What is the simplest way to make a link download a file from a Webflow website. I have an eBook I want to offer for free with a simple link that will trigger a download.
Thanks.
Is it a PDF?
Browsers will generally try to display a PDF if they have a renderer available, rather than download it.
One option here if download volume is low is to store the file in Google Drive. This will be handled as an octet-stream and downloaded. If you need a more reliable service that can handle higher traffic, you’ll need to setup a CDN. Look into bunny.net
A good way to do that is to host the files you want to be downloaded on google drive folder and making the folder available to everyone with a link.
Once you do that, you can change the url parameters either manually or dynamically through a cms page.
Wrote a detailed guide on our site: Webflow: Create a Direct Download Link Easily (Step-by-Step)