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 $post object so the rest of the page works correctly ?>
<?php endif; ?>
However, that code outputs the link to the attachment itself (i.e. http://test.pr-tech.com/?attachment_id=175), NOT the direct link to the PDF which is what I was hoping for.
What am I missing here?
Also, the page in question is here: http://test.pr-tech.com/product/spanguard-abs-standard-power-line-marker/
You can see in the intro section where it says ‘SpanGuard Brochure (PDF)’ which is where I using this PHP code above. It is indeed outputting the correct title of the attachment, but it’s linking to the attachment page instead of the PDF itself.
Thoughts?
instead of the_permalink() you want to use echo wp_get_attachment_url($post->ID);
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_attachment_url
