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Load PDFs / documents when scrolling

Create an endless PDFs / documents library. Loads PDFs/ documents and appends to the page when a visitor scrolls.

BSK PDF Manager has a feature of load PDFs / documents when a visitor scrolls since version 3.6. If you have an infinite number of documents, it will look like infinite loading when scrolling. Infinite loading is mostly use as an issue when some program / codes have bug. But in BSK PDF Manager it means load PDFs / documents when scrolling.

Likes the below animation, the PDFs / documents is loaded and append to the page when scrolling.

How a user can upload a PDF directly without going into WordPress

Even though BSK PDF Manager supports adding PDF / documents by Editor, Author, Contributor by change capability settings, some users still want a way to add PDF / documents without access WordPress' other parts. It is because Editor, Author, Contributor are WordPress' default roles and there are some default menus for them.

Here we introduce a new way to upload a PDF directly without access WordPress' other parts.

Failed to load module script: Expected a JavaScript module script but the server responded with a MIME type of “”

Sometimes, if the page contains .mjs files, you will find that nothing is displayed on the page. If you check further, you will see the following message in your browser console.

Failed to load module script: Expected a JavaScript module script but the server responded with a MIME type of "". Strict MIME type checking is enforced for module scripts per HTML spec.

Let's see how to handle a blank html page and get an error message.
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Display File Type Icons in WordPress

Would you like to display the file type icon next to the download link? Recently our plugin BSK PDF Manager has a new feature to display file type icons in WordPress. Yes, and it's easy. In this article, we will show you how to add file type icons in WordPress.

Let's see demo screenshot first:

Forminator Blacklist

Forminator already includes hidden integration with Akismet and can do spam protection. The Google RECAPTCHA field also helps prevent bots from submitting spam. But some submissions made by a real human can still beat your system. I guess you get a lot of spam emails submitted by SEO companies. To stop this spam, you need a Forminator Blacklist tool.

Gravity Forms validate email domain

Last week, we received a ticket about "We have some use cases where we need to whitelist domains along with a small amount of email". The email list feature in BSK Forms Blacklist handles this situation well. Here, we'll describe how to make Gravity Forms validate email domains.

Set up custom role user to upload PDF/document

Want a custom user to upload PDFs to your WordPress, but fear that he/she will mess up the site? You may consider setting up a custom role user to upload PDFs/documents using BSK PDF Manager Pro.

This is easy to do, just create a custom role and give that role only some basic BSK PDF Manager Pro capabilities on the settings page.

Receive notifications when a website adds PDF files

There are many reasons why readers/parents of students/prayers and fellowships might want to know when a bookstore/school/church will add a new PDF file to their website. It is common for website owners/hosts to post their terms and conditions, regulations and pricing/offering details via PDF URLs. Often you need to upload a PDF file to your website, then get the URL of the PDF file and paste it into the email content, which is time-consuming and error-prone. BSK PDF Manager Pro users can use notifications to automatically send emails with PDF links to all users or to specified email addresses.

With notification created, readers/parents of students/prayers and fellowships will receive notifications when a website adds PDF files.

Open PDF in new tab on iOS

How to open PDF in new tab on iOS?

If it's a link to a PDF file on a page, you can do it the way described here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252635210

The iPhone's screen is small, and if you're displaying a lot of PDFs, the list of file links can look long and take up too much screen area. Is there a way I can succinctly display a list of PDF links and let the visitor open it in a new tab? Follow the steps below and you can do it easily.

WordPress permalink to PDF

Distributing the PDF version of the article may cause the file name to change. To change the file name, users need to be notified of the URL of the new file again, otherwise they will still read the old PDF or have a broken link error. Using WordPress to permanently link to PDF will help users get the latest information, no matter how the PDF file name changes.

BSK PDF Manager has the feature of enable permalink and it can help you do PDF permalink easily.