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Revision as of 17:43, 13 November 2016
Learn how to upload a file to WordPress and add a link for others to download.
Upload the file and create a link
From the post or page where you want the link:
- Click the Add Media button
- Choose Upload Files and Select File to locate the file on your hard drive (you can also drag and drop the file)
- Change the Title field if you need to, this will become the name of the link embedded in your post
- Set the Link To field to Media File otherwise an additional page will be created to download the file from
- Click the "Insert into post" button to create the text link to the file
- Publish your post
For protected files
To attach files that need protected access see:
Attaching links to protected readings in WordPress