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  • May 10, 2017 at 2:05 am #790750
    Sandy

    In Default Editor view, it’s easy to add a pdf file to a page. And when viewing the live page, you can simply click on the pdf link to view the pdf in a new window and print the pdf. In Avia Layout Builder view, this does not happen. It seems that you must use ftp to upload pdfs and then link to the url. This doesn’t work for folks who don’t know how to use ftp and just want to manage pdfs via the WP interface. How can pdfs be added to the Media tab and linked to in pages so that the person visiting the website can click to view, and print if they want, the pdf?

    May 10, 2017 at 2:50 am #790767
    Mike

    Hey m,
    I just tried adding a pdf to a text block in Avia Layout Builder view by clicking “add media” > upload files > insert into page.
    Chrome, Edge, & Firefox opened the pdf in the browser window. Safari asked what to do.
    Perhaps a plugin would ensure all users would see it in the browser window?

    Best regards,
    Mike

    May 10, 2017 at 3:18 pm #791142
    Sandy

    Those results seem satisfactory, but I can’t achieve them. When I go through your process and view the results in the same browser, I can see the pdf image but can’t click to open the pdf, and in a different browser Firefox the pdf image doesn’t show at all. Moreover the pdf doesn’t show in the Insert Media window upon uploading. If I go to add the now uploaded pdf to a new Media element, it can’t be found and I have to upload it again. But if I go to the Media tab, I can see all the upload versions of the same pdf.

    I prefer to have text that links to the pdf (but if we have to have the pdf image show, that will be acceptable) which opens in full in a new browser and people can print it using the browser print function. Needs to happen all within the WP admin, no ftp.

    May 11, 2017 at 5:17 am #791457
    Rikard

    Hi,

    It looks like you have added the pdf in an Image element, that won’t work. Could you try what Mike described instead please?

    Best regards,
    Rikard

    May 11, 2017 at 3:09 pm #791670
    Sandy

    Thank you. With that process, the pdf seems to only be viewable as a tiny thumbnail. Clicking on it does nothing, and there seems to be no way to view full size nor print. Tested on 4 browsers on Mac.

    May 12, 2017 at 2:07 am #791993
    Mike

    Hi,
    You have a plugin that is preventing you from adding the pdf link the way it’s meant to be done. Try disabling
    “PDF Embedder”. Watch the video I made in the private content area of me adding a pdf link on my localhost.
    PS. you can change the name of the pdf link also :)

    Best regards,
    Mike

    May 12, 2017 at 6:41 pm #792442
    Sandy

    Ack. Ok thank you. It works correctly now!

    May 13, 2017 at 12:09 am #792547
    Mike

    Hi,
    Glad we were able to help, we will close this now. Thank you for using Enfold.

    Best regards,
    Mike

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