Have you been looking for an easy way to share downloadable files with your WordPress form subscribers only to realize you don’t want to install yet another plugin? Maybe, you have considered signing up for a membership plan just to access this single feature but you feel doing so is completely unnecessary.
Or, you’ve said to yourself, “to heck with it! I know enough HTML and CSS I will build my own forms!”. But quickly realized form building forms is a laborious feat.
If so, you have come to the right place. We will teach you how you can share downloadable files with your WordPress form subscribers in three easy-to-implement ways using our drag-and-drop form builder.
1. Attach Files to the Email Action
To attach a file to the Email action, open the Advanced drop-down and look for the field titled, Add Attachment. Click the media manager icon to access the WordPress Media Library and select your file.
2. Insert File Links to the Email Message
Applying files links to the body of the email message can be done by clicking the media manager icon found within the email message editor. Clicking the icon will open up your WordPress Media Library, where you can then select what file you would like displayed in your message. Since the editor does not allow embedded files, a link to the file will be added in its place.
3. Add File Links to Your Success Message
Similar to the Email action, the Sucess Message action comes with a customizable message field, where you add text and render submitted form data. To add links to your message, click the media manager icon to access the WordPress Media Library and select the file(s) you would like to add to your message.
Bonus – How to Apply the Download Attribute to Links
To add the download attribute to your file link you will first need to access the HTML editor. You can do this by clicking the carrot icon at the far right of the text editing menu. Look for your link. It will appear wrapped in an “a” tag, resembling the following code snippet:
<a href="Your File URL">Name of Your Text File</a>
Next, you will want to insert the word download after the “HREF” attribute. It will look like this:
<a href="Your File URL" download>Name of Your Text File</a>
You will know this is working because the download will start when the link is clicked. Otherwise, it will trigger an additional browser window to load with the document in view.
Sharing Downloadable Files is Easy
Reading this article you have learned how to create downloadable files that you can easily share upon form completion through attachments and links. If you like what you’ve read, I recommend checking out, How to Give Away a Free Ebook as another way of sharing exclusive content with your WordPress form subscribers.
