You can see the zip-file as a shopping bag with a zip on top so that nothing will fall out. You put your files in the bag, zip it and then hand it over to the downloader. Let's make a zip-file for the printable planner files I want to share in my blog post.
For that I am going to the place on my computer where I have stored these planner files. I'm now going to create a new folder to store them in. Right click on screen with your mouse and choose the options to create a new folder:.
Give the new folder a name and then drag the files you want to share into the folder. Turn the folder into a zip-file by right clicking your mouse button on it and then selecting the 'copy to' option and the 'zip folder' option:. Before people can download anything from your blog post you have to upload the files somewhere online. You will end up on the Google Drive homepage which looks like this:.
You will see a message in your Google Drive screen that lets you know that the file is uploading to Google Drive:. The zip-file has now been uploaded to your Google Drive, the last step is to create a shareable link for this file and place that in your blog post. You may need it for example when you decide to update the article. Editing existing MS Word file is easier than creating it from a blog post again. Turning your blog post into a downloadable PDF is quite simple.
But depending on what result you want to get it may require less or more actions. There is a number of ways to do it — from automatically generated PDF from your blog posts with a help of a plugin to a manually designing PDF from scratch. In this tutorial I wanted to share a happy medium solution of making a PDF.
This allows more freedom and control on what gets into the PDF file. But at the same time it requires some manual actions and a little bit editing. For me it was the best way to generate PDF from my blog posts the way I wanted, at least for now.
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By the way, if we haven't met before - my name is Michael Bely. Don't be shy - add your comment or question below and let's talk! The comments for new authors are held for moderation, but no worries, I approve them regularly :. One questions I do have. I want to start my own blog but cannot decide on a domain name. When I set up a blog and choose a domain name is it possible that I can change the name later on? You can change your domain name. But you will need either to start your website from scratch again or you will need to migrate your site from old domain to a new domain which can be challenging sometimes.
I created a notepad document and then tried changing it to. You need to use a file manager to do it. For example, you can use one in your control panel provided by your hosting e.
Or you can use a FTP client e. Filezilla to upload a file to your server. Thanks for the quick reply! Super appreciate it and your post was on point. Awesome quick easy way to turn my posts into PDFs! No problem. The PDF copy of this article is available at the end of the article click the button there.
Feel free to let me know if you mean anything different. If you understand the advantages of this manual method of semi-manual way of creating PDF, it can bring your advantages compared to PDF-creating plugins. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Hey Michel are you not worried where your blog as a downloaded pdf is going to be used? Credit issues? If someone wants to steal the content they will do it this way or the other. From my point of view protecting the publicly available content which my blog is does not make much sense.
I make my posts available for download for the easy of use for my subscribers. One of my subscribers asked for this feature. And it means that dozens of other my subscribers wanted it silently. Thanks for this, quite interesting. Hey John, Thanks for the input. Yes, this is one of the plugins which allow creating PDF s from blog posts.
But like other plugins it does not allow editing the content which goes finally to PDF. Don't subscribe All Replies to my comments Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe to the comments without commenting. Non-stop hosting monitoring reports. One best security plugin or combination of plugins? Protect your website from hacking step-by-step — easy, free and very effective. How to copy, clone, migrate big WordPress site easily and for free.
The best email opt-in plugin I could find for my use. Other useful articles How to Make a Blog Post Downloadable e. Share the knowledge Why not using an online tool to create PDF from a blog post? Does creating PDF from scratch sound good? What is your method of creating PDF from a blog post then? Come on show me how to create PDF from a blog post your way! Save your blog post to file from your browser 2.
Open the saved web page in a text editor MS Word and edit it 3. DOC or. DOCX as an editing backup file 4. Put the PDF file on the server and avoid duplicate content 4. Tags Blogger Tips. You may like these posts.
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