Download Manager
This File Management & Digital Store plugin will help you to control file downloads & sell digital products from your WP site.
- Frequently updatedVery good! This plugin is actively maintained and the last update was released 3 days ago.
- This plugin is tested with the last major release of WordPressContent for list item
- There is no information available which PHP version this plugin requiresThe latest stable PHP 8.4.14 was released on 23 October 2025
- This plugin has at least one known security vulnerabilityContent for list item
Ratings
986
Active installs
100K
Total Downloads
10 M
Support Threads
9
Last updated
28 October 2025
Added
10 February 2010
Versions
- Version 3.2
- Version 3.3
- Version other
Screenshots
Rating
Based on 986 on WordPress.org
About Download Manager
WordPress Download Manager is a Files/Documents Management Plugin designed to manage, track, and control file downloads from your WordPress Site. You can use passwords and user roles to control access to your files, manage download speeds, and limit the number of downloads per user. It also offers features such as Captcha Lock or IP Block to block bots, unwanted users, or spammers. You may even require users to agree to your terms and conditions before downloading.
Need to sell digital products? You may use WordPress Download Manager as a complete e-Commerce Solution for selling digital products. Simply put a price when you need to sell a digital item. You also may use license ( ex: Simple, Extended, Unlimited ) based prices for a product. Users can directly download free items and when an item has a price user will have to go through cart & checkout. WordPress Download Manager has the easiest checkout option to give the user better experience in purchasing an item and which always increase the probability of successful completion of an order.
Features
- Custom post type and taxonomy, adding a download is just like creating a post
- Drag and Drop File Upload
- Chunk upload support to override http max upload limit
- Attach file directly from your server using server file browser
- Media library file protection
- Integrated document viewer ( DOC, PDF and POWERPOINT )
- Quick add panel with tinymce editor button to create and insert a download easily when you are editing a post or page
- Google Drive support to store your files in Google drive ( 15 GB of space for free)
- DropBox support to store your files in DropBox ( 2 GB of space for free )
- Box.com support to store your files in Box.com ( 10 GB of space for free )
- OneDrive support to store your files in onedrive.live.com ( 15 GB of space for free )
- Option to “Open in Browser” or “Download” files ( PDFs or images )
- Control who can access to download
- Category level access control
- Download speed control
- Password protection
- CAPTCHA protection
- Ad blocker detection
- IP block option to prevent bot downloads or downloads from unwanted IP addresses
- Download logs to check who is downloading which file from where and when
- Terms protection – Agree with Terms & Conditions before download
- Download counter to see total download count for each file
- Custom download link icon
- File type icon support
- Full Featured User Dashboard ( use short-code [wpdm_user_dashboard] )
- Custom front-end login / signup form short-code
- Custom oEmbed template
- Responsive DataTable support ( use short-code [wpdm_all_packages jstable=1 items_per_page=20] )
- Searching and Sorting Option
- Custom link label
- Short-code for download link
- Short-code for direct link to downloadable file [wpdm_direct_link id=file_id_required link_label=any_text_optional]
- Widget for new files
- Widget for top downloads
- Widget for searching downloads
- Multi-level Categories
- Custom TinyMce Button
- Category embed short-code
- Advanced server file browser
- Complete category and file tree using a simple short-code [wpdm_tree]
- MP4 video upload and play support
- Video file download protection, allow visitors to play but block download
- Translation Ready
Digital Asset Manager
- Server file manager
- Create new file and folder easily
- Move, copy, edit files
- Integrated file editor with syntax highlights
- Asset shortcode to embed a file/asset easily in a page or post
- Upload, Download and Delete operations
- Video and audio preview/play
Digital Asset Manager ( Pro Features )
- File tagging
- Sharable link generator
- Bookmarking, Comments and discussions
- Front-end asset management
- Custom asset metadata
- Asset archive and version management
Complete Digital Store Solution:
Use Premium Package – Complete Digital Store Solution Add-on (free) if you need to sell your digital items. The add-on has all features you will ever need to build a perfect online shop for your digital downloads:
- Single Click Activation ( Auto-install & Activate )
- Sell Digital Products Securely
- Easy Administration
- PayPal Integrated
- User-role Based Discount Management
- Coupon Management
- Sales Tax
- Save Cart and Checkout Later
- Email Saved Cart
- Product & Price Variations ( License Based Pricing / Sell Extra Gigs with Product )
- Promotional Pricing for Your Digital Products
- “Pay As You Want” pricing
- Invoice Generation
- Easiest Checkout System
- Guest Checkout and Guest Download
- Order expiration option ( Like 1 year support & update access, then expire )
- Auto-renew order option ( Accept Recurring Payment for Orders )
- Easy Order Management
- Sales Notifications via Email
- Sales Notification Directly in Your Mobile with Push Message
- Very Detailed Sales Reports
- Order Notes & Messaging System
- Extended Product Licensing System
- License Level Pricing
- Easy to implement license API for license system integration
- Full-featured Digital Products Marketplace with Front-end product submission & payout management ( This Feature Requires WPDM v4+ )
- Sell individual files ( like single song from an album ) ( This Feature Requires WPDM v4+ )
- and much more…
Gutenberg Blocks
- Gutenberg Blocks for gutenberg editor
- Gutenberg Blocks and Page Layouts – Attire Blocks
Elementor Addons
- Download Manager Addons for Elementor – Use the plugin if you are using Elementor Website Builder. The plugin provides elementor addons for all wordpress download manager shortcodes you were writing manually.
Google Drive
Use Google Drive Explorer add-on ( free ) to store your files in google drive and link with download manager, get 15 GB free storage space and save your server bandwidth
DropBox
Use DropBox Explorer add-on ( free ) to store your files in dropbox and link with download manager, get 2 GB free storage space and save your server bandwidth
Box.com
Use Box.com Explorer add-on ( free ) to store your files in Box.com and link with download manager, get 10 GB free storage space and save your server bandwidth
OneDrive
Use OneDrive Explorer add-on ( free ) to store your files in Microsoft OneDrive and link with download manager, get 15 GB free storage space and save your server bandwidth
pCloud
Use pCloud Connector add-on ( premium ) to store your files in pCloud and link with download manager, get 10 GB free storage space and save your server bandwidth
Add-ons
Download and Install following free add-on to add additional features as per your need
- Advanced Tiny-Mce Button for editor button to generate short-codes
- Extended Short-codes for tree view ( [wpdm_tree] ), slider ( [wpdm_slider] ) & carousel ( [wpdm_carousel] )
- WPDM Image Button to replace download link label with a custom designed image
- WPDM Button Templates for pre-designed colorful button styles
Mobile Apps
Check download stats and get a push notification when someone downloads, install:
- WPDM API – install this add-on on your site and configure API key
- WPDM for Abdroid – Install the app on your android phone
- WPDM for iOS – Check download and sales stats directly from your iPhone or iPad
Free Themes
- Attire – perfect theme for any site like blog, portfolio, photography, stock image, music, video archive, software download directory, ecommerce, and it is free.
More Themes & Add-ons
External Service Disclosures
This plugin utilizes external services to enhance its functionality. Please review the following disclosures regarding the use of these services:
This plugin may utilize Google reCAPTCHA to enhance security by protecting against spam and unauthorized access. Google reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which you can review at https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://policies.google.com/terms, respectively.
Our plugin provides the ability to preview Microsoft Office documents for user convenience. This feature may rely on Microsoft services. Users may be subject to Microsoft’s privacy policies and terms when accessing and previewing Office documents through this plugin. Please consult Microsoft’s Privacy Statement and Terms of Use for further information.
This plugin may offer Google Doc preview functionality for certain file types. Users may interact with Google’s services during the preview process. Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply when using this feature. You can find these policies at https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://policies.google.com/terms.
By using this plugin, you acknowledge and agree to the terms and policies of these external services as outlined above.