Download Monitor & Manager Plugin

Simple Download Monitor & Manager for WordPress

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Download Monitor Plugin

The Simple WordPress Download Monitor/Manager plugin allows you to manage, monitor and track your digital file downloads.

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Simple Download Monitor Plugin Features

Below are just some of the notable features of the Simple Download Monitor/Manager plugin.


Easy to Use Interface

Add, edit and remove downloads from an easy to use interface inside your WordPress dashboard. Assign categories and tags to your downloadable files.

Use Shortcodes

Use shortcodes to display download now buttons anywhere on your site. There is a shortcode inserter in the post editor that allows you to insert shortcodes easily.

Track Downloads

Track the number of downloads for each of your downloadable files. You can also track the IP address and country of the users downloading the files.

Customize Download Buttons

You can customize the download now button text to anything you want it to be. You can also use custom CSS to customize the appearance.

Password Protect Download

Allows you to create password protected downloads. Users will only be able to download the file if they enter the correct password.

Track Useful Stats

You can track the date, time, username, number of downloads etc for each download. View the data in the logs menu.

Drag and Drop Uploads

Drag and drop file upload interface. This plugin uses the WordPress media uploader interface allowing you to upload files easily.

Searchable Downloads

Visitors of your site can search the downloads. This is useful if you have a lot of downloads configured in the plugin.

Downloads by Country

This feature allows you to see downloads by country. This will give you insights as to where most of your downloads are coming from.

Terms and Conditions

This feature allows you to add terms and conditions to your downloads. Visitors must agree to the terms prior to downloading.

Google reCAPTCHA

Easy on humans, hard on bots. This feature allows you to enable captcha so spam bots can't download the digital items.

Copy/Clone Downloads

The clone tool allows you to easily duplicate your downloads. This feature is useful when you are adding a lot of similar downloads.

Display Your Downloads by Popularity

Using a number of different shortcodes on a post/page, you can display your most popular downloads, your latest downloads or downloads that have been categorized.

Offer Your Downloads to Members Only

Whether you wish to use the built in WP users feature or a compatible membership plugin, you can choose to offer your digital files to logged in members only.

Offset Your Download Count

Editing the download count of any file can be achieved easily. Admins can then choose to display the download count of their digitial content on the front end of their site.

Advertise Below Downloads

Using the Adsense inserter field, you can insert an advertisement below your download descriptions.

Categories and Tags

Use the categories and tags for your downloads. You can then choose to display downloads only from a certain category.

Display Download Details

The ability to display the file size, version and published date for a download item you create.

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Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q)

Can this plugin be used to offer free downloads to the users?

Yes

What file formats can I upload?

You can use all common file types. This plugin has no restriction on the file types you can use.

Can I use external file URLs?

Yes, you can use both local paths and external URLs.

Can I password protect a downloadable file?

Yes.

Can I show the file download counts to my visitors?

Yes.

Can I show all downloads from a category?

Yes.

Can I show an ajax file tree browser using this plugin?

Yes.

Can I show a number of latest downloads to my usrs?

Yes.

Can I track downloads from unique IP address only?

Yes

Basic Plugin Usage

Using a Nice Display Template for the Download Item

Here is an example shortcode to show the download with a nice template:

[sdm_download id="X" fancy="1"]

X is the ID of the downloadable file in question.

Customize the Download Button Text

You can use the “button_text” parameter in the shortcode to use a customized text for the download now button. Below is an example of how to use it in the shortcode:

[sdm_download id="X" fancy="1" button_text="Click here to download"]

Open Download in a New Window

Use the “new_window” parameter to open the download in a new browser window or tab. Below is an example of how to use it:

[sdm_download id="X" fancy="1" new_window="1"]

Show File Size Info

Use the “show_size” parameter to show the file size info (if you have specified it in the downloadable item). Below is an example of how to use it:

[sdm_download id="X" fancy="1" show_size="1"]

Show File Version Number Info

Use the “show_version” parameter to show the version number info (if you have specified it in the downloadable item). Below is an example of how to use it:

[sdm_download id="X" fancy="1" show_version="1"]

Showing the Download Counter of a File

You can use the following shortcode to show the download counter of any of your files that you manage using this plugin:

[sdm_download_counter id="X"]

X is the ID of the downloadable file in question.

Offsetting The Download Count

You can offset the download count of an item if you want to. For example: you may want to start the download count of an item to start from 1000 rather than 0.

Do the following to offset the download count:

1) Edit the downloadable item in question.
2) Go to the Statistics section.
3) Enter a numeric value in the Offset field.

Exporting the File Download Logs

All the file download logs can be exported to an Excel file. Go to the “Logs” menu and select the “Export All as Excel” option from the bulk operation dropdown and hit the “Apply” button.

Download URL That Can be Used in an Email

If you want to share a direct download URL of an item via email then use the following format to create the URL:

http://www.your-site.com/?smd_process_download=1&download_id=X

X is the ID of the download item (you can get it from the “Downloads” menu of the plugin). Also, replace “your-site.com” with your actual site URL.

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