Document download button
The Document download button can be used on all pages with either a sidebar (on the left) or a highlight box (aligned within text on the right).
It provides a clickable button for important documents that you wish to highlight on your page. You can see a live example on the right of this page.
Instructions
Before continuing make sure you add a highlight box widget and have a HighlightBox section on your page.
- Find the hidden HighlightBox section for your page in your site structure;
- Click on the blue Actions button and click Create content;
- A list of content will appear. Select the item called 'Download button - HighlightBox, Sidebar'; (Find out how to add a Content type)
- A form will appear. Complete the form as follows:
NB: There are six fields, the first two are compulsory and one of the two link options should always be used.
Download button content type fields
Field title | What should I do? | Is it compulsory? |
Name* | Name the button and give it a concise description e.g. Download button - training page | Yes |
Link text* | This is the text that appears in the button (Max 128 characters) | Yes |
File type | Add the file type, for example, PDF, DOCX, TXT, WORD (always use CAPITAL LETTERS) | No |
File size | Add the size of the file, for example, 25MB, 2KB (always use CAPITAL LETTERS and no space) | No |
Link Media Library | Click Select media to Add a document (pdf, Word, Powerpoint etc.,) from the Media Library OR | No, but buttons must link to somewhere |
Link external file | Copy and paste a file URL from external website, the URL must be hosted outside the CMS (max 640 characters) | No, but buttons must link to somewhere |
Highlight |
Select 'Highlighted' for a navy button Select 'Not highlighted' for a white button |
No, it will default to highlighted which will create a navy button |
Select Save and approve to save your changes.
Adding a download button to a sidebar
You can also add a document download button in a sidebar.