A simple download link within a content item?

[nicnic]

Hello everyone! I reckon this one should be fairly simple:

How would you make a simple download link inside a content item? Clicking the link should immediately trigger the download and NOT lead to another page with the actual link. The file in question is a PDF file.

Thank you for any help to realise this little goal!

[leolam]

1. create a subdirectory in your "stories-folder". call the thing "downloads"
2. upload with media manager or ftp (always faster) the PDF (name as example mypdf.pdf) to the "downloads" directory
3) go to your content item and open with the editor
4) highlight the text on which you want the download link such as "download the document here"
5) click the cable icon = link icon in your editor and enter in the link "htp://yourdomain.com/mages/stories/downloads/mypdf.pdf and save

done

(if you have many pdf's to download we have a component and editor solution)

Leo

[nicnic]

Thank you Leo!

The linkage was quite hard to get, I had to copy the pdf's link from my webhosting controlpanel (right-click, copy link location) and it's weird crypted link.... Anyways, now it works.

[nicnic]

Hi again! This led me to a CSS problem. How could I style the download link I created?

[leolam]

many options: just upload a little pdf-button and place it in front or behind the link......or ........highlight the link and choose "styles" from your editor and assign the desired css style to the link


cheers
Leo

[stunners1]

(if you have many pdf's to download we have a component and editor solution)

this is me... could you please explain the process for me?

[dlocc]

When I link to the file and click on it I receive a Forbidden message... why is this?

[carrie9055]

Thanks for the tip! So helpful - with a couple "typo" corrections to the recommended link : "htp" needs to be "http" and "mages" needs to be "images" for the link to work. Also (in trying out your advice), it looks like the folder identified as "downloads" can be named anything (or several different folders with different names for content organization) - as long as they're within "images/stories". Carrie

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link "htp://yourdomain.com/mages/stories/downloads/mypdf.pdf and save

Leo

[athyuttamre]

there is a much better way...use the plugin simpledownload

it is found at joomla extensions directory.

watch demo here www.whitevalley.org

[rmcdonnelly]

Thats what I love about this forum - no matter what the problem is, there is always an answer here with a simple search!

[beededea]

how would simple download help? it is a joomla 1.5 extension - this is a Joomla 1.0 forum

[Pontianak]

I was thinking the exact same thing. but oh well. Leo's method help so..

[escofet]

i i followed your instructions
images/pdf/GSON_forms/community_health_worker.pdf

but it does not work...i get this
Not Found

The requested URL /images/pdf/GSON_forms/community_health_worker.pdf was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

but if i right click and click on save link as..i get to download the file

please i need help