- Posts
How do I add a monthly newsletter, either in .pdf or .docx file type to the website. I want to be able to copy the newsletter url and post it on FB and as an email insert. Size is around 780 kb and is 8 pages.
Hi Harry-
Thanks for the great question. One of the great things about using the BoldGrid WordPress Website Builder is that you can use any plugin for WordPress together with it.
Most website owners create this type of “monthly” content using Blog Posts, but you can use PDF’s if you prefer. For this specific case, I’d recommend a plugin like PDF Embedder, which not only lets you use links to your newsletter on Facebook, but also embed the PDF’s directly into a blog post, which you could create monthly.
I wouldn’t recommend using DocX, that’s not a web-native format and it may be more difficult to access for some of your users.
Okay, I’m using PDF Embedder and can get the “preview” working, but I can’t get a “new page” created to add to my existing one page website. I’ve tried adding a “new Page” and a “new post” with the same results. I can also see where the structure shows HOME and Newsletter, but it doesn’t show on the “published web site”.
Regards,
HAHi Harry!
I was able to locate the Monthly Newsletter post on your website by scoping out the sitemap and I think I have a solution that will work for you!
The first thing you will need to do is set up a main blog page on your website and Jesse, our Community Manager, created this video that demonstrates how to create one:
Once the blog page is created is will automatically display a listing of every blog post on your website. Then you will then be able to create a new Post for each newsletter to have them show up in that list.
To help maintain the One Page design of your site I think you should then add a link somewhere on your Home page that goes directly to your blog page. You could also have the option of creating a navigation menu, but doing that seems like it might clash with the current design of your website.
Please let us know if you have any other questions for us Harry!
I was able to send the newsletter out with a link in an email.
I don’t know where I gave the idea that this was a one page website?
Using Weebly, we had at least 8 pages and it was easy to add pages to the main page header menu.
Also I find that embedded links in the .pdf file don’t act as hyperlinks, so I question as to how I can add a “button” to the main page, to go directly to the newsletter. Additionally the same situation of not being able to hyperlink to the ZOOM MEETING information in the pdf occurs.
I appreciate your assistance so far, but fully realize that the “consultation” left a lot to be desired as to overall functionality and desired outcome for the website.
Mended Hearts 81 – Atlanta, is a small, 501(c)3, non-profit, with a small budget and we can’t afford to have a massive outlay for expenditures.
Thanks in advance for your assistance,
Harry AbramsHi Harry!
If you want to create a multi-page website and move away from the current one page design then our guide on creating a navigation menu should provide you with the information you need to start adding links to your website’s header.
I did some digging into the issue you described with links in your PDFs not functioning as expected and found a thread in the PDF Embedder support forums that gives some additional insight. Based on the response from their support team, it looks like clickable links within embedded PDFs is specifically disabled in the free version of their plugin.
The easiest way to add buttons to your page content is with the Add Block Component tools provided by our Post and Page Builder. Button elements are located under the Design heading in the Components list and when you create the button you will also be able to provide a link for it so the appropriate content is loaded when the button is clicked.
Please let us know if there is anything else that we can do to help Harry!
- The topic ‘Add monthly PDF or DocX newsletter’ is closed to new replies.
