Written by Admin on 2025-05-06

WordPress Automatically Downloads PDF: Here's How to Make It Happen

WordPress is a popular content management system that is favored by website owners for its simplicity and user-friendly interface. If you are looking for a way to enable your site visitors to download PDF files automatically, you can activate this feature on WordPress with just a few steps.

Step 1: Install a PDF Embedder Plugin

The first thing you need to do is install a PDF Embedder plugin. There are many options available for free on the WordPress plugin repository, but we will recommend 'PDF Embedder' by Dan Lester as it is a popular and trusted option.

To install the plugin, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Plugins and click "Add New"
2. Search for the "PDF Embedder" plugin by Dan Lester
3. Install and activate the plugin on your WordPress site.

After installing the plugin, your WordPress site is now ready to embed PDF files.

Step 2: Upload Your PDF On WordPress

The next step is uploading the PDF file you want to offer to your site visitors. You can do this by navigating to Media and choosing "Add New". Locate the PDF file on your computer and upload it to your WordPress site.

Step 3: Embed the PDF On a Page or Post

Now that the PDF file is uploaded to your WordPress site, you can embed it on a page or post. To do this, create a new page or post on your WordPress site, or edit an existing one.

Once you're on the page or post editor, click the "Add Media" button and select "Insert From URL". Paste the link to the uploaded PDF file and select "Insert into post".

The PDF will now be embedded in your page or post ready for automatic download.

Step 4: Enable Automatic Download

The last step is to allow the PDF file to automatically start downloading when a site visitor clicks the embedded file. To enable automatic download, add the following shortcode to the page or post editor:

[pdf-embedder url="your-pdf-url.pdf" download="true"]

Replace "your-pdf-url.pdf" with the URL where you uploaded your PDF, and set the "download" attribute to "true".

That's it! Your site visitors can now click on the embedded PDF file, and it will automatically start downloading to their device.

Conclusion

By following these simple steps, you can make it possible for your WordPress site visitors to automatically download PDF files. Remember to install the PDF Embedder plugin, upload your PDF file, embed it on a page or post, and enable automatic download with the shortcode.