Url_encoding in wordpress

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Question: How can I change url?

I add anchor tag in wordpress editor to open my file:

<a href="www.example.com/ex ex1.pdf" target="_blank">Ex Ex1</a>

when I click on Ex Ex1 link then it open my file and link looks like: www.example.com/ex ex1.pdf

But i want to open this link open like: www.example.com/ex%20ex1.pdf

dingo_d · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-18 05:59:21Z

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<a href="<?php echo rawurlencode(www.example.com/ex ex1.pdf);?>" target="_blank">Ex Ex1</a>

But the best practice is not to include files with spaces. Just rename the file to something like ˙ex_ex1.pdf

answered Aug 18, 2015 at 5:59

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