Install guide · Carrd
How to Add PDF Search to Your Carrd Site
Sparks Simple embeds in your Carrd site in Under 5 minutes. No coding required.
Why it matters
Why add PDF search to your Carrd site?
Visitors on Carrdsites expect to find information fast. If you’re hosting PDFs — guides, contracts, menus, manuals, resource libraries — a search widget lets them find exactly what they need without downloading anything or sending you an email.
Sparks Simple gives your Carrd site an embeddable search widget that indexes your PDFs and returns instant, full-text results — right on your page. Clients and visitors stay on your site, find what they need, and stop calling your office asking for documents they should already have.
No portal. No login required from visitors. No custom development. Just paste one line of code.
Step-by-step
How to install on Carrd
Embed method: Embed element (Carrd Pro required)
- 01
Open your Carrd site in the editor (requires a Carrd Pro plan for embed elements).
- 02
Click the + Add Element button and choose "Embed" from the element list.
- 03
Set the type to "Code" and paste your Sparks Simple embed code into the code field.
- 04
Adjust the element size as needed, then click Publish to make the widget live.
Before you start
What you’ll need
A free Sparks Simple account — Sign up free
Your embed code — available in your dashboard after signup
A Carrd site on Carrd Pro plan
What it looks like
The widget on a Carrd site
Live demo coming soon
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Embed elements require a Carrd Pro Lite plan ($19/year) or higher. Set the element type to "Code" — not "URL" — when pasting the Sparks Simple script tag. You can adjust the height of the embed container by dragging the element edges in the editor.
Ready to add PDF search to your Carrd site?
Free to start. No credit card required. Your first widget is live in under five minutes.