Title: Download Counter
Author: Anatoly
Published: <strong>January 28, 2025</strong>
Last modified: August 4, 2025

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# Download Counter

 By [Anatoly](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anatolyk/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/download-counter.1.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/download-counter/#description)
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 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/download-counter/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-counter/)

## Description

Using this plugin, you will get file download statistics.

Use the shortcode `[download_counter_url name='file_name']` – to get the link.

Use the shortcode `[download_counter_count name='file_name']` – to get the number
of downloads.

Use the shortcode `[download_counter_size name='file_name']` – to get the size.

Use the shortcode `[download_counter_date name='file_name' format='date_format']`–
to get the date of the last download.

Visit the plugin settings to specify the path to the directory with files.

Then use the shortcode to display the download link or the shortcode to display 
the number of downloads in any post or page.

The plugin will then count each successful download and display the statistics in
the plugin settings.

**Features**

 * Simple counter of successful downloads
 * Recording statistics to a local database
 * Path to the directory with files – anywhere on the server
 * Output of download statistics in the settings
 * Lightweight – the entire plugin size is < 100 KB
 * Super fast and designed for optimal performance
 * Clean code

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Statistics page.
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 * Settings page.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Download Counter” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Anatoly ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anatolyk/)

“Download Counter” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/download-counter/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Download Counter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/download-counter)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-counter/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/download-counter/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-counter/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-counter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

If you like Download Counter, please take a moment to [rate it 5 stars](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-counter/reviews/?rate=5#new-post).

This helps keep development and support high. Thanks!

**1.4 (2025/08/04)**
 * Critical fixed

**1.3 (2025/05/26)**
 * Critical vulnerability fixed

**1.2 (2025/02/12)**
 * Added search * Added settings page * Fixes and improvements

**1.1 (2025/01/31)**
 * Added error output * Added the ability to delete records*
Added multilingual support * Fixes and improvements

**1.0.1 (2025/01/29)**
 * Fixed page navigation * Fixed selection from the database
for the same dates * Added sorting of data in the table * Minor layout fixes

**1.0 (2025/01/28)**
 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4**
 *  Last updated **9 months ago**
 *  Active installations **40+**
 *  Tested up to **6.7.5**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6.8 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-counter/) and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/download-counter/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/download-counter)
 * Tags
 * [analytics](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/analytics/)[Counter](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/counter/)
   [statistics](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/statistics/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/download-counter/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Anatoly ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anatolyk/)

## Support

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