This document will walk you through adding documents (.pdf, .doc, etc.) to your site using the Documents Listing page element.
The Documents Listing page element will allow you to display a list of documents on a page. This page element can be used on a one-, two-, and three-column layout on your page.
This page element is useful for displaying documents like:
Each document that you want to use on the page will have to have an associated Document custom post, which contains details about the document. You then choose which documents you want to display on a page by using the Documents Listing page element.
Document Pages use Document Types. They function similarly to Categories, but they are used specifically for documents. If you are maintaining a site which logs monthly minutes for a several meetings, you can create different Document Types (e.g. Staff Meeting and Student Meeting) for each meeting. This allows you to display just Staff Meeting minutes on one page, and just Student Meeting minutes on another.
The intent is to showcase a specific document (e.g. project charter, department mission statement) or set of Document Types (e.g. meeting minutes) for easy download or linking. When there is not a need to showcase or categorize, you can always just add documents as links in Text Blocks: WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Text Block Page Element
Before displaying any Documents on pages with the listing page element, you must first create the custom posts themselves. Access these by clicking on Documents Page in the left hand column of your main WordPress administrator screen.
To add the Documents Listing page element, navigate to your page and the column layout you want to add it to.