Auto download of PDF from a button

Dear forum. I'm looking to make the buttons on my site automatically download the linked PDF. At present, it simply opens the PDF in a new window but I'd like the file to automatically download instead when the button is clicked. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance

The way PDFs are treated is usually determined by the browser on whichever device is being used. It's not something you can enforce from your website. Each visitor will have their own settings.

Thanks for the reply. I've managed to find CSS code that lets the PDF auto download to happen from the header. I was hoping someone might be able to direct me as to how I could place that code into a button rather than happening when a page loads which the current code does. The code that works in the header is below:

<script>
var link = document.createElement('a');
link.href = '/s/filename.pdf';
link.download = 'filename.pdf';
link.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
</script>

were you ever able to figure this out?

On 3/28/2024 at 6:37 PM, Sparkly-wonder said:

Thanks for the reply. I've managed to find CSS code that lets the PDF auto download to happen from the header. I was hoping someone might be able to direct me as to how I could place that code into a button rather than happening when a page loads which the current code does. The code that works in the header is below:

<script>
var link = document.createElement('a');
link.href = '/s/filename.pdf';
link.download = 'filename.pdf';
link.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
</script>

 

 

You should share your site URL so we can provide exact solution