Output of Download Counts & Date Added

Hey Schalk,

In order to display the number of times a file was downloaded we’d have to store that information somewhere adding to the bulk of the plugin. There isn’t really a nice clean way to do this without breaking the “Just a shortcode* rule for this plugin.

The date request is something we could do. I’ll look into it and try it get an update for you within the next week.

Hi,
Thank you so much for getting back to me ??

The date would be great, thank you.

I’ve been using loads of plugins for file browser download, and yet have to find teh right one for me. As your plugin is super lightweight, I really like it.

I realise adding these features is not that simple, and it might compromise the “simplicity” of the plugin. Nonetheless I like to list my ideal features, if you don’t mind ??

FTP Upload: DONE
Display Date: Coming Soon ??
Display Download Counter: This would be a huge plus for me! (WP Filebase has this feature )
Pretty File Name: If the file uploaded is: my-word-document-file.doc then it would be great if it displays as My Word Document File ( FileAway has this built in )

This plugin might be of interest:
Also lists all files in a defined folder for download.
https://github.com/wp-plugins/cip4-folder-download-widget

For now I’ll add the display date as an optional field and then look into creating a new plugin called “Mmm Advanced File List” with those extra features etc. This way the Simple File List could be easily replaced (same shortcodes / basic functionality + those extras that require css and some javascript) if someone wants a more advanced version of the plugin.

Hi,
Very excited to see the number of times a file has been donwloaded.
This is great, if users can see how many times a file has been downloaded, it is an indication of popularity!
Would it be too much asked for an rough timeline, eta?
Thank you,

I’m pretty slammed with work lately and an upcoming product launch so I’m not sure if I can devote a lot of time to create a new “Advanced File List” plugin for file download counts right now. I’ll definitely try to have the Simple File List update for the “file creation / last modified date” done sometime over the next week though!

If we can create a clearly defined set of rules for the “Pretty” file name suggestion you had then I could add that in too (maybe with some added css classes too so you could drop css into your stylesheet to add the icons).

Hi, thank you,
The date will already be a great addition, and I’ll keep an eye out for the Advance feature one you have to for it.

Thank you so much for your support!