Learn how to make Articles to link directly to a file instead of the article page
March 6, 2023
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Use the Allow Direct Download feature to allow links to Articles instead go directly to documents like .PDFs and Word Docs in Dynamic Listings, Featured Items, and anywhere else you can link to an article.
How to to Allow Article to link directly to a File
Steps
- Create an Article
- Set Article type: Document
- Check the Allow Direct Download checkbox
- Add a singular file into a Listing Paragraph: File Listing
- Note: an upcoming release will allow you to used a singular Media block rather than a Listing paragraph block
- Note: attaching multiple files will disable the feature, and the article will link as normal.
- Save and Publish
Now all links to the article will go to the singular file instead of the article view
Note some devices and browsers may view the files directly in the browser, and some may download the file onto the device. This is device/ browser specific, and we have no control over this behavior.