How To Make A File Downloader On Blogger
The case of blogger, they is no option to make a file downloadable in fact they is no option to upload audio files on the blogger interface neither is there any button to upload document files or PDF files.
In this article, am going to be showing you how you cab make a file downloadable on blogger.
Type of files that can be made downloadable
Below are the types of files that can be made downloadable on blogger just like every other content management system.
- Audio Files : All Audio Files can be made downloadable on blogger which includes music, voice notes, teachings and recordings.
- Video Files: Video Files can also be made downloadable, all video of every format can be downloadable through blogger.
- Documents/PDF Files: You can also make Documents and PDF files downloadable on blogger
- Photos files: you can also make a picture downloadable on blogger
Reasons Why People Prefer Downloadable Files
They are several reasons why people prefer downloadable files to other files in blogs and articles, one of the major reason is simply because they can easily access it offline and directly in their computer without accessing the Internet, most people when it comes to audio files like music, people prefer it to be in their phone memory instead of streaming it every time they want to access the music file.
Video file streaming is time and data consuming in some zones and countries because of poor network coverage and data cost for internet access so they prefer to download the file into their local computer or mobile device and watch it offline.
No one read PDF files online, every one want PDF files to be downloaded to his/her device that makes it easy to access.
How To Make Downloadable Files In Blogger
To start this point which is the major point of the article, I will like to introduce you to google site. Like I said before, no file can be uploaded directly to blogger and it will be downloadable, in other to make a file downloadable on blogger you have to use a local file host that can enforce download immediately and copy link into your blogger interface. The best local file host that can be downloaded through link without having to visits the host site is google site, the most amazing thing about google site is that it is absolutely free.
How To Create A Google Site Account
- Visit www.site.googlecom get started.
- Login with your Gmail and continue
- Click on create a new site and give the website a name probably the name of your new blog
- After creating your new google site, create a page categorically, you can name your pages according to the files to enable it easier to access, you can name you page MP3, Video etc
- Click on the page you will like to attach the file to
- Click on the add file button
- Upload your file from your device especially computer because google site does not work on mobile device but if you are using chrome or Firefox, you can switch to the desktop view and access the google site
- Wait the upload is completed.
- Once upload is completed, check at the extreme end of the file name, you will see a download sign
- Long hold or double click the little download file in the end of the file name, another tap will appear
- Copy the link link into your clip board.
Note: You can do same for multiple file files and you can upload as much fils as you want.
How To Add The Downloadable File To Blogger Post
- After you have successfully copied the file download link from your google site, visit back your blogger interface
- Click on the post you will like to add the file to
- Click on the spot you will like to add the link to
- Check the the top of your blogger post interface, you will see a link sign or link, the new blogger interface doesn't have the word link but just a link sign
- Click on the link sign and click create a new URL link
- Input what you want to display as the link ''example : Download The Video Here'' then past the link in the link line under the text display line.
- Click add link and your link will be successfully added to your blogger post
- Click Publish to publish the post
- Then revisit the blog and click on the link to see if your file will automatically download without redirecting to the google site.
- If it works, you are done, repeat same process for other files.
The most amazing thing about this google site method is that, it doesn't redirect users from your blog to the google site, once the download link is click, the file automatically start downloading immediately, you can also use same method to create a music download site and other download file sites in blogger.
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