Linking to a dropbox folder as the download

  • Resolved Soprano

    (@soprano)


    2 years, 1 month ago

    Hello,

    I sell digital virtual products that over time have grown to have over 80 downloadable links.

    Instead of including all the links in the woocommerce product download settings, I just included a link to a dropbox folder that contains all the links.

    The problem is whenever someone tries to click on that folder, instead of opening the dropbox folder, it initiates the download of a file called “H”.

    How can I link to dropbox folders that contain all my downloads or how do I handle a large amount of links associates with a single product downloadable?

    Thank you.

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  • The easiest (and probably best) solution here is to point to a zip-file that’s on your dropbox. So, 1 ZIP-file that contains all your stuff; could be even with a read-first.doc file. Seen at a customer of mine, works great and no battling with folders or multiple links.

    Thread Starter Soprano

    (@soprano)

    Thanks Dave, that’s a solution that passed my mind but then I saw that 80% of my customers are using mobile and I’m not entirely sure how well mobile handles zipped files and whether most people will have something installed to unzip them.

    Hi there @soprano

    Thank you for reaching out about this. From what I gather, the “H” file is downloaded, instead of the expected Dropbox folder. Correct?

    I went ahead with testing a virtual downloadable product, with a Dropbox folder link in the available downloadable files set up for it, and got a similar result.

    Then, I went ahead with trying to link a file, instead, and that worked as expected.

    By the way, showcased in this screenshot, here are my downloadable product settings.

    How can I link to dropbox folders that contain all my downloads or how do I handle a large amount of links associates with a single product downloadable?

    To that end, and given my above-mentioned troubleshooting, I’d suggest customizing the emails sent out.

    Linked here is a guide on How to Customize WooCommerce Emails.

    If utilizing a plugin sounds more appealing, feel free to try out?Email Template Customizer for WooCommerce.

    I trust that points you in the right direction, but if you have more questions, let us know. We’re happy to help.

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