In my previous comment, I was focused on the goal of offering a proposal as simple as possible for uploading PDF files, and I know for myself that there are still quite a few complex details to this specific know-to that are overlooked in the explanation of this technique. For example the questions about how this file field is displayed and the options for settings there - I assumed the default settings would work well enough.
Now I want to add that, in addition to the method through the CKE editor, suggested by laryn (which method is also easy and very suitable), I have also come across a significant number of additional modules dedicated to working with PDF files.
https://backdropcms.org/modules?s=pdf
In general, new users should realize that Backdrop is a system with really huge capabilities, surpassing almost everything else, but learning all these capabilities takes time and persistence.
It seems to me that emphasizing that learning Backdrop is easy work is a false marketing perspective. No, learning is quite difficult for newcomers, it requires a lot of time and effort, but it pays off with the incredible capabilities of the system (compared for example to the ubiquitous WordPress), and this is what new users should know from the beginning so that they do not quickly lose confidence in the Backdrop or, even worse, in their own cognitive potential.
In my previous comment, I was focused on the goal of offering a proposal as simple as possible for uploading PDF files, and I know for myself that there are still quite a few complex details to this specific know-to that are overlooked in the explanation of this technique. For example the questions about how this file field is displayed and the options for settings there - I assumed the default settings would work well enough.
Now I want to add that, in addition to the method through the CKE editor, suggested by laryn (which method is also easy and very suitable), I have also come across a significant number of additional modules dedicated to working with PDF files.
https://backdropcms.org/modules?s=pdf
In general, new users should realize that Backdrop is a system with really huge capabilities, surpassing almost everything else, but learning all these capabilities takes time and persistence.
It seems to me that emphasizing that learning Backdrop is easy work is a false marketing perspective. No, learning is quite difficult for newcomers, it requires a lot of time and effort, but it pays off with the incredible capabilities of the system (compared for example to the ubiquitous WordPress), and this is what new users should know from the beginning so that they do not quickly lose confidence in the Backdrop or, even worse, in their own cognitive potential.