How to publish a digital edition PDF

Applies to: All themes 

Options to paywall a digital editions section:

• Section paywall: Turn Premium on for the entire digital edition section, and add a PDF link to each article card. 
• Article paywall: Turn Premium on for individual articles, and add a PDF link in the body copy of each article. 

Options to publish a digital edition PDF:

1. Add a link to the PDF in the article body. On click, the PDF will open in a new window. 
2. Add a link to the PDF to a card. When the card is clicked, the PDF will open in a new window. 
3. Display the full PDF directly in the article. PDFs in-article must be under 10MB. 
    

1. Add a link to the PDF in the article body

• In the Asset Manager:
  • Upload the PDF and name it something that will make it easy to find later 
  • Assign to a 'Digital editions' collection (optional) 
• Create an article for the digital edition, eg 'Digital edition #21':
  • If the article will be paywalled your link needs to appear after the 'paywall overlay'. For example, an introduction like:
    Welcome to this week's edition.
    In this edition:
    Feature 1
    Feature 2
    Click here to view the PDF
  • To add the PDF link, click 'Add asset as link' in the editor: 
    
  • Select your PDF and a link like this will appear: https://d3pbdxdl8c65wb.cloudfront.net/n/573/2023/Mar/23/Transform your website.pdf
  • Copy that link to your pasteboard 
  • Highlight your text prompt (eg: Click here to view the PDF), click the 'Link' icon and paste in the PDF link URL. Here is an example.
    
  • Save or Publish
     

2. Add a link to the PDF to a card

• In the Asset Manager:
  • Upload the PDF and name it something that will make it easy to find later 
  • Assign to a 'Digital editions' collection (optional) 
• Create an article for the digital edition, eg 'Digital edition #21:
  • Add some text to the body copy. This text will not be seen, but all articles must contain at least a single character to be published. 
  • To access the PDF link, click 'Add asset as link' in the editor: 
    
  • Select your PDF and a link like this will appear:https://d3pbdxdl8c65wb.cloudfront.net/n/573/2023/Mar/23/Transform your website.pdf
  • Copy that link to your pasteboard 
  • Now go across to the tab Advanced > External URL > paste in the PDF link 
• Publish. When the card is clicked, the PDF will open in a new window.
   

3. Display the full PDF in the article

• Important: PDFs in-article should be kept under 10MB. 
• In the Asset Manager:
  • Upload the PDF and name it something that will make it easy to find later 
  • Assign to a 'Digital editions' collection (optional) 
• Create an article for the digital edition, eg 'Digital edition #21':
  • If the article will be paywalled, your link should be after the 'paywall overlay'. See below for a page example. You could include an introduction line like:
    Welcome to this week's edition.
    In this edition:
    - Feature 1
    - Feature 2
  • To find the PDF link, click 'Add asset as link' in the editor: 
    
  • Select your PDF and you will see a link like this: https://d3pbdxdl8c65wb.cloudfront.net/n/573/2023/Mar/23/Transform your website.pdf
  • Copy that link to your pasteboard 
  • Now click on 'Insert media embed':
    
  • Paste the PDF link into the URL field. Save and Preview. 
  • Publish