File protection
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I am curious to try your plugin – looks terrific and clean – just what the doctor ordered (as I am a Noob) – so I expect to install it on one of my test sites and see what it does and how it works for me in practice.
One question (which may be more involved depending on your answer) is how protected are the files and or site using this system ?- I read in some of the Download managers how they obfuscate or hide the origin of the file and (some have option of passwords etc) – I don’t have any experience with this kind of security issue, and if I was to use this much simpler plugin (which is my intention) I could limit downloads for some files by placing them on another page which requires a password etc.
I have looked at many plugins – and some are not that convenient to use if I wanted to have a few pages with many downloadable PDFs and JPGs etc
Thank for reading
Cheers
Peter Stein
Kuranda QLD
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Hi Peter,
The files are not protected with this plugin. If a user can access your site, they can download the file. However, the site itself is still protected by WordPress itself. The files can’t be modified or exchanged by anybody except for those with access to the backend.. If a malicious user tries to access the backend of your site, they will be redirected to the login screen and from there, without the right username and password they cant do much except groan in frustration.
WordPress itself has a password protect feature if you wanted to restrict access to some of your files. You would have to put them on a separate page and protect that page, this option can be found under “Visibility” in the top right hand corner of the editor both in classic and Gutenberg.
Thanks for checking out the plugin and if you have any more questions, just sing out!
Cheers
Nik
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