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    I have several PDF files in my Media folders, and have hyperlinks to them on several of the images on my pages. After the last WordPress update, the links no longer work. The URL when I try to open the PDF has a “<a%20href=” in front of the file path and the tech at the hosting organization thought that might be causing the problem. I checked with my host provider and there are no permission issues on the media folders. What I get is a page with the following message:

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    March 28, 2011 – 9:13 pm

    I tried recreating the PDF but have the same problem. I also uploaded a new PDF, linked ot to an image and still get the message above.

    #871021

    E_T

    Edit your page via the Text tab as opposed to Visual
    Remove the ‘20%’ and save
    Reload and view the page in a browser

    #871027

    I can’t edit it in text mode, it is an Image on the page and the data appears to be completely controlled by the Image widget that pops up when I go into edit mode. It offers tabs for Image Settings, Link Settings, Caption and Animation. On the Link Settings tab is the field to enter the URL, and it is clean – http://pointarenalighthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PAS_Announcement-2a.pdf

    #871035

    This is what the browser is trying to interpret:
    '<a href='<a href="http://pointarenalighthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PAS_Announcement-2a.pdf" class="autohyperlink">pointarenalighthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PAS_Announcement-2a.pdf</a>'
    Did you put html within the link?
    Can you just place the URL of:
    http://pointarenalighthouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PAS_Announcement-2a.pdf
    …in that link box under Set Manually

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by aribann.
    #871038

    That is all that I put into the URL field of the Image, Link Settings page within WordPress. Something is inserting those other characters and I don’t know what is doing it.

    #871039

    Sorry just noticed you said it is clean

    #871040

    class="autohyperlink"

    What is adding that …a plugin?
    What plugins are you using? turn them off and check again

    #871351

    Cleared my browser cache and that took care of it.

    #871419

    Hi,

    Great! I’m glad you were able to get this taken care of. Did you need additional help, or shall I close this topic.

    Best regards,
    Jordan Shannon

    #871436

    ET,
    What plugin were you using that caused this?

    #871463

    Doesn’t look like a plug in, it was my browser cache. Cleared it and the PDFs showed back up. Jordan, this can be closed and thanks for the help, aribann.

    #871675

    Hi Emperor_T,

    Thanks for the feedback, I’ll go ahead and close this for now. Please open a new thread if you should have any further questions or problems.

    Best regards,
    Rikard

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