Custom URLs for uploaded media

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  shlens · Member · Sep 18, 2011 at 1:23 am

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  I wish to provide a PDF file for users to download from my blog. This PDF will be updated by myself every few months. I would like to provide a canonical (or standard) URL for the PDF but instead WordPress provides me with a URL based on the date uploaded.

  For instance, I might have a file “manuscript.pdf” that I would like people to access from:

  Click to access manuscript.pdf

  But instead WordPress provides:

  Click to access manuscript.pdf

  This is not great because I will be uploading a new version of “manuscript.pdf” periodically and the corresponding URL where people would download this file would change each time I upload it. I would prefer to point users to a single URL and never have to change it to tell users that a new version has been uploaded.

  Is there any way for me to edit or customize the URL from which a media file is accessed? Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated.

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  airodyssey · Member · Sep 18, 2011 at 3:04 pm

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  Hi. No, you cannot edit the URL of a media hosted by WordPress.com yourself.

  I can think of two solutions:
  – find an URL shortener that lets you edit the destination URL (so that while the short URL remains the same, you have the possibility of updating it)
  – host your PDF file elsewhere.