{"id":6194,"date":"2025-09-30T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/?p=6194"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T08:57:48","slug":"pdf-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2025\/09\/30\/pdf-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixed: PDF problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffff00\">This issue has been fixed with a release on Monday 13 October. PDFs now upload as expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><s>An issue with pdf uploaded to Glow Blogs has recently developed. Our developers are looking at the issue to create a fix.<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><s>The issue is that pdfs uploaded to Glow Blogs are \u2018truncated\u2019 to one page.<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><s>We hope this is fixed soon. There are a few workarounds you can use in the meantime.<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><s>Workaround 1 Media Settings<\/s><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In your dashboard <strong>Settings -&gt; Media<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>set the <strong>Resize larger images to<\/strong> setting to 0 and save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has the <strong>disadvantage<\/strong> that it will allow you to upload very large images to you blog without resizing. This will take up space on your blog very quickly. <span style=\"background: yellow\">   We recommend that you change the setting, then reset it to 1260 after uploading PDFs<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d24f7a2f863&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" data-attachment-id=\"6195\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2025\/09\/30\/pdf-problem\/resize-images\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30115131\/resize-images.png\" data-orig-size=\"1110,472\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"resize-images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30115131\/resize-images-500x213.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30115131\/resize-images-1024x435.png\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30115131\/resize-images-1024x435.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the &quot;Resize Larger images to &quot; section of the Media page of setting in the Glow Blogs Dashboard.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-6195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30115131\/resize-images-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30115131\/resize-images-500x213.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30115131\/resize-images-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30115131\/resize-images.png 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pdf uploaded after changing settings using the file block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30121636\/2pagepdf.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 2pagepdf.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c7803e7f-ecff-4c57-94fb-da815a339132\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30121636\/2pagepdf.pdf\">2pagepdf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30121636\/2pagepdf.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c7803e7f-ecff-4c57-94fb-da815a339132\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It also works with the dFlip plugin<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_6196\"  _slug=\"google-docs-example\" data-title=\"issue-example\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_6196 = {\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/glowblogs\\\/public\\\/glowbloghelp\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2545\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/30121636\\\/2pagepdf.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;Workaround 2 Google docs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have access to google docs you can upload a pdf there and share it;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set General access to \u2018Anyone with the link\u2019 and copy the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paste that link into the editor. It will embed the pdf in the post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VL49CYYQBYJYCz26Km4cBTVH-ZN7qZE-\/preview\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen ><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also just use the url in <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VL49CYYQBYJYCz26Km4cBTVH-ZN7qZE-\/view?usp=sharing\">a link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;Workaround 3 Onedrive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also host pdfs on Onedrive, these files do not embed, so you can only link to them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the PDF in Onedrive, Click the Share icon in the toolbar. Then the setting icon and set the share to with Anyone. Them Apply.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d24f7a30119&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"744\" data-attachment-id=\"6199\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/2025\/09\/30\/pdf-problem\/onedriveshare\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30120207\/onedriveshare.png\" data-orig-size=\"482,744\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"onedriveshare\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30120207\/onedriveshare-324x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30120207\/onedriveshare.png\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30120207\/onedriveshare.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of sharing a file in Onedrive\" class=\"wp-image-6199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30120207\/onedriveshare.png 482w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/glowbloghelp\/uploads\/sites\/2545\/2025\/09\/30120207\/onedriveshare-324x500.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><s>You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/gw09johnstonjohn4_glowmail_org_uk\/ESt0Et3vwbFEq7944A2-xsoBV5UEa5NRQkkF33dZF9sVqg?e=WrEdHs\">the link<\/a> in a post or page.<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><s>Neither of these external approaches will work with pdfs for use with the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/settings\/plugins-3-2\/dflip-plugin\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3640\">dFlip<\/a> plugin.<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><s>The File block will not accept urls. You need to use a link or a button.<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-765c4724 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VL49CYYQBYJYCz26Km4cBTVH-ZN7qZE-\/view?usp=share_link\">Download Pdf<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/glowblogshelp.goatcounter.com\/count?p=\/pdfproblem\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An issue with pdf uploaded to Glow Blogs has recently developed. Our developers are looking at the issue to create a fix.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is that pdfs uploaded to Glow Blogs are \u2018truncated\u2019 to one page.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this is fixed soon. 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