Lack of interest Resources: inline PDF handling

woei · Jun 4, 2021

On our forums we use a lot of the resource system like a knowledge base, we have resources containing one "pdf" file with information.

It would be really nice, if it would be able to show the PDF inline, without the need for people to download the PDF file.

Something like this showing the PDF content inline:

Chromaniac · Jun 4, 2021

This is sort of easy with a custom bbcode media site. This is what I have.

Media Site ID: PDF
Match URLs: ((?'id'.*\.pdf))
Embed Template:

<iframe loading="lazy" width="80%" height="400" src="https://docs.google.com/gview?url={$id}&amp;embedded=true" style="border: none;" ></iframe><br />

(This works if the link has .pdf extension and uses Google Docs Viewer)

woei · Jul 30, 2021

Thank you, but I would prefer a solution without Google Docs Viewer. Surely there should be something available?

AndyB · Jul 30, 2021

You might like this add-on:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/open-pdf.6100/

Chromaniac · Jul 30, 2021

Microsoft also has a similar viewer but it didn't work well for. There are also open source alternatives. I believe Mozilla has a js based pdf viewer but it seemed complicated to use for this purpose. I imagine you can also just use the iframe to load pdf as most browsers can render pdf natively.

woei · Aug 2, 2021

AndyB said:
You might like this add-on:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/open-pdf.6100/

Hi Andy, thanks, this is a step in the direction, but still not the preferred solution.

Wing · Oct 17, 2022

woei said:
Hi Andy, thanks, this is a step in the direction, but still not the preferred solution.

@woei curious if you ever found a solution? We are seeking the same thing for our board. Thanks!

woei · Oct 18, 2022

@Wing sadly not. The wish is still here to find a good inline PDF solution

Brian Jones · Jan 25, 2023

Can we reopen this? I think there is interest in seeing a feature like this. Please?

Carlitos132 · Jan 26, 2023

I would also be interested in this

beerForo · Jan 26, 2023

Maybe this?

[XFA] Embedded PDF II (BBCode)

Do not forget to rate it. This helps others to make decisions. If you have any ideas or suggestions don't hesitate to contact with me. You can Embed all online readable PDF files in to your board via custom BB Code. Usage: NOTE: PDF Link must...

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Carlitos132 · Jan 26, 2023

beerForo said:
Maybe this?

[XFA] Embedded PDF II (BBCode)

Do not forget to rate it. This helps others to make decisions. If you have any ideas or suggestions don't hesitate to contact with me. You can Embed all online readable PDF files in to your board via custom BB Code. Usage: NOTE: PDF Link must...

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That would be an alternative, yes. But I think displaying it inline actually looks better and is more intuitive

beerForo · Jan 26, 2023

Pretty sure that's what embedded means, have you tried it?

Wing · Jan 26, 2023

beerForo said:
Maybe this?

[XFA] Embedded PDF II (BBCode)

Do not forget to rate it. This helps others to make decisions. If you have any ideas or suggestions don't hesitate to contact with me. You can Embed all online readable PDF files in to your board via custom BB Code. Usage: NOTE: PDF Link must...

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Looks like it is unmaintained and not working properly with 2.2

beerForo · Jan 26, 2023

Unmaintained doesn't necessarily mean there won't be updates if broken. @XFA is active in the community and may be able to help.

XFA · Jan 27, 2023

Yes we took those over so in case there are issues one can warn us.

Carlitos132 · Jan 27, 2023

beerForo said:
Pretty sure that's what embedded means, have you tried it?

I have not and I honestly mistaken the plugin for another. I’ll try it out, but I do believe the embedding of PDF attachments (instead of having to upload it via FTP or similar) is desirable

XFA · Jan 27, 2023

Indeed, this add-on (I just updated it).
Only allows embedding external pdf from an url not attachments.

Wing · Jan 27, 2023

So with the current add on, I need to manually upload via FTP our pdf files to embed? I can’t just use the pdf attachment url from uploading within our site? If so, that’s a no go in 2023.

XFA · Jan 29, 2023

Wing said:
So with the current add on, I need to manually upload via FTP our pdf files to embed? I can’t just use the pdf attachment url from uploading within our site? If so, that’s a no go in 2023.

This was originally designed like that by the initial author yes.

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