Try the "Insert Link" button in TinyMCE instead. On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Zak CythonUser <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Mezzanine Users, > > I started using Mezzanine about two weeks ago, and I am already a huge > fan. My clients are huge fans, too. > > I have a question: How is the average non-programmer supposed to upload a > PDF onto a Mezzanine site? > > Here is the process I used, but I am a professional programmer: > > 1. While editing a RichTextPage using TinyMCE, click "insert an image". > (Not intuitive for non-programmers) > > 2. Upload a PDF, not an image file. This is allowed. > > 3. The PDF shows up in the "Media" browser, but you cannot click on it > because it is not an image. > > 4. Right-click the link and "copy URL to clipboard". > > 5. Close the "insert an image" popup box. > > 6. Type "here is my PDF" in the editor. > > 7. Highlight "here is my PDF". > > 8. Click "insert a link". > > 9. In the HREF field, paste the URL. It gives a full URL (with domain > name), so I deleted the domain name. > > 10. Click "done" and then save the RichTextPage. You now have a link to a > PDF, and the PDF is on the server. > > In WordPress (which I hate with a fiery passion), uploading a PDF is > really easy. Why does it seem so hard in Mezzanine? > > Is there an easier method that I am not aware of? > > Thank you, > > Zak > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Mezzanine Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Stephen McDonald http://jupo.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mezzanine Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
