A URL parameter in Hub to open downloads panel?

Question

When viewing a dataset from the Hub catalog you either get the "explore" view of the dataset, or the "about" view of the dataset. Here is one such dataset on our Hub...

https://opdgig.dos.ny.gov/datasets/9a442dba94f8476fb62749955436732e_0/explore?location=42.395315%2C-75.877333%2C8.01

https://opdgig.dos.ny.gov/datasets/NYSDOS::ny-rising-community-reconstruction-planning-areas/about

So - that's fine, but given how obtuse access to the download functionality already is... is there a way to open either of those pages with the download side panel already visible? Just to make it slightly easier for the less savvy users? Some URL parameter? Or some different URL endpoint? I tried to explore how the download button in the page makes the panel appear, but it is all obfuscated in the JS code.

DataOfficer · Answer

Does adding '&panel=download' to the end of your URL do the trick of what you are trying to achieve? At least for the first example you give.

AndrewTurner · Answer

This is a great question - thanks for posting @NFlourish .

It's not currently possible to have a link for opening the sidebar. We can add that, but foremost I'd like to gather more insight.

You note that the download functionality is "obtuse". Can you provide some additional details and recommendations for how the download functionality would be easier to use (besides just being visible).

Are there similar great experiences that we should incorporate ideas from?