Oddity when using the PDF embed API

[Niclas Aa]

Hi!

I am using the PDF embed API on a website and have noticed some odd behaviour on at least one of the pages were I am using it.

Whenever somone goes to the page, apparently the PDF content doesn't load. But if yo then refresh the page it not loads the content correctly.

Have I messed up something or am I missing something? Very open to suggestions here.

The page is at: https://www.kd.dk/idepolitik/

[Raymond Camden]

I'm not seeing it at all. I do see an error in the console:

Looking at view source, I see you include the library, but I can't tell where you use the embed. 

[Raymond Camden · Accepted solution]

Ok, I _can_ see it. But I'm wondering if the other errors on the page are breaking things. Best I can suggest is to try to slim down the page and remove your other JS to see if that helps, and that may expose the conflict.

[Raymond Camden]

I got it to work by copying and pasting the code into the console. I think the issue may be that you are listening for adobe_dc_view_sdk.ready and it may have already fired. I'd suggest this. Look at my blog post here, https://medium.com/adobetech/tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-adobe-pdf-embed-and-services-ce685594b... and scroll down to this section, Adobe PDF Embed and Setup, and I detail how to handle this issue.

[Niclas Aa]

Thanks Raymond, I will have a look later today (1:15 am local time here) and will post back. Was a bit of a pain getting it to work with Divi in the first place, but we did get that solved, but a short while later this popped up.

I will post back and follow up.

[Niclas Aa]

Hi Raymond,

Thanks a lot for your help on this. Turned out those errors were indeed a clue as to the issue. Turned out the new plugin had been installed and this caused a conflict with the existing implementations on the site. After having that plugin removed everything actually resumed "normal operations"..

I love that a Wordpress plugin has been made (just hope Divi will find a way to incorporate it in their solutions as well, but that's up to them. Great work from Adobe in supporting the Wordpress community and creators)!