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PDF Documents Collection

Loop through a PDF folder to display the PDF's on the page as a link to opn in a new tab

by Cup O Code · github.com/tkeeley/pdf-document-collection

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Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/tkeeley/pdf-document-collection/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
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PDF Documents Collection Plugin Overview The PDF Documents Collection Plugin is designed to display PDF documents stored in a specific folder on your WordPress site. It scans the folder for PDFs, sorts them by month and year, and displays them as links on the page. Each link opens the respective PDF in a new tab.

Features Displays PDF documents in a specified folder. Sorts and categorizes PDFs by month and year. Provides clickable links that open PDFs in a new tab. Easy to integrate using a shortcode. Installation Download the plugin files. Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress. Usage Ensure your PDF documents are organized in the following structure within the plugin's directory:

yaml Copy code wp-content/plugins/pdf-documents-collection/documents/ ├── 2023 │ ├── January 2023.pdf │ ├── February 2023.pdf │ └── ... (other months) └── 2024 ├── January 2024.pdf ├── February 2024.pdf └── ... (other months) Add the following shortcode to any post or page where you want the PDFs to be displayed:

csharp Copy code [data_sheets] Customization You can customize the appearance of the PDF list by modifying the CSS within the plugin code.

Code Explanation Plugin Header php Copy code /**

  • Plugin Name: PDF Documents Collection
  • Description: Loop through a PDF folder to display the PDFs on the page as a link to open in a new tab
  • Version: 1.0
  • Author: Cup O Code
  • Author URI: https://www.cupocode.com */ Shortcode Function Data Sheets Shortcode The data_sheets_shortcode function generates the HTML and CSS for displaying the PDF links.

php Copy code function data_sheets_shortcode() { ob_start(); ?>

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<?php return ob_get_clean(); } Adding Shortcode The shortcode [data_sheets] is registered using the add_shortcode function.

php Copy code add_shortcode('data_sheets', 'data_sheets_shortcode'); Support For support and further customization, please visit Cup O Code.