Link to a pdf document

Hi!

I think the link per se is not the problem but your download manager plugin restricts the access to the file. You need to replace the url of the file with the url I posted in the private field/content

Regards,
Peter

for those who likes to know how to make it and could not read the private content:
try this here:

One possible method could be to do this by defining the type :
but the pdf has to be on your own server – does not work with global links from elsewhere:

<a class="pdf-download" href="https://www.w3.org/2003/01/Consortium.pdf" target="_blank" 
type="application/octet-stream" download="Consortium.pdf"><img src="https://www.w3.org/2008/site/images/logo-w3c-screen-lg" alt="W3Schools" ></a>

see here: https://webers-testseite.de/weber/direct-downlaod-a-pdf/

with download= : you can determine the default download name
with that class it is easier to style the link. f.e. remove overlay etc.

see the right “button” with that class: pdf-download

.pdf-download {
    display: inline-block !important;
    overflow: visible !important
}

.pdf-download .image-overlay {
display:none !important
}

.pdf-download::before {
    content: "";
    background-image: url(https://webers-testseite.de/weber/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PDF-Icon.png);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: 30%;
    background-position: 0 0 ;
    transition: all ease-in-out 1s;
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    top: -30px;
    left: calc(100% - 40px);
    z-index: 5;
}

.pdf-download:hover::before {
    background-position: 0 20px !important;
    transition: all ease-in-out 1s;
    transform: scale(1.1);
    transform-origin: center center;
    -webkit-filter: drop-shadow(2px 2px 4px #333);
    filter: drop-shadow(2px 2px 4px #333);
}

• This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by Guenni007.

Hey!

@Guenni your solution won’t work here because the problem is not the file type or download link per se.

@Efke – please read my last post carefully – I already answered your first question: https://kriesi.at/support/topic/link-to-a-pdf-document/#post-1015270

I don’t know if you can change the url – maybe you can do it in the plugin settings or purchase a premium addon for this feature. I’d recommend to talk to the plugin author.

Regards,
Peter