The Very Basics of WordPress Native PDF embedding

Using a File block, you can easily embed a PDF document onto any page, post, or widget area of your website. This guide will walk you through the steps to embed a PDF file and provide alternative methods to display PDFs. Additionally, it will explain how to keep the same PDF link when updating the file.

To solve your search for “embed pdf wordpress”, follow these steps that do not require a WordPress Plugin:

1. Access your WordPress dashboard and navigate to the Media section.
2. Click the “Add new” button and upload the PDF file from your computer.
3. Once the PDF file is uploaded, go to the page or post where you want to add the PDF and open the editor.
4. In the editor, click the + Block Inserter to add a new block and search for the File block.
5. Select the File block and choose the Media Library option.
6. In the Media Library panel, select the PDF file you uploaded in Step 2 and click the Insert button.
7. The PDF file will now be embedded in the editor with its file name as the text link and a Download button below the embed.
8. Optionally, you can rename the text link and the download button label or hide the download button if desired.
9. Once satisfied with the embedded PDF file, click the Publish or Update button to make it available for visitors to access on your website.

Alternatively, there are other methods available to display PDFs on your site. You can embed a PDF from Google Drive, OneDrive, or use Scribd for embedding. These options provide flexibility depending on your preferred file hosting service.

When updating a PDF link while keeping the same filename and URL, there’s a workaround due to WordPress assigning unique filenames and URLs to each file. If you want to maintain the same URL, follow these steps:

1. Upload the new PDF to your Media Library.
2. Embed the PDF onto a new page or post.
3. Publish the new page or post and share the URL with anyone who needs access to the PDF.
4. Whenever you need to update the PDF, you can replace the embedded file as many times as necessary without affecting the page URL.

There are other PDF embedded plugin options for your WordPress website that will accomplish your task of embedding PDF files, to add such media without the block editor. While most PDFs are stored in the WordPress Media Library, there are also options like the Google Doc Embedder or the PDFjs viewer. Some options will depend on compatibility with your WordPress theme. Whichever PDF poster that you choose and the associated plugin settings, make sure that it looks good to your user.

Following these steps, you can easily embed PDF files on your WordPress site and ensure smooth updates while maintaining consistent URLs. If you are open to using an embed code to post multiple PDFs to your WordPress page, consider learning more about the Resource Center.