How do we force an image to download or "save as..."

How can I force an image to download, or automatically bring up the "save as..." dialog box? I found that some browsers recognize an actual download="myimage" attribute in the anchor tag, but I can't get MODx to save it. MODx seems to strip it out.

How do I get MODx to save the attribute, or is there an alternative method?

The attribute in question:
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_a_download.asp

MODX shouldn't strip out anything, unless you have some addon that is parsing or validating your code? Like maybe a WYSIWYG tool? You might try creating the link in HTML mode instead of the RTE.

I verified that the attribute worked fine for me. I just used and it downloads instead of displaying when I click on it. This is in Firefox. MODX didn't edit the link.

I think the short answer is that you can't, because it depends on the user's browser settings. I agree that it's not MODX editing the links, though. It would never do that.

I saw this post, and want to say that you can force a file as download. Add these lines to your .htaccess:



Works only for Apache servers, of course.

I think with the default settings in most browsers, the user will still be offered the option of saving or viewing the file if it's a file the browser knows how to display. I could be wrong.

True, my solution will mostly show the "open with or save" dialogue.