Select “Title – Shows download title only.” On the “General” tab, find the “Default Template” drop-down. In the left column navigation, mouse over the “Downloads” link and click the “Settings” link. If you’d rather not display the count, you can remove it. You’ll notice the download count inserted after the download name. Now when we update the post, the link appears. If you use the “classic” editor, you’ll paste the shortcode into the page or post body the same way. I’m using the WordPress Gutenberg editor. To do that, we’ll paste the shortcode that we copied into a post. You can paste the shortcode into any page or post. How to Show the Download in a Page or Post So we’ve successfully added a download, but the link isn’t visible anywhere yet. When the download is published, and the page refreshes, you’ll see a shortcode in the right column. Scroll up and click the “Publish” button. The description is not displayed with the download link, so adding it isn’t required. If you’d like, add a description in the “Short Description” section. Click the “Browse for file” button to locate a file you uploaded via FTP to your site.Click the “Upload file” button to upload a file from your computer or WordPress Media Library.You’ll see there are buttons to upload a file or to browse for a file. Scroll down to the “Downloadable Files/Versions” section and click the “Add File” button. This will be the text for the download link, and it’s how you’ll recognize the download in the downloads list. In the Title field, add a download title. The plugin will link to downloads in your Media Library or files uploaded via FTP to your site. In the left column navigation, mouse over the “Downloads” link and click the “Add New” link. If that’s the case, you can create a page titled “No Access,” and enter this shortcode in the body: Creating a Download If your WordPress site uses an HTTPS URL ( which it should!), the page creation buttons may not work. You’ll want to create those pages as well if you intend to sell downloads. So I’m not going to create the “Cart” or “Checkout” pages. On the “No Access” line, click the “Create Page” button.įor this tutorial, we’re not going to cover the details of selling downloads. The plugin needs certain pages to be created. And never anchor your own links as “click here,” just a reminder. Configuring Download MonitorĪfter activating the plugin, you’ll see a “finish the installation” notice at the top of the Plugins page.Ĭlick the “click here” link. The WordPress download monitor is installed let’s complete the configuration. Now the plugin is installed, but it has to be activated before you can use it. When you find the plugin, click the “Install Now” button. In the “Search plugins…” box, enter, “Download Monitor.” In the left column navigation, mouse over the “Plugins” link and click the “Add New” link. If any of those features sound useful to you, follow along as we install the plugin and configure a download. Style and customize download buttons (available as a paid extension).You can create download categories and tags.You can define a download as “members only,” which only allows downloads for users logged into your site.Ability to track downloads of different versions of the same file.Stats for all downloads, including totals, daily average, and most popular.You can see how many times a file has been downloaded.We’re going to do it using the Download Monitor plugin.ĭownload Monitor has a few advantages over a generic file download link: If you offer files from your WordPress site, there’s a great way to track the downloads.
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