaja4781]

Thank you for the good self explanatory video, but will the text also translated by the selected language translator plugin?

[@EDRISSALEXIS21]

Worked right away. Saved me a lot of headaches!! Thank you! Hopefully, all your videos are just as easy. Subscribing to your channel.

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Edriss, I'm happy it worked for you! I try to make my videos as easy as possible, but you know how technology goes :) Thanks for the sub, much appreciated!

[@soniaflores3233]

Easy and helpful. Is there a way to switch from the pdf link and embedding the pdf right on the page?

[@ashmoreresidentialtv4087]

Really helpful post, thanks Bjorn

[@KDS-Aluminium]

Very helpful,thank u friend

[@HH-xf3cf]

Great instruction! I am using the WordPress Download Manager but the title of my file is redirecting to a blank page, rather than downloading the file. There is also a "Download" button next to it, but the two options make it not very user friendly. Do you know how I can get disable the permalink on the title of the file so viewers only have the option to select "Download" ?

[@keirchallinor9273]

Thank you so much for this video I am also trying to figure out how to make downloadable pdf easier for users

[@wplearninglab]

Cool :) thanks for watching!

[@linditak8381]

Hello is there any way to display pdfs in accordions?

[@wplearninglab]

Do you mean in each accordion tab there would be a different PDF?

[@walasmulla]

Just the thing I've been looking for. Thanks Bjorn!

[@wplearninglab]

+Bobby Virjil You're welcome Bobby. Perfect timing! Thanks for watching!

[@EncoderFashion]

Very good, thanks for sharing 👍👍😍

[@belindasanmiguel5420]

Very helpful video thank you!

[@vaibhavkanojia7189]

This one helped me, thanks!

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome Vaibhav, thanks for watching!

[@gdeb7000]

Thank You for sharing 3 ways to embed a PDF, I like the download manager and will try it.

[@DIYAlex]

This was really easy to follow! Thank you for this tutorial. I'm going to start with the third option. I am uploading an interactive PDF with links in it. Do you know if there's a best option for mobile users? I want it to be as mobile friendly as possible.

[@montsergirl]

Excellent! thank you! I have been trying to do this but couldn’t get it right. I just found your channel and so far you are very helpful!! I have the most embarrassing question and I know this isn’t maybe the spot but i’m gonna try... do you or anyone reading know why someone’s admin top menu bar doesn’t have the options that shows above in this video...doesn’t say the “howdy” but I am admin on my business account....?

[@leewainwright4227]

How would I embed a fill-and-return option? For example a Home Inventory form?

[@wplearninglab]

This would be something that a home owner would fill out on your site? If so, a form is probably better than a PDF.

[@JaneUnsworth]

Love the last version too, might be a bit of an ask, but would like to use that and show it in full view - with the option to download on a page- builder, I'm using BB. Bit of an ask but is that possible?

[@Sinahdlngs]

Thank you for the great video. Could you teach how to create a "Email Capture" page. Where visitors will need to enter email in order to download. Thank you!

[@inersphobia]

Thanks for the tutorial! I was able to follow it up to actually adding the media to a post. Though the PDF if showing up in my media library when I navigate directly to the media library, when I attempt to add media to the post, the PDF is *not* showing up in the media library. Have you seen this problem?

[@stevemorrish8152]

Hi - great videos - is there a way to add your own image as a cover for the pdf on the wordpress page instead of using the provided icons? I have 15 product guides that I want to add all on one Product Catalogue page and i would like to have a unique image for each different pdf catalogue.

[@dontbeafraid5313]

Great tutorial. But I have a question. Is there any plug in wherein data entries in this PDF form can be stored to the website's database?

[@WilderFerguson]

Thanks. this was very helpful.

[@abudsaed]

the download manager is really cool! i will use it for my next projects :) thank you bjorn!

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome Abud. I have a video dedicated to the download manager soon. Thanks for watching!

[@guangzhouyoukuiinternation6218]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@oconnorbowdenestateagents4993]

Really enjoyed your tutorials - thanks so much.

[@projectonefortythree6877]

I am interested in allowing customers to complete and sign a fillable form, such as an application. Do you have information on that process?

[@wplearninglab]

I don't have any videos created for that yet, but it's a good topic. When you say "sign" the form, do you mean a digital signature like you would get with Docusign and have it be legally binding?

[@projectonefortythree6877]

@@wplearninglab Yes. I would a customer to click on the form from the webpage, fill in all fields, sign and submit.

[@charleslotara]

Wow, the third option is the best!

[@wplearninglab]

I think so too. Thanks for watching Charles!

[@raneluxe]

Thank you! Clear and easy to understand video. Great solution!

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome, thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any questions :)

[@jimdarley]

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks. And your teaching style is excellent. All the information I need but no BS. Good for you! PROBLEM: I get a blank white page when I click on the link for your Free 17-Point WordPress Pre-Launch PDF Checklist. ?!?

[@JohnHaddad]

Thanks so much for these videos. They are very helpful. As a suggestion, you may want to put links to the plugins or products you review so that people can easily click on them.

[@wplearninglab]

+John Haddad Hi John, great suggestion. Seems like a no-brainer but I haven't done it well

[@jayajones6078]

Thank you! so easily explained for a novice like me!

[@wplearninglab]

+Jaya Jones You're welcome Jaya, glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

[@PatrickHallScreenwriter]

Does the PDF embedder allow for a fillable form? Can people print out the form? Thanks

[@nicoleburch1284]

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for! Great, easy to understand and to the point!

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Nicole, I'm glad I could help :) Thanks for watching!

[@Shiningsunsolutions]

sir you provide very informative videos, can you make one on how to uplode multiple pdf to wordpress. thak you

[@JaneUnsworth]

Another question, for the masked download shortcode, does it appear differently every time someone downloads it?

[@irishnftgal]

lovely bed sheet as the background lol. Useful video thank you!

[@wplearninglab]

Haha, thanks :) I've made a few upgrades since then. Gotta start somewhere

[@ingridelliott5395]

Excellent video! Just what I was looking for. Well presented. Thank you.

[@wplearninglab]

Excellent! I'm glad I could help, thanks for watching Ingrid!

[@dtrain138]

Awesome! Sometimes the simplest things hold things up when you don't know how to do it.

[@wplearninglab]

Very true, I'm glad I could help! Let me know if you have any specific questions :)

[@jovanperic4214]

Thank you for this nice video. I also have a quick question for you and hoping that you could help me. I am building a page in Elementor where I have a submenu which I want to link to an article on the same page. I don't want to use anchors because I will have 50-60 articles and the page will be just too long. Instead, I want when I click on the link to open just that article. When you click on another link it will display that other article. This way the page is not too long. This is the same as back in the days when we used HTML and by clicking on the link it will open a specific jpg image. Please help. Thank you

[@catherinedyer36]

Thank you for the simple easy to follow instructions.

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome Catherine, I'm glad to help. Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with. Thanks for watching!

[@NaturalyUnica]

Thank you so much this video help me so much

[@faithdiggs6030]

Thank you so much for sharing this information. It looks as if the third way of embedding a pdf is best for me. I have a few questions, 1. I'm interested in selling my digital flipbook on my website (I would like it to have the illusion of pages being turned), would a pdf work for a digital flipbook? 2. Can I add video to a digital flipbook? 3. I'm interested in embedding the flipbook onto my website, and not have a third party host my flipbook, can the third option you explained be embedded onto my own website? 4. I don't want to give my flipbook away, I want people to purchase it on my website, then have the ability to download it after purchasing it, will the third option work?

[@feroliptak6141]

Thank you so much, fantastic help :)

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome Fero, thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any questions :)

[@eternalfizzer]

That was just what I needed - thanks!

[@paulwelburnphotography]

Another great tutorial, thanks. Quick question, is there a plugin that creates a pdf form for my clients to fill out and once submitted is emailed to me? If so are these premium or free forms?

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Paul, I've never heard of a plugin that does that. I know you can build forms right into PDF files using Adobe Acrobat. Anyone can fill out the form, save it and then email it to you. I haven't heard of this in the form of a WordPress plugin though. That said, I know for a fact it can be custom coded. The way it would work is your client fills out a regular web form and submits it. A PHP script fills their form responses into a PDF template and then sends the PDF to you and to them if you want them to have a copy.

[@yodelvixen]

I have a pdf with four pages. How would I put this on Wordpress Classic Editor and Gutenberg?

[@soniaflores3233]

So after you download PDF embedder, you can no longer post regular links?

[@gonzalolalo8442]

Thanks man!, very usefull video!

[@skykiruba]

5:05 was really cute and reminded me definitely I have to give a thumbs up :)

[@dislodged7270]

Which of these options would be best for mobile?

[@wplearninglab]

Probably the one where it opens the PDF in a new tab. That will make the viewable area of the PDF as large as possible. I hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@DivyamShah-lg3mk]

Thanks Man helped a lot

[@EdmontonRealEstate01]

Hello, I'm looking for a way to embed a PDF on my page that displays all of the fields I've created in Adobe Acrobat DC for my members to be able to fill out. Is there a way or a plugin I could use that would allow for this? Thank

[@stellachoi7489]

Pdf Embedder by Dan Lester is no longer available. Is there any similar recommendation.

[@24bsensei]

Can fillable pdfs be embedded in Wordpress and still have the functionality?

[@lilly4386]

Will the plugin slow down your website?

[@Itsmayy637]

Love the 3 ways to add a PDF!! Thank you so much for this video!! I have a question on the 3rd way that you are doing a tutorial on, what plugin in would you recommend for the 'access allow' section. For e.g only members or people who have an account are allowed to DL the file. Please give some recommendations! Thank you!

[@wplearninglab]

For membership sites Paid Memberships Pro and MemberPress are great options. I don't have a lot of "membership" site tutorials yet unfortunately...they're on my long list of tutorials to record.

[@dannyoneill5105]

Dear Bjorn. Thank you for your videos. Is there a way to embed an interactive PDF, similar to the pdf-embedder, but keeps the pdf interactive and not static - that is, if there is a hyperlink in the pdf, it is live.

[@mohammadseraji2088]

Seems like the embedder works nicely in pages created with Wordpress, but not working with pages created by Elementor. Am I doing something wrong, or is this normal?

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Mohammad, How are you integrating it into your Elementor pages?

[@kamalhines]

WOW this was i needed thanks allot keep them coming...

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome Kamal, thanks for watching!

[@troybravenboer8133]

do any of these work if you have an editable PDF that we want to collect DATA on or have the user sign?

[@Website-Developer]

How does this work with Elementor/Pro

[@christinefiorentino687]

Awesome! I think the Download Manager will work great for my needs.

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Christine, the Download Manager is pretty cool. I have a dedicated tutorial for that plugin coming soon :)

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Christine, the Download Manager is pretty cool. I have a dedicated tutorial for that plugin coming soon :)

[@christinefiorentino687]

I'll be watching my notifications for it!!

[@wplearninglab]

+Christine Conway 👍

[@ericpiccione]

Thank you! Huge Help Man!

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome Eric, thanks for watching!

[@evalynecadorna4592]

how do you add pdfs to thrive architect? from the thrive dashboard, i can't seem to get it on there.

[@smazzitdigitalmarketingsch7064]

Thank you sooooooo much. I really appreciate this!!

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome, I'm glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

[@vendercentraldirectorylist5704]

Hi, I do have a question. I have created a Microsoft Word fillable form with dropdown fields, text field, etc but I would like to upload the form to my website without breaking the Integrity of the form. But whenever a customer fills out the form and send it, it generates a PDF version of the form where it would be sent to my email. Is there a way to do this ?

[@tracyhudak249]

Thanks for the video. I opted to try Download Manager but am finding that the Icon I selected for my pdf is not showing up. When I insert the short code and update, the Download text and file heading is on the page, but no icon. Any advice? Thanks!

[@tracyhudak249]

Fixed it by using a different icon

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Tracy, I'm happy you were able to fix it!

[@doughtp1]

very helpful, thanks!

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome Tom, thanks for watching!

[@Room2bloom]

This was so easy. Thank you

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome Ketline, I'm happy I could help :)

[@Jim-iw1yd]

Thanks for the info. I'm new to wordpress so you lost me a couple of times and it seemed a bit complicated, maybe once I go through it it will not be so confusing, but thanks for the info.

[@wplearninglab]

Sorry for going a little quick and losing you. You can use the "gear" icon in the bottom right of the video to so it down. You can also let me know in the comments what confused you and I'll try my best to help!

[@Jim-iw1yd]

Thanks that's kind of you, after I give it a go I might get back to you. I appreciate what you have done though I get the gist of it.

[@wplearninglab]

Sounds like a plan. You can check out the private FB group over here facebook.com/groups/wplearninglab. There are a lot of helpful people, including myself, over there too.

[@ana-alicesolca9204]

Very helpful :) tks

[@AnasKhan-vr9sv]

HEY MAN I have a question for the download manager which is the last thing is there any way I can make it view my pdf viewed online for that ?

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Anas, I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by "make it view my pdf viewed online for that".

[@AnasKhan-vr9sv]

WordPress Tutorials - WPLearningLab true I guess it's a useless question btw is it okay if I ask you which hosting is better A2 or Namecheap?

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Anas, I've never used either. I've bought domains from NameCheap, but never used their hosting. I'm a fan of SiteGround right now and my main sites are on WPEngine.

[@AnasKhan-vr9sv]

Thanks alot man this way helpful, my problem with site ground is they dont offer alot of online DISK SPACE

[@wplearninglab]

That'll do it.

[@24bsensei]

I'm trying to find out how to embed a fillable document into a web page such as worksheet not just a static document.

[@NjofieWilson]

Great video. Thank you.

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome Njofie, thanks for watching!

[@Jensen-qb1uf]

the first and the second didn't work, but when i linked it under "pages" it finally worked, but is it gonna be an issue ?

[@wplearninglab]

Sorry for the delay in responding. If you test it well in different browsers and devices and it works in all of them then it shouldn't be an issue for you. I hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@stuartspicer3386]

Seems the PDF embedder recommended is no longer available, any new suggestions?

[@MASTERISHABH]

Subscribers are increasing... Congrats

[@wplearninglab]

+Tech Catchers- Latest Tech News Thanks :) As with anything that's worthwhile it takes hard work and time.

[@MASTERISHABH]

WordPress Tutorials - WPLearningLab Yes and I can see in you since I subbed. Well start creating websites with page builders which is today's trend. Every wordpress youtuber is doing and you should get your hands on it too. My preference for you would be try elementor with elementor pro and then create websites with it and inspire people. Believe me your subs will start increasing at a rapid rate. Also 1 view on every video from me is reserved. Regards Rishabh Agrawal

[@wplearninglab]

+Tech Catchers- Latest Tech News Good advice. I'll get to that sort of thing soon. Right I'm letting keyword research and community requests guide the content.

[@MASTERISHABH]

WordPress Tutorials - WPLearningLab Hey what's your name? I was searching for you on Facebook today to tag you somewhere.

[@wplearninglab]

+Tech Catchers- Latest Tech News My name is Bjorn Allpas

[@bluechipdecks]

Is there anyway I can make PDF Embed (or one of the other download options mentioned here) automatically begin the download when they arrive to the page with the plugin? The reason is I already have clients clicking on a "Download Now" button from a mail chimp email collection form. Much appreciated!

[@pedramtv2298]

thanks buddy great

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome Pedram, thanks for watching!

[@sukronjazuli]

amazing, thank so much

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome Sukron, thanks for watching!

[@tenacious3inc950]

Hello Sir! After I uploaded the PDF embedder and the download counter. Do I have to use the plug-ins every time or just the first time? Also I set mine up today and it worked once? I had all three functions. But now I can’t get the link function to happen. It writes the full link but the link is not functional. Plus it will only writes the short code version. I have to edit the code in the link format. But it is still not working. What do you think the problem may be. I have been up about 24 hours now. Thanks and keep up the good work! Robert

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Robert, If you are embedding and counting downloads using the plugin then the plugin has to stay on your site for everything to work properly. In regards to your link issue, could it be that you tracked you as having clicked it once and isn't letting you do it again? Can you try clearing your browser cache and cookies or use a different browser or try in incognito/private mode?

[@tenacious3inc950]

I replicated three times on my brand new Predator Helios 300 laptop. For me the first method simply does not produce a link, rather it produces a short code- as if the provision that converts the data to a link format is missing. I’m going to rest for a while and try again by putting the link format manually in a few hours.

[@blessedbenard659]

Wow! Grateful +WPLearningLab

[@wplearninglab]

Awesome Bernard, thanks for watching!

[@gafia1123]

please can you do a tutorial about to convert page to pdf or add PDF button to page in wordpress there is a plugin but it turn all pages to pdf or print when you search in plugins there is only one PDF and Print

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Yasser, If I understand correctly, you want to have a PDF button on every page on your site. When someone clicks that button it generates a PDF only for the page that they are on. Is that correct?

[@gafia1123]

No just for one page for example I have a portfolio page I designed on WordPress on my site I need this page to be printable

[@lavignesbloodstainjun20]

Very nice, thank you ;)

[@wplearninglab]

Thanks and thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any questions :)

[@Berik1203]

My question below answered: Deactivating and deleting the "WPDM - Premium Packages" plugin solves the problem. I guess I was a bit overwhelmed and too early with my query. Might help to other viewers though in case someone face the same problem.