How to upload a pdf using joomla

Post by pambesteder » Mon Nov 22, pm. All Rights Reserved. Quick links. Forum Post Assistant - If you are serious about wanting help, you should use this tool to help you post. Want to do it from the backend. In Global Configuration , get to the Systems section. In the Media Settings area, make sure to include pdf without the dot before it in the Legal Extensions File Type field.

Here's what I have in mine all I did was include. Go to the Media Manager and while on the folder you want to include the document, just upload it. You will need to change some settings before adding it. All PDF document should open in a new window. Ensure you select Target: Open in new window. Step 8: Click Save to save your changes to the page. Step 9: Go to the front-end of the website to check out your work. To do this, you can click the name of your website in the top right corner of your screen.

Team Careers Our Reviews. Add a PDF in Joomla For some websites, it is necessary to add documents for users to download or view online. Step 7: Click Insert. Stay Clued In! You will need to create a folder to contain your PDFs if you don't already have one. You can create the folder in the Media Manager window.

On the left side of the window you will see the folders in your images root folder, on the right side are the files in those folders, and below are the create folder and upload functions. When you have navigated to your folder, you can upload the file using the "Start Upload" button click the "Browse" button to select your files.

Now, you need to find the exact URL for your uploaded file. Even though the folder structure on the left hand side says "Media" for the root folder top level , the actual folder the files are in can be named differently.

Actually, in Joomla 1. So the path to the folder is:. In fact, you will see parts of the URL in the text field below the file window. This is the full server URL, though. So it can be a bit confusing. In my case, the file URL will be:.