Need Help with PDF Integration
I’m trying to figure out how to add a PDF file that I have stored in my Google Drive directly into one of my blog posts on Blogger. I’ve been searching around but can’t seem to find a clear method that works.
I want visitors to be able to view the PDF without having to download it or leave my blog page. Is there a way to make the document show up embedded right in the post itself? I’ve tried a few different approaches but nothing seems to work properly.
Any suggestions on the best way to do this would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!
The Google Drive method works, but the preview loads pretty slowly. I prefer uploading PDFs to Google Docs first, then publishing to web. Just go File > Publish to web, pick ‘Embed’ and grab the iframe code. It’s way faster than Drive preview and you get better control over display size. You can tweak the width and height in the iframe code to match your blog layout. Been using this for two years - totally reliable.
i had the same problem, but found a fix! change the sharing settings of your pdf to ‘anyone with link can view’, then just swap ‘/view?usp=sharing’ with ‘/preview’ in the url. then use an iframe in your post. works like a charm!
Google Drive embedding is a pain with different browsers. I switched to PDF.js viewer and it works way better. Just upload your PDF to Drive, grab the direct link, then use Mozilla’s PDF.js embed code: <iframe src="https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=YOUR_PDF_URL" width="100%" height="600px"></iframe>. Swap YOUR_PDF_URL with your Drive file’s direct download link. This loads the same way every time and gives users all the PDF controls - zoom, page navigation, the works. Way more reliable than Drive’s native preview.