Compatibility Elementor

Hi @neee,

Yes the plugin is compatible with Elementor. When using a module based layout builder such as Elementor, WPBakery, Divi, etc. you need to use a Text, HTML, Raw Code, or Shortcode module to insert the PDF successfully. Most of these drag and drop editors use their own proprietary method to access the Media Gallery with breaks the automatic shortcode insertion by the PDF Embedder plugin. You will need to add this manually to your content. I would suggest keeping your Media Gallery open in another browser tab for convenience.

1. With the layout editor, use a module that supports plain text, raw HTML, or code,
2. Manually enter [pdf-embedder url=" "],
3. From your Media Gallery tab, select the PDF you want to embed and copy the File URL (triple click to highlight, Ctrl+V / right-click copy),
4. Paste the URL into the shortcode,
5. Publish the page / post.

This method will add the required shortcode to embed the PDF so that the PDF will be displayed in the viewer on the front end of your site.

It would be cool though if you could add a block to Elementor since it’s the most used page builder of all. Because explaining that to my clients, isnt gonna work haha