Rails 'link_to' to Download An Image Immediately Instead of Opening it in the Browser

Question

I have a link_to Rails helper that downloads a wallpaper when clicked. But the image is loading in the browser instead of being downloaded immediately.

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Answer 1

There is an easier way to do this with the HTML5 download attribute.

<%= link_to 'Download existing avatar', @user.avatar(:original), download: "User_#{@user.id}_avatar" %>