In my WordPress website I have a file to download. When user click the button the download start.
But what I want is when a user click on button it opens a new page, show a countdown of 5 seconds and message "your download will start automatically if not click here." Can anyone help me with this matter. I have searched a lot on Internet for any plugin or solution but found nothing. Thanks
Put that JavaScript
var downloadButton = document.getElementById("download");
var counter = 10;
var newElement = document.createElement("p");
newElement.innerHTML = "You can download the file in 10 seconds.";
var id;
downloadButton.parentNode.replaceChild(newElement, downloadButton);
id = setInterval(function() {
counter--;
if(counter < 0) {
newElement.parentNode.replaceChild(downloadButton, newElement);
clearInterval(id);
} else {
newElement.innerHTML = "You can download the file in " + counter.toString() + " seconds.";
}}, 1000);
You can also try with an iframe in the article body. Make sure you choose to edit it as Text and not Visual.
<iframe src="[your archive url]" width="1" height="1" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<p style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0;">YOUR SOFTWARE IS NOW DOWNLOADING.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>If the download doesn't start automatically,
<a href="[your archive url]" target="_blank">click here</a> </em></p>
It's simpler this way.
Find more about it here: How to start automatic download of a file in Internet Explorer?