Adding a download button timer in WordPress is a common practice to improve the user experience and prevent excessive downloading of content. This feature allows website owners to limit the number of downloads or views per user, and thus protect their content from being excessively distributed or shared.
Why You Need to Add Download Button Timer in WordPress
The download button timer works by setting a countdown timer after a user clicks on the download button. The timer may vary depending on the website’s settings but typically lasts for a few seconds or minutes. During this time, the user is presented with a message or a loading animation, which indicates that the download is being prepared.
Once the countdown timer reaches zero, the download button becomes active, and the user can download the file or access the content. If the user tries to download the content again, they will be prompted to wait for the timer to finish before they can download it again.
The download button timer can be useful for various scenarios, such as:
- Limiting the number of downloads: If you offer premium content, such as eBooks, courses, or software, you may want to limit the number of downloads per user. The download button timer allows you to set a limit and prevent users from sharing the content excessively.
- Preventing spam bots: Some bots can scrape your website’s content and download it automatically. By adding a download button timer, you can prevent these bots from downloading your content and using it without permission.
- Improving user experience: The download button timer can provide a sense of anticipation and build excitement for the user, making the download feel more rewarding and valuable.
To add a download button timer in WordPress, you can use a plugin or a custom code snippet. There are various plugins available in the WordPress repository, such as Download Monitor, Download Manager, and WP Download Manager, which offer advanced download management features, including download button timers.
Alternatively, you can add a custom code snippet to your WordPress theme or child theme’s functions.php file. The code snippet should be added to the download button’s HTML code and can use JavaScript or jQuery to implement the countdown timer.
How to Add Download Button Timer
Follow these simple steps below. You can just need to adjust some settings in your cPanel and you’ll be able to add Button Time in any of your WordPress posts.
Follow the Steps below:
- Go to your WordPress dashboard and head over to Plugins > Add New
- Install and activate a Plugin called “Header & Footer Scripts”.
- In WordPress go to Settings > Header & Footer Scripts.
- Go to WordPress > Settings > Header & Footer Scripts
- Copy the CSS Code in the header section
- And copy the JavaScript to the footer section of the plugin.
- Then you can follow the video below on how you can actually add a timer to the Button.
CSS Code (For Head Tag):
<style>
/* countdown time redirect button css */
#redirect-download{
padding: 10px 25px 10px 25px;
border: none;
border-radius:5px;
color: white;
background: dodgerblue;
font-weight: 600;
}
#redirect-download:hover{
background:royalblue;
}
</style>
JAVA Script (For Footer/Body Tag):
<script>
document.getElementById("post-Title").innerHTML = document.getElementById("postTitle").innerHTML;
var postTitle = document.getElementById("postTitle").innerHTML;
function redirectbtn(){
localStorage.setItem("Post Title", postTitle)
localStorage.setItem("Download Link",link);
return false;
}
</script>
HTML Code for Posts:
<center>
<!-- Google Adsense Code-->
<h2 style="margin: 0px;">Download<span id="post-Title"></span></h2>
<form action="Page Download Link" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 15px;">
<button id="redirect-download" onclick="redirectbtn();"><i class="fa fa-download"></i> Download Now</button>
</form>
<!-- Google Adsense Code-->
</center>
<script>
// download link paste here
var link = "Download Link";
</script>
New Page Code:
<center>
<!--Google Adsense Code-->
<br>
<center>
<style>#postTitle{text-align: center;}</style>
<button id="download-btn" onclick="generate()">
<i class="fa fa-download"></i> Download Now
</button>
<div id="refresh" style="display: none; font-size: 18px;"><b>Thanks!</b><br> Your download will start in few seconds... <br> If not then,</div>
<a href="" id="re-download-btn" style="display: none;">Click Here</a>
<script>
function generate() {
var j = document.getElementById("refresh");
var e, n = document.getElementById("re-download-btn"),
t = document.getElementById("download-btn"),
a = document.getElementById("re-download-btn").href,
l = 5,
d = document.createElement("span");
n.parentNode.replaceChild(d, n),
e = setInterval(function () {
--l < 0 ? (d.parentNode.replaceChild(n, d),
clearInterval(e),
window.location.replace(a),
j.style.display = "contents",
n.style.display = "inline") : (d.innerHTML = "<div class='waiting'>Please Wait...</div><div class='timer'>" + l.toString() + "</div> <div class='second'>Seconds</div>",
t.style.display = "none")
}, 1e3)
}
</script>
<style>
button#download-btn {
padding: 10px 25px 10px 25px;
border: none;
border-radius: 5px;
color: white;
background: dodgerblue;
font-weight: 600;
}
button#download-btn:hover {
background: royalblue;
}
.timer {
background: bisque;
width: 5%;
padding: 10px;
font-size: 25px;
border-radius: 50%;
width: 7%;
}
</style>
<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"></link>
<script>
document.getElementById("re-download-btn").href=localStorage.getItem("Download Link");
document.getElementById("postTitle").innerHTML = localStorage.getItem("Post Title");
</script>
</center>
<br><br>
<!--Google Adsense Code-->
</center>
The download button timer is a valuable feature for WordPress websites that offer premium content or want to prevent excessive downloading. By adding a countdown timer, you can limit the number of downloads per user, prevent spam bots, and improve the user experience.