How do you create a link within newsletter to a PDF
Posted: 23 Jul 2017, 00:49
Using the Newsletter editor I've created a link to a pdf document which is located in the media manager.
An example would be: http://www.example.com/images/test.pdf
The newsletter when sent provides the link as images/test.pdf.
Switching off the TinyMCE editor and using no editor as done in articles etc. still strips off the http://example.com
Is there some way to have the complete link within a newsletter?
Something like the provided {article link} would be great. Suggestion: {pdf link}.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Phil
Follow up notes:
For a quick solution there are three ways to get a link to a local PDF into a newsletter:
1. Switch the system default editor to None.
2. Switch the system default editor to CodeMirror.
3. Create an article which contains a link to the PDF and use the {articlelink} within the newsletter to point to that article.
Each of these have a degree of annoyance.
One and Two require the OP to edit without WYSIWYG capability. This can be rather complicated if the newsletter has any degree of formatting and/or graphics.
The third procedure requires the recipient of the newsletter to click on the article link and then click on the PDF link.
For a forth option the OP could install a third party editor that allows absolute links within the newsletter.
An example would be: http://www.example.com/images/test.pdf
The newsletter when sent provides the link as images/test.pdf.
Switching off the TinyMCE editor and using no editor as done in articles etc. still strips off the http://example.com
Is there some way to have the complete link within a newsletter?
Something like the provided {article link} would be great. Suggestion: {pdf link}.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Phil
Follow up notes:
For a quick solution there are three ways to get a link to a local PDF into a newsletter:
1. Switch the system default editor to None.
2. Switch the system default editor to CodeMirror.
3. Create an article which contains a link to the PDF and use the {articlelink} within the newsletter to point to that article.
Each of these have a degree of annoyance.
One and Two require the OP to edit without WYSIWYG capability. This can be rather complicated if the newsletter has any degree of formatting and/or graphics.
The third procedure requires the recipient of the newsletter to click on the article link and then click on the PDF link.
For a forth option the OP could install a third party editor that allows absolute links within the newsletter.