diff --git a/app/models/resource.rb b/app/models/resource.rb
index 3fdb23470c..f8782f0c25 100644
--- a/app/models/resource.rb
+++ b/app/models/resource.rb
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ def self.mentionable_rich_text_fields
   PUBLISHED_KINDS = [ "Handout", "Template", "Toolkit", "Form" ]
   KINDS = PUBLISHED_KINDS + [ "Resource", "Story", "LeaderSpotlight", "SectorImpact", "Theme", "Scholarship" ]
 
-  # Titles whose downloadable PDF is a single page. Every other resource PDF is
-  # multi-page, so its first-page preview needs a "download for all pages" note.
-  # Hardcoded for now — replace with real PDF introspection later.
-  SINGLE_PAGE_PDF_TITLES = [ "Letter to Supervisors", "W-9" ].freeze
-
   has_rich_text :rhino_body
 
   belongs_to :created_by, class_name: "User"
@@ -125,12 +120,6 @@ def story?
     [ "Story", "LeaderSpotlight" ].include? self.kind
   end
 
-  # A multi-page PDF only previews its first page, so the viewer needs a prompt
-  # to download for the rest. See SINGLE_PAGE_PDF_TITLES.
-  def single_page_pdf?
-    SINGLE_PAGE_PDF_TITLES.include?(title)
-  end
-
   def custom_label_list
     "#{self.title} (#{self.kind.upcase})" unless self.kind.nil?
   end
diff --git a/app/views/assets/_resource_display.html.erb b/app/views/assets/_resource_display.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3930a740d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/assets/_resource_display.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<%# Renders a resource's main display. A PDF opens in the browser's built-in
+    inline viewer (scrollable, all pages) — every major browser ships one — with
+    the first-page/image preview as the fallback child for the rare client that
+    can't. Anything else (images, etc.) renders through the shared asset
+    pipeline. `resource` is a decorated Resource. %>
+<% display = resource.display_image %>
+<% if display.respond_to?(:attached?) && display.attached? && display.content_type == "application/pdf" %>
+  <object data="<%= rails_blob_path(display, disposition: :inline) %>" type="application/pdf"
+          class="w-full h-[80vh] rounded-lg border border-gray-200"
+          aria-label="<%= resource.title %> (PDF preview)">
+    <%= render "assets/display_assets",
+               resource: resource, file: display, variant: :hero, link: true %>
+  </object>
+<% else %>
+  <%= render "assets/display_assets",
+             resource: resource, file: display, variant: :hero, link: true %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/events/callouts/_resource_body.html.erb b/app/views/events/callouts/_resource_body.html.erb
index 4f2f0b8414..3e37b0cedc 100644
--- a/app/views/events/callouts/_resource_body.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/events/callouts/_resource_body.html.erb
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <%# Renders a resource inside a callout page: a top-right download button (when a
-    downloadable file is attached) plus the resource display (PDF first-page preview
-    etc., via the same pipeline as resources/show). `resource` is a decorated
-    Resource. Shared by the registrant resource viewer and admin callouts that link
-    a resource. %>
+    downloadable file is attached) plus the resource display. PDFs show in the
+    browser's inline viewer; everything else renders via the shared asset
+    pipeline (see assets/resource_display). `resource` is a decorated Resource.
+    Shared by the registrant resource viewer and admin callouts that link a
+    resource. %>
 <% if resource.downloadable_asset&.file&.attached? %>
   <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-end gap-x-3 gap-y-1 mb-4">
-    <% unless resource.single_page_pdf? %>
-      <span class="text-xs text-gray-500">The preview shows the first page only — download to get all pages.</span>
-    <% end %>
     <%= link_to url_for(resource.downloadable_asset.file), download: true, class: "btn btn-utility" do %>
       Download <i class="fa-solid fa-download"></i>
     <% end %>
@@ -16,6 +14,4 @@
 
 <p class="text-xs text-gray-400 mb-3">The preview below may take a moment to load.</p>
 
-<%= render "assets/display_assets",
-           resource: resource, file: resource.display_image,
-           variant: :hero, link: true %>
+<%= render "assets/resource_display", resource: resource %>
diff --git a/app/views/resources/show.html.erb b/app/views/resources/show.html.erb
index 9c00e601c6..f52c675d7c 100644
--- a/app/views/resources/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/resources/show.html.erb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         </div>
         <!-- Assets -->
         <div id="hero-image">
-          <%= render "assets/display_assets", resource: @resource, file: @resource.display_image, variant: :hero, link: true %>
+          <%= render "assets/resource_display", resource: @resource %>
         </div>
       </div>
       <!-- Mentions -->
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev/home_page_content.rb b/db/seeds/dev/home_page_content.rb
index 014abb2953..f51bf4996b 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev/home_page_content.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev/home_page_content.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
                .first_or_create!(
                   body: body_content,
                   rhino_body: "<p>#{body_content}</p>",
-                  author_id: User.all.sample&.id,
+                  author_id: Person.all.sample&.id,
+                  user_author_id: User.all.sample&.id,
                   created_by_id: User.first&.id,
                   updated_by_id: User.first&.id,
                   organization_id: Organization.all.sample&.id,
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev/resources.rb b/db/seeds/dev/resources.rb
index 5a35ece530..4490d3cf73 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev/resources.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev/resources.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
   Resource.where(title: Faker::Book.title).first_or_create!(
     body: resource_body,
     rhino_body: resource_body,
-    author: [ Faker::Name.name, nil ].sample,
+    author: [ Person.all.sample, nil ].sample,
+    legacy_author_name: [ Faker::Name.name, nil ].sample,
     agency: [ Faker::Company.name, nil ].sample,
     kind: kind,
     url: [ "https://example.com/resource/#{SecureRandom.hex(4)}", nil ].sample,
diff --git a/spec/models/resource_spec.rb b/spec/models/resource_spec.rb
index d428bdce4b..f391676042 100644
--- a/spec/models/resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/resource_spec.rb
@@ -80,15 +80,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-
-  describe "#single_page_pdf?" do
-    it "is true for the known single-page titles" do
-      expect(build(:resource, title: "W-9").single_page_pdf?).to be(true)
-      expect(build(:resource, title: "Letter to Supervisors").single_page_pdf?).to be(true)
-    end
-
-    it "is false for any other title" do
-      expect(build(:resource, title: "AHA Moments").single_page_pdf?).to be(false)
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/events/registration_ticket_callouts_spec.rb b/spec/requests/events/registration_ticket_callouts_spec.rb
index 7a81040211..11db7ed85a 100644
--- a/spec/requests/events/registration_ticket_callouts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/events/registration_ticket_callouts_spec.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,35 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "when linked to a PDF resource" do
+      let(:resource) { create(:resource) }
+      let(:callout) { create(:registration_ticket_callout, event:, resource:, description: "") }
+
+      before { create(:downloadable_asset, owner: resource) }
+
+      it "shows the PDF in the browser's inline viewer" do
+        get event_registration_ticket_callout_path(event, callout)
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+        expect(response.body).to include("type=\"application/pdf\"")
+        expect(response.body).to include(rails_blob_path(resource.downloadable_asset.file, disposition: :inline))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when linked to a non-PDF resource" do
+      let(:resource) { create(:resource) }
+      let(:callout) { create(:registration_ticket_callout, event:, resource:, description: "") }
+
+      before { create(:downloadable_asset, :with_image, owner: resource) }
+
+      it "renders the preview instead of an inline PDF viewer" do
+        get event_registration_ticket_callout_path(event, callout)
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+        expect(response.body).not_to include("type=\"application/pdf\"")
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when linked to a resource without a downloadable file" do
       let(:resource) { create(:resource) }
       let(:callout) do
diff --git a/spec/requests/events/registrations_spec.rb b/spec/requests/events/registrations_spec.rb
index b81bc6b97a..1814803521 100644
--- a/spec/requests/events/registrations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/events/registrations_spec.rb
@@ -358,24 +358,6 @@
       expect(response.body).to include(rails_blob_path(resource.downloadable_asset.file, only_path: true))
     end
 
-    it "prompts to download for all pages on a multi-page resource" do
-      resource = create(:resource, title: "Aha Moments", kind: "Handout")
-      create(:downloadable_asset, owner: resource)
-
-      get registration_resource_path(registration.slug, resource)
-
-      expect(response.body).to include("download to get all pages")
-    end
-
-    it "omits the all-pages prompt on a known single-page resource" do
-      resource = create(:resource, title: "W-9", kind: "Form")
-      create(:downloadable_asset, owner: resource)
-
-      get registration_resource_path(registration.slug, resource)
-
-      expect(response.body).not_to include("download to get all pages")
-    end
-
     it "is reachable by slug without logging in" do
       resource = create(:resource, title: "Aha Moments", kind: "Handout")