Download Monitor

Download Monitor

Download Monitor is a plugin for uploading and managing downloads, tracking downloads and displaying links.
Rating:
4.5
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Active Installations:
90000+
Last Updated:
Feb 19, 2025
WordPress Version:
6.4 or higher
Tested up to:
6.7.2

Powerful Download Manager

Manage, Track, and Download

This powerful download manager plugin allows you to handle all your downloadable files with ease. You can add download links to your posts or pages and track the downloads.

Monetize your downloads directly from your website.

Seamless Gutenberg Integration

Download Monitor is fully compatible with the new Gutenberg editor, making it easy to insert download links into your posts.

Customizable Download Buttons

Beautiful and Functional

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

It's good, just what I need

By goodmansdyr on February 24, 2025

Nice plugin. I don't know what else to say, it is just perfect for what I need.

Good! It do the work

By Alejandro (alejjime) on February 6, 2025

Buenas opciones para botón de descarga.

Great plugin!

By jarmuhon on January 22, 2025

Works well and simple to use

Remarquable

By domacdpa on January 5, 2025

Remarquable d'efficacité et simplicité

Bravo

Great plugin

By bobjgarrett on December 19, 2024

Very useful for both protecting some documents and also seeing how popular each is.

I can't preview because an error occurred in this block. It will be displayed.

By danyan on November 29, 2024

download monitor: 5.0.14
WordPress: 6.7.1
SWELL: 2.12.0
PHP: 8.1.29
ダウンロード登録数: 796

で、編集画面でブロックを選ぶと「このブロックでエラーが発生したためプレビューできません。」と表示されます。

Download monitor: 5.0.14
WordPress: 6.7.1
SWELL: 2.12.0
PHP: 8.1.29
Number of download registrations: 796

And if you select a block on the editing screen, "This block cannot be previewed because an error occurred." It will be displayed.

Simply great!

By JMFDCV on November 21, 2024

Excellent!
It would be nice if there was some simple way to edit the custom templates for downloads.

Excellent plugin!

By sindit on November 18, 2024

Very useful. Have been using it for years on a non-profit site (dutchgrammar.org) that offers free PDF downloads of a Dutch grammar book in multiple languages. We can track which language versions have been downloaded the most.

Easy and great. Nice plugin.

By beethoak on November 8, 2024

Easy and great. Nice plugin. Simple and easy to use. Do what it have to do.

Great plugin!

By aleh on November 2, 2024

I use that plugin for years, it's very useful! Thank you!

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