Title: PDF upload problems
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# PDF upload problems

 *  Resolved [jrichards1988](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrichards1988/)
 * (@jrichards1988)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-upload-problems/)
 * I just installed WordPress and am learning to use it. I have never done anything
   like this before so most of the language is pretty new to me.
 *  Here is the problem that I am running into. I have uploaded the PDF into the
   media gallery. I linked it to my page, but when I try to view it on the test 
   site I get this error.
 * ( ! ) Catchable fatal error: Object of class WP_Error could not be converted 
   to string in C:\wamp\www\testsite\wp-content\themes\responsive\includes\functions.
   php on line 452
    Call Stack # Time Memory Function Location 1 0.0018 365384 {
   main}( ) ..\index.php:0 2 0.0029 369072 require( ‘C:\wamp\www\testsite\wp-blog-
   header.php’ ) ..\index.php:17 3 0.5774 21730168 require_once( ‘C:\wamp\www\testsite\
   wp-includes\template-loader.php’ ) ..\wp-blog-header.php:16 4 0.5834 21776488
   include( ‘C:\wamp\www\testsite\wp-content\themes\responsive\single.php’ ) ..\
   template-loader.php:47 5 0.7503 21908104 responsive_breadcrumb_lists( ) ..\single.
   php:31
 *  I am running Wampserver. I don’t know if that makes a difference. Thank you 
   in advance for your help.

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 *  Thread Starter [jrichards1988](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrichards1988/)
 * (@jrichards1988)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-upload-problems/page/2/#post-3389980)
 * I discovered my problem. A stupid oversight. I was clicking the add media button,
   and adding my PDF. In the twenty twelve theme it would take me to another page
   where I would click the link again, which would open my PDF. In the responsive
   them I would just get an error. I just had to go to my library and copy the file
   URL and use it for my link. I appreciate all of your help.
 *  [Emil Uzelac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emiluzelac/)
 * (@emiluzelac)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-upload-problems/page/2/#post-3390007)
 * No problem, please close the topic as resolved if there’s nothing else.
 * Thanks,
    Emil 🙂

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 17 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [Emil Uzelac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emiluzelac/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-upload-problems/page/2/#post-3390007)
 * Status: resolved

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