I'm looking for a plugin or an idea that would allow a user to add a mini-post to a page. Each post would contain a .pdf, and a mini description.
I found Custom Field Template.. but I think once you fill it out once, you can't fill out another one for the same page.
Thanks!
I actually wrote a plugin to accomplish this very thing ...
WP Publication Archive is a plugin for WordPress that specifically adds the ability to create objects like this. It introduces a custom post type for documents/publications that feature a downloadable file (i.e. PDF) with a title, description, tags, and authors taxonomy.
You can create multiple "collections" of publications by applying categories, then using a category filter within the shortcode on a page. For example:
[wp-publication-archive categories=cat-1 /]
Would present a list of all publications in the "cat-1" category.
Here's an example of what an unstyled publication list (with only one download) would look like:
If you want this as widget in the sidebar I can recommend plugin Mini Loops. It allows the selection of custom post types and offers an input field for a small configurable template with access to associated custom fields, too.
To avoid the unhandy standard custom field widget which comes with WP you may use a plugin like Just Custom Fields.
To create custom post types use plugins like More Types or Custom Post Type UI. These plugins can automatically create an edit page for the custom post type similiar to the edit page for posts.
