Title: dwnldr
Author: findshorty
Published: <strong>July 13, 2016</strong>
Last modified: September 8, 2016

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# dwnldr

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

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dwnldr.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/dwnldr/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/dwnldr/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/dwnldr/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/dwnldr/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dwnldr/)

## Description

Sometimes there is no need for a huge, complex download manager, and let’s face 
it there’s rarely a need for an attachment page (who uses them right?).

Simply add a link in your post, shortcode, widget or page to the attachment page
of the file you want your users to download, and that’s it.

dwnldr will log who’s downloaded it and when, and force the download without exposing
your download’s URL.

And don’t forget – if you like the plugin, please [remember to review](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/dwnldr)!
Thanks!

And if you’re having any issues, or you’d like to suggest a feature – [please write a support post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dwnldr)!

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/dwnldr` directory, or install
    the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly, using
     the full unzipped
    plugin file.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
 3. To add a download link, simply select your attachment using the Add Media button
    and select Link To -> Attachment Page.
 4. The attachment page is _usually_ ?attachment_id=[your file id] (it doesn’t matter
    what path you use, as long as the link ends in the attachment id).

## FAQ

  Where are the logs?

You can find your logs on the “edit post” page in the dashboard.
 If you’re viewing
your media library as a grid, make sure you click the “Edit more details” link from
within the dialog. If your media library is in list format, you’ll see a Downloads
column showing you the total downloads for that item. Clicking the download count,
or the edit link, will take you to the edit post page, and the logs are towards 
the bottom.

  Can I change the file extensions people can download?

Yes – to change the file extensions that you want to allow people to download (instead
of serving up the attachment page for that file), add the following to your theme’s
functions.php file.

    ```
    add_filter('dwnldr_extensions', 'my_dwnldr_extensions');
    function my_dwnldr_extensions( $extensions ) {
        return array('.pdf','.jpg','.jpeg', etc...);
    }
    ```

  Can I add to the log?

You can also change, or add to, the data you want to log when a person downloads
a file with the following.

    ```
    add_filter('dwnldr_log', 'my_dwnldr_log');
    function my_dwnldr_log( $data ) {
        $mydata = array(
            'anything_you_like' => 'some data about the download'
        );
        return array_merge($data, $mydata);
    }
    ```

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

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

Contributors

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

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

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.031

Fixed php warning in logs

#### 1.03

Added custom logs to download log table
 Added “Downloads” count column to media
library table

#### 1.02

Additional header in forced download to prevent OSX Safari users getting nonsense

Readme update

#### 1.01

User agent string output wrapped in htmlentities

#### 1.0

 * Initial version

## Meta

 *  Version **1.031**
 *  Last updated **10 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.5.33**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dwnldr/)
 * Tags
 * [attachment](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/attachment/)[downloads](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/downloads/)
   [pdf](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pdf/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/dwnldr/advanced/)

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## Contributors

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

## Support

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