In practice, we have built a number of these for companies that provide a resource center on their websites ; typically, they have how-to manuals, product manuals, presales documents , and more. Although one can just upload the files either to their host or through the WordPress media manager and then link to them in their posts or pages , there sure is an easier way around that.
Besides the ability to upload files and manually create download links, one can gain more insight if they were able to track and intuitively manage their downloads, for instance, restricting access to downloads to say only paid users or logged in members.
The truth is you can achieve this without a download manager tool , but, it will be a hell of a job. So we, draw from the WordPress repo for plugins that can help us complete the task. For this article, we shall use Download Monitor. Download Monitor, like most other WordPress download managers; provides you an easy way to create and manage downloads on your website. Here are some of its advertised features. You can also find them on their WordPress plugin page.
In your admin area go to Plugins and then click Add New. You are taken to a page from where you will search for Download Monitor.
When the results are populated click Install Now , once it is installed, the Activate button appears — click it. On activation, on the plugin page, you will see a notice like one below, click the link to finish the installation process. You are guided through the creation of the necessary pages — the No Access page is recommended — it is the page unauthorized visitors will see. If you do not intend to sell your downloads, then you can skip the Cart and Checkout pages.
Under the Settings from the menu are some other configuration options that you may want to experiment with — we shall not get into them in this article. Click Add New under Downloads. Click the Add file button, then add your files. Under the File URL s you can paste links to different file servers that will act as mirrors.
If you are uploading the files to your site with this plugin click Upload file for the WordPress Media Manager or Browse for File to use existing files. You can add that shortcode to any page or widget on your website. If you need a single page to list all related downloads — a typical scenario is resource page — then create a new page.
Else edit any page or post you want to add your downloads to. You can experiment with the different templates above for an appealing layout and display of your downloads. For instance, you can use a button instead of a link , list all download versions in an unordered list; you can also choose to show only the title, or add a box with a title plus the description, and much more.
Configure one or more services. Each field has a description with links. Please follow instructions to generate all required keys in those links. Enable plugins you would like to see in the Add Media library. Use your existing account or create new account in Dropbox dropbox. Enter all domain names in ChooserSaver domains field. Use your existing account or create new account in Box box.
Once created you should be able to see the Api Key. OneDrive Microsoft. Example format: pfrtpjns2mqnek6e35gvtggtmp8vq. Its the first number in your Client ID. Add your domain to Authorized JavaScript origins. Make sure you enable Drive API. Create or edit any page or other content. Press Add Media button. For more information or customization please contact the author of this plugin. FAQ What does the plugin do? Configuration requirements? You would need to have credentials for the plugin in order to be able to import files.
The developer is not interestet making the plugin work for ALL users. The description for Onedrive is wrong and the developper does not answer my question. I would give 5 stars If you would like to import media from any URL you would have to download Premium version.
Scroll down to the Files section and click on the File Manager. To download the entire media library, just highlight the uploads folder and click the Compress button. Name the file and select the. Click on the uploads folder, your preferred folder. In the case of this tutorial, it is This tutorial uses WinSCP as an example:. Highlight uploads , click Download, then press OK. You will have all your media files transferred to your computer.
If you need individual files, simply navigate to your uploads folder in the FTP client and select the files you want before clicking the Download button.
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