22nd December 2020, 1:47 pm
Hi,
Loving this plugin, but I'm facing a problem with external files.
I want to make files available to download from a Google Drive account. When I try to use the direct link to a file hosted at a Google Drive account, everything works fine but it downloads a strange file without extension, not the file it was supposed to.
If I paste the link at a web browser, it starts to download immediately.
Any ideas?
The problem with Google Drive links is by default they're a share/view link, not a real download link. For that you need to create your own link (although I think the Google Drive addon for WooCommerce circumvents this need). It's pretty straight forward.
You could use a website like this: https://sites.google.com/site/gdocs2direct/home
Or make a URL yourself.
Sharing links look like this:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/Some_Download_Id_Number_Here/view?usp=sharingSimply take the download ID and add it to a link like this:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=Some_Download_Id_Number_HereHope this helps.
You might also need to set your WooCommerce download method to Redirect.
EDIT:
This is the same behaviour you'd see without my plugin, when using the download link for a product someone can purchase and download from their account page.
Last modified: 4th January 2021, 10:40 am by Richard Webster
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