WPDM Extended Short-codes
Supercharge Your Download Pages with Powerful Shortcodes
WPDM Extended Shortcodes is a feature-rich add-on for WordPress Download Manager Pro that provides beautiful, interactive ways to display your downloads. From elegant file trees to animated statistics, activity feeds, carousels, and sliders — transform how visitors browse and discover your digital products.
Whether you’re running a software distribution site, digital marketplace, document library, or media archive, these shortcodes help you create engaging download experiences that increase user engagement and drive more downloads.
Interactive File Tree
Navigate categories and packages with an expandable tree view — just like a file explorer.
Live Statistics New in 4.0
Display beautiful download statistics with animated count-up effects.
Activity Feed New in 4.0
Show real-time download activity to create social proof and urgency.
Carousel & Slider
Showcase featured packages with smooth animations and responsive layouts.
Key Features
- 6 Powerful Shortcodes — Tree view, stats, activity feed, carousel, slider, and popup links
- Dark Mode Support — Automatically syncs with WPDM color scheme settings
- Fully Responsive — Looks great on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
- Performance Optimized — Built-in caching to minimize database queries
- Modern UI Design — Clean, professional styling that matches any theme
- Smooth Animations — Subtle transitions and effects for better UX
- WPML Compatible — Works with multilingual WordPress sites
- Developer Friendly — Well-documented with extensive customization options
WPDM Extended Shortcodes Documentation
Changelog:
- Update! Modernized JavaScript with strict mode and better error handling
- Update! Replaced die() with proper exit for AJAX responses
- Update! Added transient caching for stats and activity feed
- Update! Improved output escaping for security
- New! Added 2 new short-codes
- Update! Enhanced System Optimization and Compatibility Assurance Update
- Update! Fixed a conflict with the WPML plugin
- Update! Compatibility update for WPDM 6.3
- Fix! Fixed responsive display issue with carousel
- Fix! Fixed and issue with the tree view
- Update! Introduced additionlal parameters to control carousel view
- Update! Implemented OwlCarousel for carousel shortcode
- Update! Compatibility update for WPDM v6 and v3.2
- Fix! Fixed an issue with opening the package in a new window.
- Update! Compatibility update for WordPress Download Manage 5.2.3
- Fix! Fixed backword php version ( 5.6 ) compatibility issue
- New! Improved tree view, added support for package icons
- New! Added compatibility with wpdm the category visibility settings
- Fix! Fixed the issue with CSS class conflict with some themes
- Fix! Fixed the issue with `array_shift` function
- New! Added orderby ( title, modified, date ) and order ( asc, desc ) parameter in tree shortcode
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- Packege Info:
- Version4.0.0
- File size310.17 KB
- UpdatedJan 16, 2026
westernedgemedia
May i know when can we get the sortable and searchable table for [wpdm-all-packages] shortcode??
Shaon
You need to use additional parameter `jstable=1` with short-code.
please check more details here http://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/
bjmis
What is the shortcode to get my downloads page to display like the following……
http://demo.wpdownloadmanager.com/wpdmpro/all-downloads/
Thank you for your help!!
Shaon
All short-codes listed here http://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/ . for data table it is [wpdm-all-packages] , more details in docs page.
kedaiwebs
can i show all of my categories that contain packages?
Shaon
You will need this add-on http://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/wpdm-directory-add-on/
joleksow
Does this add on only work with WPDM Pro? I have the free version, and I’m unable to get jstable=1 to work.
Shaon
please update to wpdm free v2.7.7 , it will work,
bhoward3
how about sharing a full shortcode with the jstable reference in it. i cant get it to work.
Shaon
Here it is http://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/#datatable
james.purnama
I use [wpdm_carousel category=”2″ ]
and I get en error as following:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function wpdm_thumb() in /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/spqa2/wp-content/plugins/wpdm-extended-shortcodes/wpdm-extended-shortcodes.php on line 215
the same error also if I use [wpdm_tree category=”2″ ]
How to solve it?
Best Regards
Shahriar
Is WPDM inactive by any chance?
james.purnama
the WPDM plugin is active. But still error
Rachele
Dear,
tnx a lot for your plugin!
I have a problem with a shortcode: the button ‘submit’ in the table visualization doesn’t work.
The shortcode I used is [wpdm_category id="32" title="Titolo del corso"]
The button ‘submit’ is ok when I open a new page clicking on the name of the file but it doesn’t work when I click under the column ‘Asc, Desc’.
Any idea?
Ciao, Rachele
Shahriar
Please share your page link to check this issue.
Rachele
Hi Shariar,
now I dscover that in the page http://www.istituto-walden.it/staff the problem for the dowload is only when you click on the button. If I type the password (pippo) and then I use the keyboard instead of the button ‘submit’ the download starts normally.
I hope that it can help you…
Tnx!
p.s sometimes I see the code of the button instead of the image…
Rachele
Yesss 🙂
http://www.istituto-walden.it/staff/
The pw is pippo
The problem is when you click on Png and Guida Tesi on the right
Tnx!
DKIT
Hello,
is it possible to hide downloads which already expired (Date from-to)? I use the tree-view shortcut.
Bye Sascha
Shaon
Sorry, that is not possible yet.
maino
Hi…do shortcodes work inside an excerpt? Because so far it seems they do not.
Shahriar
It depends on your theme. You can execute shortcode in excerpt by adding following code in your functions.php file.
add_filter('the_excerpt', 'do_shortcode');add this code at the bottom of theme’s functions.php
ThabisoMike
I am using the WPDM free version and also installed the extended short codes plugin, but the direct link parameter is not working. Please check my link with the extra download_link=1 parameter and advice if it is set correctly – http://rlw.org.za/download/rlw-app-for-android/?download_link=1. Thank you
Shahriar
It works on [wpdm_tree] shortcode. Check tree demo here http://demo.wpdownloadmanager.com/wpdmpro/tree-view/
Abdul Qadoos
What is the shortcode so everyone can see his own files…?
Shaon
Use short-code
[wpdm_frontend]carlos
hello, is possible to auto expand all file tree on page load?
carlos
please, how can i do it? thanks
Pablo
hi how use this ” [popup_link] ” any example?
thanks
Shahjada
Here https://demo.wpdownloadmanager.com/wpdmpro/tree-view/, at the bottom of the page.
Kevin Seithe
good day, am new to web develop. i have been try to read how can i set a shortcode for a single category but am finding challenge to set it up can i be please be assisted
Thomas Bachmann
How do I Change the size of the file-type -Icons?
Billboss Boss
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Shafayet
Hi,
You need to enable individual file download and use
[file_list]tag in your page template. And if you want to show play button with the link template, use template tag[play_button]Doc: https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/templates/
Billboss Boss
OK
Rafael Medina
Hi, How can I make the tree view with the download_link = 1 parameter open the file in a new window. I had done it before but I forgot how it was that I did it. Look for the instructions here but I can not find them. Can you help me?
Shahjada
Hi,
That will require some customization in code, however, we shall add it as an option with the next update of the add-on.
Sandile Nyawo
Hi
How do i disable file click information when using [wpdm-all-packages], dont want to be able to click on the file name, wanna disable to click on the file nam
Shahjada
Please check the doc here:
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_all_packages-list-all-downloads-in-tabular-format-in-a-page/
tsungyu ke
This plugin not working after update Download Manager to 6.0.6 version.
Shahjada
Please update this plugin too.