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Instead of referring someone to a Google Drive or Mega file, I would rather my download link initiate a download automatically, without using an external website.
How wo
Ey there Josh... all I did was to upload an image of the downloadable file to my media library and into the page where you want the downloadable file. Then upload the actual file that you want downloadable into your media library and attach it's link to the image on the page and that's it... piece of cake!!!
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Tue, May 16, 2017
Hi, Randy.
Would you be willing to make a post or training on this? Something understandable to those such as myself, who don't even know how to get an image of their downloadable file?
I read a more recent post of yours, in which you used the term: "ranspankers" to describe certain of those aiming for ambassadorship. (It's an apt term and a hilarious one.)
I've searched WA for training/posts on how to publish downloadable files to our WordPress sites. Except for a few brief mentions, it seems to be a topic the rankspankers (and others) have overlooked.
On my site, I'd like to have one page with multiple downloadable files on it, which a visitor could download after entering his/her name and email address. But, I haven't a clue how to do that or if it's even possible.
Sharon
Ya' know Sharon, I've never even thought about or considered doing any training here. But, I'll take another look at the context of that post if I can find it and maybe give it a shot.
If i do, I'll put it on my YT channel and send ya' the link! Seems to me like it was a real easy process. I'll go take a look at my downloadable file on my site and try and duplicate it on a test site and then go from there.
Making the page and link would be one process and then with you email list/auto responder you would just create an email that goes back to them that includes a link to your page with the downloadable link on it.
You could always just password protect the page with the downloadable link and then the email going out to the responders could have the link to the page and the password for it if you want to make sure that the general public never accesses you page with the file on it.
Anyway my friend, I'll go start checking things out and PM you with what I figure out!!!
Alrighty my friend, I just worked it all out and will cut a vid on it and shoot ya' the link in a PM.
Gotta warn ya' though, I'm not too good at videos yet and still say "uhhh" a lot...LOL!!!
May take a while to get the perfect cut but I'll get busy on it after a few quickies that I have to take care of!
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YES!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, friend!
Don't worry about "uhhh"s - I've never made a video. I'd be so nervous, I doubt I could say anything half so coherent, lol.
I'll anxiously await your PM/link and I'll subscribe to your YT channel, too!
Well, it wasn't the perfect cut but I will redo it in the future and add the intro and exit when I get a chance.
Thank you so much for subscribing... you're #1 and appropriately so!!!
This YT channel was set up to coincide with my BootCamp site and I got sidetracked as usual and haven't been able to get very active with it yet...
... But, I did get my main affiliate site rebuilt to a great extent and when I'm finished with the last few things on it I'll be able to get back to the BootCamp thing!
Thank you so much for this little push. I really appreciate it... (-;
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Wed, May 17, 2017
I'm #1! I noticed that, but didn't want to brag. :-D
The video you made was wonderful - so easy to understand and take action on!
Not only did I subscribe to your channel, I "liked" the vid, made a comment and clicked to be alerted when you add new content. I'm that impressed.
Always happy to give a little push when needed. Keep up the great work!
:-D Thanks, Randy!
Thank you again, Sharon. I really do appreciate the little "push". I'd kinda forgotten how much I enjoy dinking around with stuff like that.
If I can just get a handle on polishing off my main site I could get back to it.
I had started a BootCamp site a few years ago called nfobitz.com and had around 5 training videos on the corresponding YouTube channel but dumped everything when I scraped NfoBitz.
I do remember how much fun I had making the vids though. Reckon I just gotta get busy, ey?
Thankin' ya' again my friend,
Randy
If you don't want to link to an external source, then you'll need to get the file uploaded to your web server. You can do that with FTP. Search for that at the top of WA. There are tutorials how to do that. Create a directory on your web server called "downloads" or something. Put your files there.
But I don't think you can force files to download. Whether your reader downloads the file or views it in their browser depends on the type of file you're linking to and how the reader has their browser configured. For example.
I use Mac Safari for my browser. If I click a link to PDF I view it in Safari. If I want to keep a copy of the PDF I have to save it. But I could configure my settings to download PDFs rather than view.
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How do I create a downloadable link?
Instead of referring someone to a Google Drive or Mega file, I would rather my download link initiate a download automatically, without using an external website.
How wo
Ey there Josh... all I did was to upload an image of the downloadable file to my media library and into the page where you want the downloadable file. Then upload the actual file that you want downloadable into your media library and attach it's link to the image on the page and that's it... piece of cake!!!
...
Tue, May 16, 2017
Hi, Randy.
Would you be willing to make a post or training on this? Something understandable to those such as myself, who don't even know how to get an image of their downloadable file?
I read a more recent post of yours, in which you used the term: "ranspankers" to describe certain of those aiming for ambassadorship. (It's an apt term and a hilarious one.)
I've searched WA for training/posts on how to publish downloadable files to our WordPress sites. Except for a few brief mentions, it seems to be a topic the rankspankers (and others) have overlooked.
On my site, I'd like to have one page with multiple downloadable files on it, which a visitor could download after entering his/her name and email address. But, I haven't a clue how to do that or if it's even possible.
Sharon
Ya' know Sharon, I've never even thought about or considered doing any training here. But, I'll take another look at the context of that post if I can find it and maybe give it a shot.
If i do, I'll put it on my YT channel and send ya' the link! Seems to me like it was a real easy process. I'll go take a look at my downloadable file on my site and try and duplicate it on a test site and then go from there.
Making the page and link would be one process and then with you email list/auto responder you would just create an email that goes back to them that includes a link to your page with the downloadable link on it.
You could always just password protect the page with the downloadable link and then the email going out to the responders could have the link to the page and the password for it if you want to make sure that the general public never accesses you page with the file on it.
Anyway my friend, I'll go start checking things out and PM you with what I figure out!!!
Alrighty my friend, I just worked it all out and will cut a vid on it and shoot ya' the link in a PM.
Gotta warn ya' though, I'm not too good at videos yet and still say "uhhh" a lot...LOL!!!
May take a while to get the perfect cut but I'll get busy on it after a few quickies that I have to take care of!
...
YES!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, friend!
Don't worry about "uhhh"s - I've never made a video. I'd be so nervous, I doubt I could say anything half so coherent, lol.
I'll anxiously await your PM/link and I'll subscribe to your YT channel, too!
Well, it wasn't the perfect cut but I will redo it in the future and add the intro and exit when I get a chance.
Thank you so much for subscribing... you're #1 and appropriately so!!!
This YT channel was set up to coincide with my BootCamp site and I got sidetracked as usual and haven't been able to get very active with it yet...
... But, I did get my main affiliate site rebuilt to a great extent and when I'm finished with the last few things on it I'll be able to get back to the BootCamp thing!
Thank you so much for this little push. I really appreciate it... (-;
...
Wed, May 17, 2017
I'm #1! I noticed that, but didn't want to brag. :-D
The video you made was wonderful - so easy to understand and take action on!
Not only did I subscribe to your channel, I "liked" the vid, made a comment and clicked to be alerted when you add new content. I'm that impressed.
Always happy to give a little push when needed. Keep up the great work!
:-D Thanks, Randy!
Thank you again, Sharon. I really do appreciate the little "push". I'd kinda forgotten how much I enjoy dinking around with stuff like that.
If I can just get a handle on polishing off my main site I could get back to it.
I had started a BootCamp site a few years ago called nfobitz.com and had around 5 training videos on the corresponding YouTube channel but dumped everything when I scraped NfoBitz.
I do remember how much fun I had making the vids though. Reckon I just gotta get busy, ey?
Thankin' ya' again my friend,
Randy
If you don't want to link to an external source, then you'll need to get the file uploaded to your web server. You can do that with FTP. Search for that at the top of WA. There are tutorials how to do that. Create a directory on your web server called "downloads" or something. Put your files there.
But I don't think you can force files to download. Whether your reader downloads the file or views it in their browser depends on the type of file you're linking to and how the reader has their browser configured. For example.
I use Mac Safari for my browser. If I click a link to PDF I view it in Safari. If I want to keep a copy of the PDF I have to save it. But I could configure my settings to download PDFs rather than view.
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I am writing an article on matched betting, and I would like to, if possible, add a calculator to my article instead of referring my readers to another website.
Here is
I already have an arbitrage calculator on my spreadsheet, however this means I can have one on my site too, which is great. It still isn't the exact thing I was after though, as I am after a matched betting calculator (backing and laying), but this surely does help!!
:-))
I don't actually know what you want - I googled
'embed matched betting calculator in website,' up came that page which looked like maybe you make what you want.
http://www.learnmatchedbetting.com/matched-betting-calculator/
Check what this guy did - clicked on Open Matched betting Calculator.
Yeah, I've seen this site before. His calculator is the exact type of thing I am after. As mentioned, I have all of the maths worked out, I just need to be able to embed it into my site somehow...
Here is another site that does exactly the type of thing I am trying to do
http://matchedbettingblog.com/matched-betting-calculator/
You'd need to know how to code javascript. I did it on a few of my posts. I can give you the code I used, if you'd like to manipulate it to suit your needs. The other thing is, javascript doesn't work well in posts/pages. You might need to download a plugin that'll let you code your javascript into it, then use a shortcode to put it into the post/page.
I use a theme called Avada that has a built-in javascript element. Prior to that, I used a plugin, like the one I mentioned above. If you're going to tackle javascript, I can look up the plugin for you.
Here's an example of a calculator I added to my website: http://backboneamerica.com/break-even-analysis-formula-online-calculator
Thanks LReene, I don't know JavaScript, but I am a fast learner when it comes to things like that, I've recently learnt how to (successfully) wrap my head around some complicated VBA code in excel, I'm sure that javascript will be something I'll be able to grasp.
I have a feeling this calculator will not be the easiest thing in the world to create, but I will get round to looking into what I can do later on tonight.
Cheers!
It's easier to create than you think. I have minimal programming experience. I took someone's code and modified it to fit my needs.
Hey Josh,
I just Google searched "add a calculator to wp" and there all sorts of options, depending on what it is you want the calculator for.
Give the search a try and then refine the search if that doesn't work.
Trish
Thanks Trish. I had tried a few google searches, but my search criteria was a bit vague. Thanks!
After checking the link, that isn't the type of calculator I was after. Check the link in my post to get an idea of what I am after
I'm not actually after a straight calculator as such, but rather, I'm after a "calculations" embedder i.e. Type in value X into box 1, type in value Y into box 2, click "calculate" and it works its magic, with a set of specific calculations running in the background.
Not sure if I explained that well..
You could always build exactly what you want in an Excel spreadsheet and then insert it onto your page... even make it downloadable... LOL!
I haven't worked within Excel for several years but I'm pretty sure there's a way to protect the cells from being edited so that your readers can use the calculator portion of the function but not be able to edit it after downloading.
I've downloaded non-editable spreadsheets before and then just copied them over into my own fresh spread and then changed mine into editable.
Pretty sure you can make yours usable but non-editable!
Oh, I know how to protect the spreadsheet, that isn't what I meant. I have a spreadsheet for people to download, but I would also like the calculations that occur within the sheet to also be worked out from within the page itself, so that my readers do not have to download the sheet!
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Is there any way to add a calculator to my article?
I am writing an article on matched betting, and I would like to, if possible, add a calculator to my article instead of referring my readers to another website.
Here is
I already have an arbitrage calculator on my spreadsheet, however this means I can have one on my site too, which is great. It still isn't the exact thing I was after though, as I am after a matched betting calculator (backing and laying), but this surely does help!!
:-))
I don't actually know what you want - I googled
'embed matched betting calculator in website,' up came that page which looked like maybe you make what you want.
http://www.learnmatchedbetting.com/matched-betting-calculator/
Check what this guy did - clicked on Open Matched betting Calculator.
Yeah, I've seen this site before. His calculator is the exact type of thing I am after. As mentioned, I have all of the maths worked out, I just need to be able to embed it into my site somehow...
Here is another site that does exactly the type of thing I am trying to do
http://matchedbettingblog.com/matched-betting-calculator/
You'd need to know how to code javascript. I did it on a few of my posts. I can give you the code I used, if you'd like to manipulate it to suit your needs. The other thing is, javascript doesn't work well in posts/pages. You might need to download a plugin that'll let you code your javascript into it, then use a shortcode to put it into the post/page.
I use a theme called Avada that has a built-in javascript element. Prior to that, I used a plugin, like the one I mentioned above. If you're going to tackle javascript, I can look up the plugin for you.
Here's an example of a calculator I added to my website: http://backboneamerica.com/break-even-analysis-formula-online-calculator
Thanks LReene, I don't know JavaScript, but I am a fast learner when it comes to things like that, I've recently learnt how to (successfully) wrap my head around some complicated VBA code in excel, I'm sure that javascript will be something I'll be able to grasp.
I have a feeling this calculator will not be the easiest thing in the world to create, but I will get round to looking into what I can do later on tonight.
Cheers!
It's easier to create than you think. I have minimal programming experience. I took someone's code and modified it to fit my needs.
Hey Josh,
I just Google searched "add a calculator to wp" and there all sorts of options, depending on what it is you want the calculator for.
Give the search a try and then refine the search if that doesn't work.
Trish
Thanks Trish. I had tried a few google searches, but my search criteria was a bit vague. Thanks!
After checking the link, that isn't the type of calculator I was after. Check the link in my post to get an idea of what I am after
I'm not actually after a straight calculator as such, but rather, I'm after a "calculations" embedder i.e. Type in value X into box 1, type in value Y into box 2, click "calculate" and it works its magic, with a set of specific calculations running in the background.
Not sure if I explained that well..
You could always build exactly what you want in an Excel spreadsheet and then insert it onto your page... even make it downloadable... LOL!
I haven't worked within Excel for several years but I'm pretty sure there's a way to protect the cells from being edited so that your readers can use the calculator portion of the function but not be able to edit it after downloading.
I've downloaded non-editable spreadsheets before and then just copied them over into my own fresh spread and then changed mine into editable.
Pretty sure you can make yours usable but non-editable!
Oh, I know how to protect the spreadsheet, that isn't what I meant. I have a spreadsheet for people to download, but I would also like the calculations that occur within the sheet to also be worked out from within the page itself, so that my readers do not have to download the sheet!
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Great question! And wonderful question guys. That was the answer I need answer for.
I didn't realise it was as easy as adding a file to your media library, then simply copying the link that is associated with that file. It couldn't be more simple :)