How to upload a file and have it available on the post for download?

I am quite new on Wordpress.

I would like to have a custom field on my post creation on which I select a file. I would like to upload this file on server and have a link for download on the post that I have created.

I am quite new on Wordpress.

I would like to have a custom field on my post creation on which I select a file. I would like to upload this file on server and have a link for download on the post that I have created.

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• Hope this will give you a clear explanation advancedcustomfields/resources/file – Gopala krishnan Commented Dec 2, 2019 at 8:59

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To begin with you need to add the file as a post meta field, and on your backend - a meta box with a js calling the file uploader. One way of doing this is with the plugin Advanced Custom Fields can do this. ACF - Wordpress plugins You can also do it yourself. Try googling "how to add a custom uploader meta field in wordpress" for details. However you do it, create a custom meta field for file upload to attach to your posts.

After that, simply create a button in your post with the attached files URL (find it in the media uploader or media library) as href attribute.