Uploading Documents
Note: Some of the instructions from this guide are referring to the WP Admin dashboard. You can get to this dashboard by adding
/wp-admin
to the end of your site’s url (e.g.: example.wordpress.com/wp-admin)
You can upload documents to your WordPress.com blog using the Add Media icon of your editor. For a list of file types we support, see Accepted File Types.
The following steps are outlined for users who wish to upload a document and add its download link to a blog post or page.
From Your Computer
The following process describes uploading a document from your computer to your blog’s Media Library and inserting a download link into a post or page.
- Go to Blog Posts → Add or Pages → Add.
- Click on the Add Media icon found directly above your editor.
- Simply drag and drop your files into the box that appears, or click Add New to choose a file from your computer to upload.
- Once the file has finished uploading, click the Insert button.
- You should now have a working download link to the file in your new post or page.
From a URL
The following process describes inserting a download link to a file which already exists on another web site. This method will not upload the document/file to your blog’s Media Library; as such, if the file is removed from its location, your link will appear broken. This is not recommended unless you know the file will always be available at the specified location.
- Go to Blog Posts → Add or Pages → Add.
- Click on the Add Media icon found directly above your editor.
- Click on the Add via URL button.
- Enter the URL and click Upload.
- First, you’ll want to upload your document to your Media Library as directed above.
- Then, select the document from the list of uploaded files, choose Edit at the bottom left corner of the window. There, you’ll be able to copy the document’s link.
- Finally, follow the Image Links guide using your newly acquired file URL.
- Click the Insert button.
- You should now have a working download link to the file in your new post or page.
Link an Image to a Document
Sometimes you need to dress up a download link with an image like this:
With just a couple extra steps you can upload an image and a document, like a PDF, and link your image to the PDF file. When your users view your page they can click on the button to grab your
.pdf
download.
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From the WP Admin Media Library
Note: The instructions from this guide are referring to the WP Admin dashboard. You can get to this dashboard by adding
/wp-admin
to the end of your site’s url (e.g.: example.wordpress.com/wp-admin)The following process describes inserting a download link to a file which already exists in your Media Library.
- In the WP Admin dashboard, go to Posts → Add New or Pages → Add New.
- Click on the Add Media icon found directly above your editor.
- Click on the Media Library tab.
- Locate the file you wish to add and click on it once.
- Select the Media File option under Attachment Display Settings (the type of link you choose will be saved for next time).
- Click the Insert into post button.
- You should now have a working download link to the file in your new post or page.