Asset Bank can be configured so that a download button appears within the asset tile when browsing. This allows users to skip the Asset Details page and go directly to the download page.

For some file types that aren't often converted, eg. PDFs, direct downloads can be enabled that skip the download page as well so that the asset is downloaded immediately when clicking the download button. A list of multiple file types can be given for direct download.

Please contact our Customer Support Team for help configuring these features.

Note that the download will still be recorded for tracking purposes, i.e. the download will appear in the admin reports and in the 'item usage' popup.

Direct downloads also applies to lightboxes and the logic is as follows:

• If all of the assets to be downloaded have files with 'direct download' extensions AND the user has permission to download the original file, then the usual 'download lightbox' page will be skipped and the user will be taken directly to the page that prepares the zip file and then presents it.
• Otherwise, i.e. if there are one or more assets with extensions that are not 'direct download' OR the user does not have 'download original' permission on one or more of the assets, then the user will see the 'download lightbox' page as usual.