Got some homebrew in a PDF you want to show to the world? You can now embed it on World Anvil using our brand-new PDF Viewer! Here’s how it works.
The information on this blog post might be outdated! Check the documentation for the most up-to-date information about this feature.
What’s the PDF Viewer?
Simply put, it’s a new feature that lets you embed your PDF files anywhere into your World Anvil world. So if you use tools like GMBinder or The Homebrewery to create documents for your homebrew, you can now fully integrate them with your worldbuilding! Whether you’re a GM wanting to share your custom rules with your players or a content creator who wants to share your ideas with the world, this feature is for you!
How does it work?
To embed PDF files into your world, simply follow these steps:
- First, you need to upload a PDF file and get the link.
- Go to the article you want to embed it in and type [pdf:URL], replacing URL with the full URL to the PDF file.
- And that’s it! You should now be able to see your PDF in the article.
If you’re using Google Drive to host your PDF file, there’s an extra step you need to take before step 2. After getting the public view link, you’ll see that the end of that link looks like /view?usp=sharing. In order to embed it, you’ll need to change it for /preview?usp=drivesdk. There are a couple of advanced options too: you can specify the height of the embed in pixels and hide the usual PDF toolbar. For example, the tag [pdf:URL|150|no] will make the embed 150 pixels high and will disable the toolbar.
This feature is available to Guild members (Journeyan and above tiers)!
This is how a PDF embedded in an article looks!
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This…is…awesome!!!
SUCH a great idea, and I’m not even using my world for RPGs.
Thanks for this announcement, Roc. As always, I look forward to seeing your newsletters in my gmail =)
My pleasure! I’m very happy to know these are useful to you! 🙂
This is beyond awesome. Though it doesn’t seem to like my tries using OneDrive. I’m going to try GoogleDrive next
I also have problems with embedding via Onedrive. The file doesn’t show, but a message that the file might no longer exist. Is there a workaround like for Google Drive?
For future reference: The Codex entry linked at the top of the blog entry contains the info on how to link from OneDrive. Should someone see this
Any chance of getting some Dropbox support for embedded PDFs?
Hey Brian! If you’d like that functionality, please feel free to submit this as a feature request here!: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/voting/