Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard

About Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard

The "Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard" plugin allows you to easily download plugins and themes directly from your WordPress admin dashboard, without the need for FTP or cPanel access. It also allows you to download all installed plugins and themes in a single click and customize the file names for better organization. Customers have praised the plugin for its simplicity and efficiency.

Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of the "Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard" plugin?

The plugin allows users to download installed plugin and theme ZIP files directly from their WordPress admin dashboard without needing FTP or cPanel access.

How does the plugin help with customized plugins or themes?

It enables users to easily download customized plugin or theme files, preserving their modifications and making them transferable.

How do I download a plugin using this tool?

The plugin adds a "Download" button next to each plugin on the Plugins page, allowing a single-click download of the plugin files in ZIP format.

Changelog

1.9.4 – 31/10/2024

Dev – Updated cross-selling library with correct plugin names.
Fix – Fixed action link URL.

1.9.3 – 14/10/2024

Dev – WPFactory admin menu removed from pro version.
Fix – WPFactory menu and submenus are now visible and accessible.

1.9.2 – 08/10/2024

Fix – Vulnerability issue fixed.
Dev – Add Cross-selling library.
Dev – Move settings to WPFactory menu.
Dev – Added the License Key Manager library.

1.9.1 – 03/09/2024

Dev – Added auto-delete feature.
Dev – Added bulk download for selected plugins.

1.9.0 – 26/08/2024

Dev – Added option to customize the download plugin link text color.
Dev – Added option to customize the download plugin link font weight.
Dev – Added option to customize the download plugin link text.

1.8.9 – 23/08/2024

Dev – Added new option to manage the version separator character when appending the plugin/theme version to zip filename.
Dev – Improved Settings UI by applying the default WordPress settings style.

1.8.8 – 15/08/2024

Fixed vulnerability.
Tested up to: 6.6.

1.8.7 – 16/05/2024

readme.txt content update.

1.8.6 – 07/04/2024

Fix PHP warnings.
Fix vulnerability.
Tested up to: 6.5.

1.8.5 – 25/09/2023

Update plugin icon, banner.

1.8.4 – 19/09/2023

Fix – PHP Warnings are triggering on PHP version 8.2.
Tested up to: 6.3.

1.8.3 – 18/06/2023

Tested up to: 6.2.

1.8.2 – 10/03/2023

Tested up to: 6.1.

1.8.1 – 17/11/2021

Dev – Add github deploy setup.
Tested up to: 5.8.

1.8.0 – 26/06/2021

Fix – Checking for the activated Pro plugin version correctly now.
Dev – “Send file” headers updated.
Dev – Code refactoring.
Description in readme.txt updated.

1.7.2 – 04/06/2021

Tested up to: 5.7.
Plugin author updated.

1.7.1 – 15/02/2021

Dev – JS file minified.
Dev – Localization – load_plugin_textdomain() moved to the init hook.
Tested up to: 5.6.

1.7.0 – 20/03/2020

Dev – Better system temp directory retrieving algorithm: checking upload_tmp_dir, wp_upload_dir() and open_basedir now (if the default sys_get_temp_dir() is not writable).
Dev – Admin settings descriptions updated.
Dev – Code refactoring.
Tested up to: 5.3.

1.6.0 – 30/09/2019

Fix – Settings – Security – Checking for user capability and nonce. Sanitizing and escaping data.
Dev – Settings – “increase your WP memory limits” link updated.

1.5.0 – 23/07/2019

Fix – “Single File” plugins download fixed (except in “Periodical” downloads).
Fix – “Must-Use” and “Drop-in” plugins support added (except in “Periodical” and “All” downloads).

1.4.3 – 08/07/2019

Dev – Advanced Settings – “Temporary directory” option added.
Tested up to: 5.2.

1.4.2 – 19/04/2019

Dev – “Tested up to” updated.

1.4.1 – 09/12/2018

Dev – Advanced Settings – “ZIP library” option added.
Dev – More info added in create_zip() error message.

1.4.0 – 27/09/2018

Dev – “Download all” plugins/themes tools added.
Dev – Checking for zlib extension availability.
Dev – Checking system requirements only when download link is clicked.
Dev – Deleting zip file (if exists) before creating new one.
Dev – Pro version link (and “Periodical Downloads” section) added.
Dev – Code refactoring.

1.3.0 – 18/03/2018

Dev – PclZip fallback zip archivation library added.
Dev – “Settings” action link added.
Dev – Code refactoring.
Dev – “Requires PHP” added to readme.txt.

1.2.0 – 11/06/2017

Dev – “Add main directory to ZIP” options added.
Dev – “Append version number to ZIP filename” options added.
Dev – Code refactoring.

1.1.3 – 09/06/2017

Dev – Zip files deletion from temporary folder after successful download added.

1.1.2 – 25/03/2017

Fix – load_plugin_textdomain moved from init hook to constructor.
Dev – System requirements error message updated.
Dev – Language (POT) file updated.
Dev – Plugin header info (“Text Domain” etc.) updated.
Dev – Donate link updated.

1.1.1 – 10/11/2016

Fix – For portability now only forward slashes (/) are used as directory separator in ZIP filenames.

1.1.0 – 05/10/2016

Dev – Themes download functionality added (and plugin renamed).
Dev – Plugins download action moved to from plugins_loaded to admin_init hook.
Dev – More validation added to plugins download action.
Dev – Using single plugin_action_links hook to add download action links, instead of using separate hook for each plugin.
Dev – Checking for ZipArchive and RecursiveIteratorIterator classes to exist.
Dev – Language (POT) file added.
Dev – Screenshots added.
Dev – Icons and banners added.

1.0.0 – 28/09/2016

Initial Release.