How to create the download link?

Question

I am using Magento 2.1 and I want to display download link in my Contact us page.

If I click in this link then I want to display PDF file.

Answer 1

For download PDF :

<a href="{{media url="pdf/1.pdf"}}" download>Please download PDF</a>

For view PDF :

<a href="{{media url="pdf/1.pdf"}}" target="_blank">Please download PDF</a>

Example output :

<a href="http://domanin.com/pub/media/pdf/1.pdf">Please download PDF</a>

File path location should be :

{MagentoRootFolder}/pub/media/pdf/1.pdf

Answer 2

If you want to add a Download link on the CMS page or CMS Static block, You can use the below code:

The file location to store the pdf is

app/design/frontend/{Vendor}/{themeName}/web/pdf/001.pdf

How to view and download file in CMS Block:

<a href="{{view url="pdf/001.pdf"}}" download="001.pdf">Please download PDF</a>

How to open in a new tab:

<a href="{{view url="pdf/001.pdf"}}" target="_blank">Next Page PDF</a>

Answer 3

1- Adding link in contact form 2- Adding pdf in server.

1. app/design/frontend/{Vendor}/{themeName}/Magento_Contact/templates/form.phtml

   <a href="<?php echo $block->getViewFileUrl('pdf/001.pdf'); ?>" download="001.pdf"><?= $block->escapeHtml(__('Please download Appli...'))?></a>
   

2. app/design/frontend/{Vendor}/{themeName}/web/pdf/001.pdf

   Now when you click on this link, you'll download the pdf 001.pdf file.

Answer 4

If you want to add Download link on CMS page or CMS Static block, You can use below code.

<a href="{{media url="pdf/001.pdf"}}" download="001.pdf">Please download PDF</a>

If you want to Show pdf in new tab, You can use below code

<a href="{{media url="pdf/001.pdf"}}" target="_blank">Please download PDF</a>

And location of pdf file will be

{MagentoRoot}/pub/media/pdf/001.pdf

Hope above will help!