XF 2.1 How to count the number of times a PDF in a widget is opened?

[tomwood]

I offer a free sample of one of my books via a PDF. The PDF is offered in both a regular forum thread and also in a widget - public sidebar. The forum thread doesn't open the PDF in a PDF reader, but does keep count of the number of downloads. The advantage of using a widget to offer a free sample is that it automatically opens in a PDF reader so a visitor can check it out right away. However, the widget doesn't seem to be able to count the number of times the PDF is opened/downloaded. Is there a way to configure a widget so it will keep count?

Widget definition
HTML
Widget that lets you add custom HTML. This widget supports XenForo template syntax.

Perhaps some of the template syntax would work?

 

[sbj]

I can't give you a definite answer, but you could probably create a html widget and then use javascript to count the clicks.

Something like this:

Javascript code to record click on link to PDF - Qualtrics

For a survey experiment built in Qualtrics, I need to record whether respondents clicked on a hyperlink to a pdf document attached to one of my questions. I have set it up so that the pdf document ...

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[AndyB]

The advantage of using a widget to offer a free sample is that it automatically opens in a PDF reader so a visitor can check it out right away

You might like this add-on:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/open-pdf.6100/