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In this article, we will show you how to integrate PDF files into your WordPress website so that your visitors can easily download them.<\/p>\n

You can offer files (PDF, ZIP, images, etc.) for download in various ways – whether with or without a plugin. For the sake of completeness, we will show you both methods as well as the advantages of a plugin, so that you can decide for yourself which variant appeals to you more \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Making files available for download in WordPress (in the Gutenberg editor)<\/h2>\n

Now we will show you how you can, for example, offer a PDF file for download in WordPress using only the WordPress settings.<\/p>\n

It is important to mention here that the procedure may look different depending on the page builder. However, the principle is roughly the same. Let’s just assume that you are using the Gutenberg editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open your WordPress backend.<\/li>\n
  2. Go to Media > Add New<\/em>. Upload the desired file here. If you use the Real Media Library<\/a> folder and file manager, you can also upload the file directly to the correct folder.<\/li>\n
  3. After the file has been uploaded, open it by clicking on Edit<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>
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    1. On the right-hand side, the File URL<\/em> field is displayed, where you will find the URL to the file. Click on Copy URL to clipboard<\/em> to copy the URL.<\/li>\n
    2. Now open the page or post where you want to insert the file.<\/li>\n
    3. Write the text you want the visitor to click on to go to the download. In our example, this is called Download registration<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>
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      1. Mark the text. Now a bar with different options appears. Select the link option (see screenshot above).<\/li>\n
      2. Paste the copied URL into the corresponding field (right click > Paste<\/em>) and activate the option Open in new tab<\/em> at the bottom.<\/li>\n
      3. Save the settings by clicking on the curved arrow to the right of the link. This will open the file for download in a new window and the visitor will not be directed away from your website.<\/li>\n
      4. Save it and you’re done!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Now your visitor can, for example, download a PDF file via the link. He or she clicks on the link, lands in a separate window and can easily download the file there.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

        Make files available for direct download in WordPress<\/h2>\n

        If you want to save your visitors the two extra clicks (click on the link and click on “Download” in a separate window), you can also offer a file directly for download. This is at least as easy! To do this, you basically proceed as you just did. The difference, however, is that you first have to convert your file into a ZIP file on your computer.<\/p>\n

        This is how it works:<\/strong> Right-click on the file and select the compress function. Depending on the operating system, this is called something else. It couldn’t be easier \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

        Then you go through the same steps as just explained.<\/p>\n

        If your visitor now clicks on the link, no separate window opens, but the file is downloaded directly to his end device. There, however, they have to unpack it again.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

        Make files available for download in WordPress (in the Classic Editor)<\/h2>\n

        If you are oldschool \ud83d\ude0e and use the classic WordPress editor, the procedure is basically the same. However, you add the file here in a different place.<\/p>\n

        After you have added the file to your library (step 1-2 in the instructions above), proceed as follows:<\/p>\n

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        1. Open the page where the file is to be made available for download.<\/li>\n
        2. Click on Add Media.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>
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          Again, you can insert the file directly and link it in a text. This opens a separate window for the user. Alternatively, you can create a ZIP file and upload it so that the download is done with one click.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

          Making files available in WordPress with the help of a plugin<\/h2>\n

          As you have seen, you don’t actually need a plugin to make a PDF file available on your WordPress website, for example. However, you will certainly have noticed that the whole thing doesn’t look very nice. This is where the free plugin Medialist<\/a> comes into play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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          The download manager plugin supports you in this:<\/p>\n