Last Updated: December 04, 2015
How to embed pdf into WordPress tutorial illustrates how to embed pdf and other files into WordPress post or pages.
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I am going to share with you 3 methods you can use to achieve this.
Here are 3 methods you can use straight away:
1 ) There are three codes that Google Doc Viewer provides when you use https://docs.google.com/viewer online. (Note: This URL will give you a 404 error message. However you can use the following https://docs.google.com/viewer?url= and then type the pdf URL file you wish to view and it works.)
I am going to create my code using Google’s Search Optimization Starter Guide pdf file as showing below.
Three Codes Generated:
1 – Paste this link into email or IM:
http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.googleusercontent.com%2Fexternal_content%2Funtrusted_dlcp%2Fwww.google.com%2Fen%2F%2Fwebmasters%2Fdocs%2Fsearch-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf
2 – Or, paste this HTML tag into your blog or website for a link to the viewer:
<a href=”http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.googleusercontent.com%2Fexternal_content%2Funtrusted_dlcp%2Fwww.google.com%2Fen%2F%2Fwebmasters%2Fdocs%2Fsearch-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf”>View</a>
3 – For an embedded viewer, use this HTML tag instead:
<iframe src=”http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.googleusercontent.com%2Fexternal_content%2Funtrusted_dlcp%2Fwww.google.com%2Fen%2F%2Fwebmasters%2Fdocs%2Fsearch-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf&embedded=true” width=”600″ height=”780″ style=”border: none;”></iframe>
Important: Simply add option 3- above to your page or post and it will embed the pdf file. Remember to adjust the width and height to suite your needs.
2 ) You can add a function to your functions.php file. See the following instructions Google Docs PDF Viewer WordPress
3 ) You can also use a plugin WordPress Doc Embeder which is helping many users.
As you can see from the list above you have a few options.
I hope this has helped you.
Enjoy
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