Post Object returning attachment URL, not direct URL

• PumpinIron

• October 9, 2015 at 2:10 pm

Okay, what I am trying to do here is simple.

I’ve created a Post Object field on the backend. The field allows you to select an attachment from the drop down menu that is basically a bunch of PDFs I’ve uploaded to the site.

My code for outputting the direct link to this PDF in my template is as follows:

<?php
								$post_object = get_field('product_brochure');
								if( $post_object ): 
									// override $post
									$post = $post_object;
									setup_postdata( $post ); 
                            ?>
								<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
								<?php wp_reset_postdata(); // IMPORTANT - reset the $post object so the rest of the page works correctly ?>
							<?php endif; ?>

However, that code outputs the link to the attachment itself (i.e. http://test.pr-tech.com/?attachment_id=175), NOT the direct link to the PDF which is what I was hoping for.

What am I missing here?

• PumpinIron

• October 10, 2015 at 2:39 am

Also, the page in question is here: http://test.pr-tech.com/product/spanguard-abs-standard-power-line-marker/

You can see in the intro section where it says ‘SpanGuard Brochure (PDF)’ which is where I using this PHP code above. It is indeed outputting the correct title of the attachment, but it’s linking to the attachment page instead of the PDF itself.

Thoughts?

• John Huebner

• October 12, 2015 at 10:16 am

instead of the_permalink() you want to use echo wp_get_attachment_url($post->ID);

https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_attachment_url