How can I make a person enter an email in order to download a file?
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Hi
I would like to start offering a download that requires the person to enter an email. I own the ecommerce package if that helps. I would appreciate it very much if someone can point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
I would like to start offering a download that requires the person to enter an email. I own the ecommerce package if that helps. I would appreciate it very much if someone can point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
Try setting 'Requires Login' to 'Yes' on product page.
I tried this but the problem is that even though the product is free it sends the customer through to the PayPal process. I do not see a way to create an exception for a single product. Otherwise it is perfect because I can set it up to automatically add the email address to a mailing list and it is secure.
Low-tech solution, but you could do this:
1. Create a hidden page with the link to download the file somewhere. Make sure it's not linked to.
2. Add a form on the page that the user visits with one field, Email Address.
3. Make the "success page" for that form the hidden page you created in step 1.
1. Create a hidden page with the link to download the file somewhere. Make sure it's not linked to.
2. Add a form on the page that the user visits with one field, Email Address.
3. Make the "success page" for that form the hidden page you created in step 1.
This seems to work well enough for what I need to do. Thank you for your help. These pointers save me a lot of time!
Thanks to you both. I will check both ways of doing it and see what works best.
