Download link not changing color after being visited

Asked Jun 06 '16 at 15:14

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I have a link in html that downloads a file.

<a href=".../file.html">A3. Professionalism and Public Relations</a>

In my css file I have this specified:

a:hover, a:visited{
    color: orange;
}

When I hover, the link becomes orange but when I click on it, it keeps its default color. I know my css works for non-download links. What should I do for download links?

edited Jun 06 '16 at 17:25

Bob Gilmore

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asked Jun 06 '16 at 15:14

ybce

Can someone find a dupe for this? – Praveen Kumar Purushothaman Jun 06 '16 at 15:16
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Similar issue can be found here. Apparently not supported in some browsers: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10320351/problems-with-avisited – Alex Johnson Jun 06 '16 at 15:18
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See this [MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Privacy_and_the_:visited_selector). – Praveen Kumar Purushothaman Jun 06 '16 at 15:18
And see the first answer in the dupe. Thanks @AlexJohnson. – Praveen Kumar Purushothaman Jun 06 '16 at 15:19
@PraveenKumar just to clarify from what I read, `color` is still supported for `a:visited` because it works for other links. The OP in the linked question had problems with `underline` and not `color` – ybce Jun 06 '16 at 15:27
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@ybce True. It should work. But not for downloaded files. They don't even open (or leave a trace in the history), FYI. – Praveen Kumar Purushothaman Jun 06 '16 at 15:28
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@PraveenKumar Makes sense. Thank you. – ybce Jun 06 '16 at 15:29
I think it's improperly marked as a duplicate. The real issue is with the hyperlink that references file rather than webpage and the answer could be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42656411/using-css-visited-property-for-href-to-a-file – Anton Shchastnyi Jan 09 '19 at 19:22

Download link not changing color after being visited

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