A download that starts silently leaves the visitor wondering whether they actually clicked it, and clicking twice is the usual result.
The download type of Pro Buttons answers that: the button changes while the download runs and again when it finishes.
For every Nexter Blocks setting in one place, see the Interactive Circle Info guide.
Before You Start
- Edition: Pro — the Pro Buttons block needs Nexter Blocks Pro.
- Block to enable: Pro Buttons, switched on under Nexter > Blocks in your WordPress dashboard.
- The file you want to offer, uploaded to the Media Library.
- A Pro Buttons block on the page — see the main Pro Buttons guide.
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Steps
- Select the Pro Buttons block and set the type to download.
- Choose a download style — the animated states belong to particular styles.
- Set the button text and choose the file.
- Set the loading and success text.
- Publish and click it on the real page — the states do not run in the editor.
How It Behaves
The download type renders more markup than the plain call-to-action type, because it has states to move through.
- The download type is visibly different. Measured on published pages: the call-to-action type rendered about 38 pixels tall, the download type about 55, with an inline SVG for its icon.
- Style 5 carries its own loading and success text. Measured: the button rendered about 60 pixels tall and both strings are stored on the block, shown as the download progresses.
- The states are driven by the browser’s download, so they reflect what the browser reports rather than anything the server confirms.
- Measured with Nexter Blocks Pro deactivated: the block renders nothing at all.
Limitations
- Pro only — measured, nothing renders without it.
- The animated states belong to certain styles. A style without them will simply download with no feedback.
- Success does not mean the file is intact — it means the browser finished. It is feedback, not verification.
- Very small files finish instantly, so the loading state may never be seen — which is fine, but do not rely on it being read.
Troubleshooting
The button downloads but shows no animation
The chosen download style may not have those states. Measured: the loading and success text belong to particular styles, such as style 5.
Nothing happens in the editor
Expected — the states run on the published page. Publish and test there.
The file opens instead of downloading
Browsers open some file types rather than saving them. That is browser behaviour, not the block; zip the file if it must be saved.
Nothing renders at all
Measured with Nexter Blocks Pro deactivated: the block renders nothing at all. Check Nexter Blocks Pro is active.
