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Widgets: File (Download a File Button)
Widgets: File (Download a File Button)

To share downloadable content with your visitors, use the File widget to upload a file that your site visitors can download with the click of a button.

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Share flyers, ebooks, and other documents by having them available for download. Your site visitors can share your download links easily through other sources, such as email and social media. Before offering content to download, make sure that you understand that your content could be spread without your knowledge. For documents that are sensitive or personal, think twice before sharing these documents via download. Only upload media or files that you have created or have permission to use; never violate copyright protections.

Note

  • Any file (text, image, video, and so on) uploaded to the system is publicly available. No personal and/or confidential information should be uploaded. To remove the file completely, delete the file from the picker.

  • You cannot upload files to your root folder.

  • File names must use standardized characters (a-z and 1-9), or they will not be recognized by the editor.

  • Spaces within file names are not supported.

  • For media guidelines, including supported file types and limitations, see Media Guidelines and Specifications.

For information on adding widgets, see Add Widgets.

Tip

Fore more information on widgets and the widgets library, see Widgets: Library and Overview.

Content Editor

To access the content editor, right click the widget and select Edit Content. Or, if you are in flex mode or Editor 2.0, the option to access the content editor is available in the floating menu.

  1. Type text to appear on the button.

  2. To add files, click +Files.

  3. The File Library window appears. To add files, click Upload Files.

  4. Click an existing file to select it or click Upload File (if uploading a file, once it's uploaded, click it to select it).

  5. (Optional) Check the box Set file to no index to tell search engines not to crawl this file so it won’t appear in search results.

  6. Click Done.

Design Editor

To access the design editor, right-click the element, and click Edit Design. Or if you are in flex mode or Editor 2.0, select Edit Design from the floating menu to open the design panel.

For information about design options that are not specific to this widget (for example, layout, style, or spacing), see Widget Design.

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