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Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard

Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard

Download installed plugins and themes ZIP files directly from your admin dashboard without using FTP.
Rating:
4.8
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Active Installations:
40000+
Last Updated:
Sep 03, 2024
WordPress Version:
3.1 or higher
Tested up to:
6.6.2
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Simplify plugin/theme downloads

Download any plugin or theme directly from your WordPress admin dashboard with just one click.

Preserve customizations effortlessly

Easily download customized plugin/theme files to transfer them to other sites or for backup purposes.

Save time with bulk downloads

Download all installed plugins and themes in a single combined file with just one click.

Customize file organization

Append version numbers to ZIP filenames and choose advanced ZIP libraries for better file management.

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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.

Amazing Plugin!

By sboyle on August 27, 2024

One of the standout features of the Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard Plugin! is how easy it is to use. From the moment I installed it, the interface felt intuitive, and setting it up was a breeze. There's no steep learning curve and a huge time saver for my line of work.

The plugin runs smoothly without affecting the site's performance or slowing down the page load times. It's efficient, light, and doesn't bloat your site with unnecessary features — it focuses on doing what it promises exceptionally well.

The support team behind Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard Plugin is as amazing as the product itself. When I had a minor issue, they responded quickly and resolved the issue in no time. It's clear the developers are passionate about their product and care about their customers.

Thank you!

Good

By An Kun Studio (ankunstudio) on August 26, 2024

Good

Very useful !!

By storemizer on December 8, 2023

This plugin simplifies the WordPress experience by allowing users to effortlessly download plugins and themes directly from the dashboard, making it an excellent alternative for those without CPanel / FTP access.

Amazing Plugin!

By florijan on March 31, 2023

Straightforward with a very simple interface, and gets the job done (even faster than ftp downloading).
Well done 🙌

Right on - job done fast and efficiently!

By danielepais on August 28, 2021

This plugin is just awesome. It does the job as stated in the tin! Kudos to the devs.

Super Useful for Freelancers

By Topher (topher1kenobe) on January 28, 2021

So many times I've been hired to debug a site, and I need the exact versions of the plugins on the client site, especially paid plugins. This makes it easy to just grab those without asking the client to learn how to download them, zip them up, and send them over. This plugin has saved me tons of time.

80

By davood jafari (davoodjafary) on December 7, 2020

tnks

Brilliant!!!

By brand9 on September 25, 2020

I had deleted a plugin that I bought and their website doesn't allow you to log in and download. But I did remember a website that had the plugin. Installed this plugin and downloaded the plugin I was needing in an instant. Well done!

Plugin just do it job and do it well

By OlegApanovich (mrDollar4444) on September 15, 2020

Great job guys. Plugin just do it job and do it well. Thank you for it.

Does what it should do very well

By aregmk on August 3, 2020

This plugin is a time saver in case you want to download a third-party huge plugin with thousands of files and directories. Thanks.
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