How to Add Publications for Download on Your WordPress Blog

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get the WordPress Publication Archive plug-in on your blog.

   Go to plug-ins and click 'install new'.
   
   Search WP Publication Archive and install it to your WP blog.
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   Step 2: After you install and activate the plug-in

   On your side dashboard in your back office, you will find a New Publications heading.
   
   Click on it and once the page opens, click 'add new'.
   
   You will see a normal article start page. ,, You can also drag and drop files here. ,,, This will load a preset URL that will be used for the downloading the page. , You need to copy the URL that appears in the publication line above the upload publication.
   
   The preset URL from the blog should be there. , Click on 'pages'
   
   then click 'add new'. , Upload that picture to your media library. , So the page is very basic.
   
   Headline says something like, Thank you for confirming your subscription.
   
   Access your download below. , This will take you to your media library where you can find your download now button.
   
   Click on that and set it up for your page.
   
   This will employ some ALT text, and then the URL you copied from the publication page and set it up to link to a custom URL, and then put that URL into the link to box.
   
   Make it center justification and then click insert into post If you have done this right, your page should be neat and clean with it all center justification. , Make the password simple and then include the password in the email that gets sent to have them confirm the subscription.
   
   In your publish options you will find the default to visibility is public.
   
   Click the link that says change and change it to password protected. ,,,
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   Step 3: add a publication.

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   Step 4: Scroll down the page about halfway and click the button that says 'upload publication'.

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   Step 5: Click 'select files' to pick files from your computer.

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   Step 6: Find the file on your computer and click open

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   Step 7: this will upload it to your publication archive but you are not done just yet.

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   Step 8: Scroll down the frame and add a clear

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   Step 9: complete title

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    Step 10: a description and any relevant information

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    Step 11: like a caption before proceeding.

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    Step 12: On the line that says Link URL

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    Step 13: click 'file URL'.

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    Step 14: Select 'insert into post'.

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    Step 15: Create a download page.

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    Step 16: Go to Google and find a download now button

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    Step 17: they are everywhere.

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    Step 18: On the new page

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    Step 19: make it a confirmation page from your auto responder campaign.

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    Step 20: Click on add media

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    Step 21: top left corner of the post box.

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    Step 22: Set a password.

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    Step 23: Enter a simple password and then click OK. Then you click 'publish'.

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    Step 24: Set up your email marketing campaign so that it goes to a generic thank you page provided by your email marketing and then the confirmation link goes to your download page and includes the password for your page.

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    Step 25: If you have a valuable eBook to give away

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    Step 26: this should automate the process to allow opt ins to download it without you having to personally email every one.

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