Description
Download Monitor provides an interface for uploading and managing downloadable files (including support for multiple versions), inserting download links into posts and logging downloads!
Features
- Add, edit and remove downloads from a familiar WP interface; Your downloads are just like posts.
- Sell your downloads from within your WordPress website!
- 100% Gutenberg compatible, including a new Download Monitor Download Block. Type /download to use it!
- Quick-add panel for adding downloads / files whilst editing posts.
- Add multiple file versions to your downloads each with their own data like download count and file links.
- Define alternative links (mirrors) per download version.
- Categorize, tag, or add other meta to your downloads.
- Display download links on the frontend using shortcodes.
- Change the way download links get displayed via template files.
- Track downloads counts and log user download attempts.
- Member only downloads, requires users to be logged in to download your files.
- Customisable endpoints for showing pretty download links.
Download Monitor has been featured on the websites of some of the most popular and leading businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, such as WPBeginner, Pagely, Jilt, WP Fusion & Kinsta.
Download Monitor Extensions
- Buttons: Create beautiful, fully customizable download buttons for your files.
- Downloading Page: Serve your downloads from a separate page.
- Google Drive: Lets you use the files hosted on your Google Drive as Download Monitor files.
- Advanced Access Manager: Create advanced download limitations per download and on a global level.
- Email Notification: Trigger an email notification whenever one of your files is downloaded.
- Page Addon: List downloads, categories, tags, and show info pages about each of your resources using a simple shortcode.
- Lock downloads option: Set restrictions to your download functionality using MailChimp Lock, Email Lock, CAPTCHA,
- Gravity Forms Gated Content: easily create a download gate with Gravity Forms. Require users to fill-in a form before accessing a download.
- Ninja Forms Lock: if you are an user of Ninja Forms, you can also use this to require users to fill-in of a form before accesing a download.
- WPForms Gated Content: gate your downloads by first requesting users to submit a form build using WPForms.
- Contact Form 7 Lock: request the submission of a Contact Form 7 form before providing access to the download.
Documentation
We have a large Knowledge Base on our Download Monitor website that contains documentation about how to how to setup and use Download Monitor.
Are you a new Download Monitor user? Read these articles on how to get your files ready for download with Download Monitor:
- How to install Download Monitor
- How to add your first download in Download Monitor
- How to list your first download on your website with the download shortcode
More advanced topics that a lot of people find interesting:
- Learn more about the different ways you can style your download buttons
- Learn more about how to customize your download buttons
- Learn more about what actions and filters are available in Download Monitor
Contributing and reporting bugs
You can contribute code to this plugin via GitHub: https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor
You can contribute localizations via Transifex https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/download-monitor/
NEED HELP USING DOWNLOAD MONITOR?
– Search our extensive knowledge base for documentation about installing the plugin/the extensions, available settings and how to use them.
– Browse Download monitor’s WordPress forum to find answers to your queries or create a new topic.
– Contact us directly for support.
3rd party or external service disclaimer
The plugin connects to our website through an API call (https://download-monitor.com/?dlm-all-extensions=true) in order to request a list of available extensions.
IT DOES NOT SEND ANY DATA NOR DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM THE REQUEST
Our privacy policy can be found at this URL https://download-monitor.com/privacy-policy/
Screenshots
Easily add downloads to your website with our Gutenberg block! 
The main admin screen lists your downloads using familiar WordPress UI. 
Easily add file information and multiple versions. 
The quick add panel can be opened via a link about the post editor. This lets you quickly add a file and insert it into a post.
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Download Button
Installation
Automatic installation
Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t even need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install, log in to your WordPress admin panel, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
In the search field type “Download Monitor” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found the plugin you can view details about it such as the the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by clicking Install Now.
Manual installation
The manual installation method involves downloading the plugin and uploading it to your webserver via your favourite FTP application.
- Download the plugin file to your computer and unzip it
- Using an FTP program, or your hosting control panel, upload the unzipped plugin folder to your WordPress installation’s
wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu within the WordPress admin.
FAQ
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Can I upload .xxx filetype using the uploader?
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Download Monitor uses the WordPress uploader for uploading files. By default these formats are supported:
- Images – .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif
- Documents – .pdf, .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx, .odt, .xls, .xlsx
- Music – .mp3, .m4a, .ogg, .wav
- Video – .mp4, .m4v, .mov, .wmv, .avi, .mpg, .ogv, .3gp, .3g2
To add more you can use a plugin, or filters. This post is a good resource for doing it with filters: Change WordPress Upload Mime Types.
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Can I link to external downloads?
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Yes, you can use both local paths and external URLs.
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My Download links 404
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Download links are powered by endpoints. If you find them 404’ing, go to Settings > Permalinks and save. This will flush the permalinks and allow our endpoints to be added.
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Download counts are not increasing when I download something
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Admin hits are not counted, log out and try again!
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Download Monitor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“Download Monitor” has been translated into 17 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
Translate “Download Monitor” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
5.0.14 – 29.10.2024
Fixed: Session performance problems
Added: No Access modal for the Members lock functionality
5.0.13 – 22.10.2024
Fixed: Bulk editing download paths was deleting the paths ( #1574 )
Fixed: Enabling paths from Download edit not working in some conditions ( #1576 )
Fixed: Paths conflicts ( #1566 )
Fixed: Quick edit for terms & conditions ( #1565 )
Changed: Upsells ( #1567 )
Fixed: Security issue for Key Generation ( thanks to @truonghuuphuc )
Added: Extra notices for access permissions
5.0.12 – 25.09.2024
Fixed: Error on simple site approved download path deletion
5.0.11 – 25.09.2024
Fixed: Critical error when no paths ( #1558 )
Fixed: REST API Version creation order ( #1557 )
Fixed: Allow network admin to quick add paths from Download edit screen ( #1559 )
5.0.10 – 24.09.2024
Fixed: Check user capability when enabling Shop ( thanks to @truonghuuphuc for reporting ) ( #1551 )
Fixed: Double slash for home url ( #1533 )
Changed: Downloadable file URLs format on save ( #1536 )
Fixed: PHP Error ( #1534 )
Changed: Downloads Paths for multisite, now on each site ( only network admin can add them ) ( #1538 )
Fixed: Database error when installing tables on multisite ( #1540 )
Added: Terms & Conditions quick edit action in admin list ( #1510 )
Fixed: New untitled Download fatal error ( #1541 )
Fixed: Plugin conflict with Event Espresso ( #1548 )
Fixed: Main site in multisite incorrect route ( #1549 )
Fixed: Printing emoji in Insert in Editor action ( #1504 )
Fixed: Creating API Keys on Firefox & Firefox like browsers ( #1553 )
5.0.9 – 29.08.2024
Fixed: Security update when exporting single Download CPT
5.0.8 – 28.08.2024
Fixed: Logging bug in some conditions ( #1527 )
Fixed: Legacy importer null content bug ( #1528 )
5.0.7 – 27.08.2024
Fixed: Versions order not following menu order ( #1511 )
Fixed: Undefined variable ( #1523 )
Fixed: Not logging downloads in some conditions ( #1522 )
5.0.5 – 23.08.2024
Fixed: Dev fixes
5.0.4 – 23.08.2024
Fixed: Dev files included
5.0.0 – 21.08.2024
Fixed: File Browser not working on installations that return ‘//’ ( double slashed ) paths. ( #1412 )
Fixed: File Browser no longer displays cross-site folders in multisite environments. ( #1402 )
Fixed: Performance issues that were affecting websites with a large number of downloads or a large postmeta table. ( #1421 )( #1425 )
Fixed: Error when trying to delete files on Download deletion ( #1468 )
Fixed: When using XHR to download files, some browsers would block redirecting a Download file in a new tab ( #1467 )
Fixed: Incompatibility with the WPML plugin ( #1453 )
Fixed: Certain UI bugs in the admin area
Fixed: Filetype was not showing the icon ( #1426 )
Fixed: Multiple downloads bug when on the same page using the “Button” template ( #1449 )
Fixed: PayPal payment gateway PHP 8.x compatibility
Fixed: UUID column from download_log can not be null ( #1506 )
Fixed: External file Downloads might not register downloads ( #1508 )
Changed: Admin download edit view ( #1398 )
Changed: Enhanced display of settings descriptions. ( #1444 )
Changed: Major change, multiple allowed uploads paths and setting redesign ( #1447 )
Changed: Major change, switched to DLM-globaly used cookie for Download Monitor and its extensions ( #1384 )
Changed: File restriction, search and placement now based on allowed paths, and now is absolute
Chaged: Removed Twitter Lock upsells, extension meets the end of life ( #1497 )
Added: File type & location column to the admin list table ( #1450 )
Added: REST API endpoints for creating, updating, and deleting downloads and versions ( #1215 )
Added: REST API Keys, to allow access to the REST API endpoint functionality
Added: Included the Terms and Conditions premium plugin in the LITE version ( #1445 )
Added: Download debug export metabox ( #1387 )
Added: Possibility in Multisite to specify the uploads folder for each site ( #1403 )
Added: Directories access restriction ( #1401 )
4.9.14 – 27.05.2024
Fixed: Security issue, thanks to Arkadiusz Hydzik for reporting it.
4.9.13 – 15.04.2024
Fixed: Enforce on what pages should the ID pe appended in the title ( #1443 )
Fixed: WP 6.5 compatibility for fresh installs ( #1442 )
4.9.12 – 11.04.2024
Fixed: Lite vs Premium page not showing when a license is not added.( #1441 )
4.9.11 – 16.02.2024
Changed: Removed Freemius
Fixed: Slight UI fixes
4.9.10 – 05.02.2024
Fixed: Versions download link for the “Version list” template ( #1422 )
4.9.9 – 30.01.2024
Fixed: Performance issue fix
4.9.8 – 25.01.2024
Fixed: Products update problem ( #1415 )
Fixed: PHP Warnings on non-defined Download templates ( #1413 )
4.9.7 – 23.01.2024
Fixed: [] operator not supported for strings error. ( #1409 )
Fixed: User reports not showing user name & role. ( #1410 )
4.9.6 – 22.01.2024
Changed: Moved, removed and updated admin settings for “General” section ( #1346 )
Changed: Moved, renamed and updated admin settings for “Shop” section ( #1347 )
Changed: Moved, removed and updated admin settings for “Advanced” section ( #1348 )
Changed: Prevent Duplicate Downloads ON by default on production(live) websites. ( #1350 )
Changed: Reports – don’t get users without downloads. ( #1313 )
Fixed: Removed nonce check on reports for WordPress’ own requests ( #1383 )
Added: Templates section where the user can see overridden templates. Also, moved the Misc section in the General tab ( #1389 )
Added: Dynamic data to plugin’s templates, now offering way to add attributes to the link without needing to override the template ( #1385 )
Added: Open in new tab option when selecting “Redirect to file” option ( #1386 )
Added: Alert if some PHP functions/modules are disabled ( #1392 )
Changed: Do not take into consideration the 60s window for unique downloads on localhost or staging ( #1350 )
Fixed: Disabling file browser from wp-config.php ( #1259 )
Changed: Moved external hosting upsell to its own metabox ( #1405 )
You can read the complete changelog here