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Simple Download with password

Simple, easy, lightweight download manager with password protection

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version0.8.3
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.7 · PHP 8.1
Directory statusactive
Last directory update11 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installations30Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Simple Download with password version 0.8.3 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Simple, easy, lightweight download manager with password protection

Features

This download management plugin is designed to be light and easy to use.

  • Basically all downloads are password protected. This also prevents downloads by bots etc.
  • A single shortcode and download URL are created as the download data.
  • All types of files for download can be uploaded with the Media Uploader if the user has administrative privileges.

Functions added by addons

  • Generate a password with an expiration date.
  • Information and Update manager for WordPress themes and plugins not registered on the WordPress official website.

How to use

, write the shortcode [celtisdl_download id=”123″] in the content.

, send the download URL and password to the recipient.

There is no functionality to style the download button in various ways, but you can use filter hooks to change the style of the button.

Alternatively, if you are using a block editor, you can set the download URL in the link of the button block and set the button style in the block editor.

The plugin requires a download password, but there are two ways to bypass this requirement.

  • For example, if you want to download from a page such as a checkout page without requiring a password, you can register the URL of that checkout page and download without entering a password.
  • Logged-in users can download without entering a password if they have the registered user capability.

Please see the following page for details

Documentation

customize

Filter hooks for main customization

shortcode download button custom style filter hook

apply_filters( ‘celtisdl_download_button_custom’, $html, $post )

password form custom style filter hook

apply_filters( ‘celtisdl_password_form_custom’, $output, $post )

log view custom filter hook

apply_filters( ‘celtisdl_stat_content_custom’, $shtml, $stat )

apply_filters( ‘celtisdl_log_content_custom’, $shtml, $log )

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • download manager
  • protect download
  • logging
  • password
  • secure
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.7 · PHP 8.1
Update activity11 Sept 20261mo ago

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Recent tracked changes

Version0.8.20.8.3
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