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I have a page called news. Each week someone uploads a pdf of the latest news to the site. On this page I would like to show a preview of the newest upload in the news category and allow users to download it. This preview should automatically update when a new pdf is uploaded.
I have purchased the PDF Viewer plugin, but I cannot see how to add a category with a preview to an existing page.
Hello @mrbobdobolina,
Greetings for the day!
In order to show a single pdf preview please use template tag [doc_preview] in your corresponding page template.
Also, you will find more details on the below add-on page.
https://demo.wpdownloadmanager.com/wpdmpro/download/pdf-viewer/
Thanks.
I’m currently unable to edit/create templates (it tells me I need Pro to clone a template.)
There is a page template called “Single Column with Doc Preview” but when I am adding a file to a page, I don’t see any page template options, I only see “link templates.”
Do I need Pro for this feature? (I’m hesitant to purchase Pro without knowing it can do what I need it to do.)
Sorry for the inconvenience.
You can set page template by editing a package and setting a page template by following this.
You don’t need to purchase the Pro version as you should be able to edit a related page template by following the below instructions.
However, With WPDM Pro you can edit page/link templates easily from the dashboard.
Let me know if you need further assistance regarding this matter.
Thanks.
I’m trying really hard to follow these instructions and it seems very complicated… Isn’t there a shortcode I can put on a page (that’s already created) that will display the latest upload in a certain category? (As a preview?)
Something like [wpdm_category id="2021-announcements," cols="1" toolbar=0 item_per_page=1 template="doc_preview"] ?
Hi,
Don’t worry I will try my best to help you.
[doc_preview] is a template tag that you can’t use directly on a post/page.
Here please follow this screencast I just made for you.
I hope now you should be able to solve this issue.
However, if still, you need further assistance then please provide us with your temporary wp-admin login details and site URL in a private reply so that I can set it up for you.
Also, please share the related page/file/package URL with us where the issue exists.
Best Regards
Thank you. This was helpful and I now understand what I need to do.
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