Creating a link to downloadable media

  • Resolved lostbits

    (@lostbits)


    4 years, 11 months ago

    What I want is to embed a hyperlink in a web page and allow a reader to click on the hyperlink and get the file downloaded. What happens now when the hyperlinked is clicked I get a media attachment page. So the desired behavior is to ignore the attachment page and go directly to the pdf file it contains.

    I do not want the hyperlinked data replacing the web page, but, if the browser opens a new tab and calls an adobe reader that would be fine. This would be equivalent to .

    Can your plugin do any of this?

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  • Plugin Author edmon.parker

    (@edmonparker)

    Hi @lostbits,

    Thank you for the new feature request.
    We did that feature and it’s available from the downloader 1.2.7 version.

    Thread Starter lostbits

    (@lostbits)

    Thanks Edmon. But, sigh. I installed and activated the plugin. My original hyperlink <a href="https://slipbits.com/Disp01_Lawyer_letter1/" Download="Disp01_Lawyer_letter1">Lawyer letter</a> works but not the way I would like.

    The plugin hyperlink [ydn_download href="https://slipbits.com/ydndownloader/attorney-letter-1" title="First Attorney Letter"]brings me to a web page containing information about the document and a link to the document.

    When I use [ydn_download] I would like to be able to immediately download the document and not go to an intermediate page. Is this possible?

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by lostbits.
    • This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by lostbits.
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