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Hi,
Yes that is right, on all category pages I’d like the page title and description field from the download categories.
In the past I have created invididual pages for each of the categories, and used the shortcode which shows title description and links. But because I use breadcrumb it links to WPDM categories only and no title or description.
After looking into it more, I can clone link templates, but that controls the look of links only. I can clone a page template, but there doesn’t seem to be one for default categories, just individual page templates for controlling the look of the individual download page. The variables all relate to the download itself, and can’t see a way of creating a template that shows the page title and a description.
So no further forward.
Do you want the same required message [file_list] as well as the main download link button? please let me know
Thanks.
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I have now found that this text does display correctly in the “Main” download link, but not in the [file_list] or [file_list_extended] template parts, which is all I am using on my site… Please help me to resolve this.
Here this page https://www.allmountain.ch/gps-tracks-download/ is not working because, it has custom structure, and here doesn’t support page or link templates, but those pages or links pages supports customizing templates.
Thanks.
Beautiful, thank you! It was only required to enable sharing for “anyone with link” for the parent directory of all the resources, too, so super easy fix.
Now, the only minor issue is that the WPDM packages cannot be downloaded as a *.zip if the package includes files from Google Drive. Is this expected, or should it be possible to enable downloading a package with multiple Google Drive linked files as a *.zip?
It is working fine now with this, https://www.frontalis-bookstore.com/download/wpdm-test/. but have to check whether the link will expire after one day or not. I have the mail, I shall check it.
Thanks.
Good day
I still have the problem with the email lock option.
If a subscriber gets the download link, after one day the link is invalid. In the basic settings I have set that private download links are valid for 7 days. And should be downloaded 10 times. But these settings seem not to work. Who has an idea?
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For some reason, my plugin for this will not update! https://prnt.sc/tq0cyo
I keep clicking on the “Updated Now” link here and updating in the Download manager settings https://prnt.sc/tq0emm but its still says that it needs to be updated on the plugins page.
Can you please help as soon as you can?
Yes,
1. You can purchase https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/wordpress-download-manager-special-pack/ the special pack
2. No it doesn’t included the ecommerce part, these speacial add on has been included with,
- WordPress Private Message
- Advanced Custom Fields
- Image Watermark
- WPDM – File Cart
- WPDM Directory Add-on
- WPDM – The Movie Database
- Front-end Category Manager
- WPDM Remote FTP Add-on
- Download Limit
- WPDM – Form Lock
- Live Form – Drag and Drop Form Builder
- Advanced Access Control
- Premium Package – WordPress Digital Store Solution
- WordPress Amazon S3 Storage Plugin
- WPDM Block Hotlink
- WordPress PDF Viewer
- Crypton – Theme
- Prime – Theme
- Prosper – Theme
these add ons.
and the ecommerce part is https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/wordpress-ecommerce-pack-digital-store-solution/, you can see it in details
Thanks.
You can replace your package icon from here, icons tab.

however, you can’t use here multiple icons.
But, one tips I can give you can use the icon as a media file in your page or link template, like 
and the other
Thanks.
Hi Michelle, Thanks for using WPDM and the guides. We have already a docs and how to’s for the template creation and you can do it from your admin options.
Please check the link https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/templates/creating-a-new-template/ if that helps.
Thank you
Hi
I have 2 download packages with email lock.
Both packages don’t work when the recipient received the download link.
It’s always the message “invalid download link” showing.
What is wrong with my adjustment?
Here the links
https://www.frontalis-bookstore.com/download/handout-immunsystem-staerken/
https://www.frontalis-bookstore.com/download/intervallfasten/
Sorry for some late, I have created your required template, https://test.doctemplates.net/template/wpdm-test/,
with the below code,
<h2>[title]</h2>
[description]
<div class="custom_my_tem">
<div class="featured_img">
[preview]
</div>
<div class="custom_my_tem_meta">
File Types :
<div class="tem_icons>
[icon]
</div>
[download_link]
CSS:
div.custom_my_tem { width:100%; display:inline-block; }
.custom_my_tem .featured_img { width:50%; float:left; }
.custom_my_tem .custom_my_tem_meta{ width:50%; float:right; }
.custom_my_tem_meta .tem_icons { border-bottom:4px solid #000; }
But, for the image previewing it maybe causing issues with your site.
Thanks.
Hi,
You can customize the page templates as your requirements.
you can follow the link below documentation,
Template Files
by default, you are using link-template-default.php for link template and page-template-default.php for the page template. As documentation, you have to copy the file in the theme directory naming a folder called download-manager, then paste it in page-templates for page template or link-templates for link template. and as your requirements, you can ordering them. I hope this may help you.
After going through every single option we found the solution.
Downloads > Settings > Basic > File Download Section
Private Download Link Expiration Period…. Change the option to what you prefer.
Just so many options available sometimes its hard to know where to find them.
We are getting a lot of complaints that the email lock download link expires too quickly, after just a few minutes which we have confirmed. How can this be extended beyond a few minutes?
I have gotten this working on Pantheon by also installing the Custom Post Types Permalink plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-permalinks/). It’s a hack, not a real fix, but at least minimal functionality is restored. Download Manager devs, you might want to look at what that plugin is doing differently from yours – whatever it is it works.
Leaving this open for now, Download Manger devs will hopefully fix it so both plugins aren’t required.
Hi,
Now it is working. I have Unmasked Download Link from the Basic Settings. it is working fine now
Thanks.
Testing extensively to try to track this down; disabled all plugins & reverted to 2020 theme, still didn’t work on Pantheon hosting. Changing my permalink structure to ‘Plain’ (just ?p=123) was the only thing that fixed this.
That’s not going to be a workable solution for the site I’m working on as it needs pretty permalinks. Any idea on what would make Downloads work with pretty permalinks?
Hello
after the update of WPDM, the download link is not showing. my clients are not able to download their packages.
this is not working please assist we need to have them download imediatly after the payment is done.
this is why we needed this software.
thanks
It is working now with Bootstrap 3. I have unmasked the download link. Now it is working fine. please check and let me know.
Thanks.