Description
The plugin that will let admin user to add download links to any posts/pages in simplest way and hassle free.
Allows all your site visitors to download any files from your website without any user restriction.
Features
- Downloader button is available in your admin content editor for post, page or post type. Shortcode will be generated automatically.
- Insert download links manually via shortcode [media-downloader] to any posts, pages or custom post types. Check for more parameters below (Embedding).
- Allow users to directly download in all file formats for free.
- No file size limit for downloads.
For more information please check the Simple File Downloader documentation page
Embedding / generated Shortcodes
Create a new post/page and click the ‘Add Download’ button from the content editor, then generate the shortcode below:
[media-downloader media_id="9" texts="Download Now!"]
Media id is automatically added from your media library.
Here are the all the available parameters when generating shortcode for file download:
texts
If you choose to leave the texts parameter empty, then it be defaulted to ‘Download File’.
image_url
You can also use image/button as your download link. If you supplied this parameter, then texts parameter will be replaced by this image.
[media-downloader media_id="9" image_url="http://domain.com/wp-content/themes/images/button.png"]
class
You can add class to your download link either a texts or image button. This is useful if you want to apply your own style.
[media-downloader media_id="9" texts="Download PDF" class="download-pdf"]
display_filesize
You also have an option to display the size of the file. Just set it to ‘yes’
[media-downloader media_id="9" texts="Download PDF" display_filesize="yes"]
Screenshots
Click the button to select file 
Select the file you want for download 
Download shortcode will be automatically generated
Installation
You can install this plugin directly from your WordPress dashboard:
- Go to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
- Search for Simple File Downloader.
- Click Install Now next to the Simple File Downloader plugin.
- Activate the plugin.
FAQ
- Installation Instructions
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You can install this plugin directly from your WordPress dashboard:
- Go to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
- Search for Simple File Downloader.
- Click Install Now next to the Simple File Downloader plugin.
- Activate the plugin.
- Can this plugin be used to offer free downloads to my users?
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Yes.
- Can this plugin be used to embed free download buttons on my site?
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Yes.
- Can this plugin be able to track the downloads?
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No.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Simple File Downloader” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Change log
1.0.4
- Fixed PHP notices
- Code enhancements
- [New] Added file type beside the title. Thanks to @kjoussen for pointing this out if we have the same file title.
1.0.3
- IMPORTANT Update: Fixed the blank screen bug.
1.0.2
- Bug fixed where context parameter was missing when adding media button which results to overwriting the other media buttons. Credits to 3bcto for finding the bug.
- Added method to read the downloaded file chunk by chunk for large download files.
- Added free license details.
1.0.1
- Fixed the bug where the selection of file location does not work for Add New post, page and post-type (add-edit)
- Make sure that everything works for all post types.
- Added js validation when no file is selected.
1.0
- Initial release