How to Upload a PDF to WordPress?

WordPress is considered one of the most renowned content management systems (CMS) globally that allows millions of websites to operate. It's user-friendliness and flexibility enable users to add different types of content, including documents such as PDF files (format). With this in mind, uploading PDF format documents to your website empowers you to share files of great importance with your visitors including reports, brochures, and e-books among various others. In this article, we will explore how to upload PDFs to WordPress using different methods.

These are the approaches to upload a PDF to WordPress:

Uploading through the Media Library

In this approach, we are using a media library to upload a PDF to WordPress. we will go to the media and select the PDF from our system that we want to upload.

Steps to Upload a PDF to WordPress by Media Library

Step 1: Log in to your WordPress dashboard.

Step 2: Click on the Media option in the left-hand menu to go to the Media Library.

Step 3: The Add New button is located at the top of the Media Library Page, click on it.

Step 4: You can either drag and drop your PDF file into the upload area or click Select Files and browse for it from your computer.

Step 5: After Uploading, you can find your file in the Media Library as a PDF. To view more information such as URL, which must be included if you want to link it with any content, simply click on it.

Media Library > Add New > Upload PDF

Uploading PDF to a Direct Post or Page Attachment

In this approach, we are uploading the PDF directly. we are navigating to fie section on clicking that it opens up so that we can select the PDFfrom our system.

Steps to Upload a PDF to a Direct Post or Page Attachment

Step 1: Access your WordPress dashboard by logging in.

Step 2: Go to the post or page in which you wish to upload to PDF, creating a fresh entry or modifying one already established.

Step 3: In the editor for the posted material/page, click the plus icon (+).

Step 4: Scroll down and you will find media section where you can have multiple options, choose File.

Step 5: After selecting File, there will be two options upload and Media Library, if you want to access already uploaded files you can choose Media Library or else you can click on upload and upload the PDF.

Step 6: After uploading it onto post/page, one can put it there by using insert into post key. Within its content area a link will be included referring to PDF file.

Step 7: To get this done, save or publish your post/page so that PDF becomes accessible on site.

Post/Page Editor > + > Media > File > Upload PDF