You can do that by customizing your link/page template. Clone the template you are using now and remove all link tags from there. For example, replace [page_link] with just [title]
Here is a detailed blog post on template customization https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/building-a-wordpress-download-manager-link-template-from-scratch/
I have WPDM Pro.
I need to disable page/post link- website/wpdm-package/file name/, so that only the download link will be clickble.
You can control the category access from the category settings page in the admin area. It is a core feature. Only users from allowed roles will be able to download the file from that category. This permission is merged with package settings permission.
But I am not sure what you meant by Front-End Manager. Please send me the link if you are referring to an add-on.
You can control the details page view using the page template. Please check all available page templates from the Downloads > Templates page.
You can also create your own custom template using the template editor. Here is a blog post about that https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/building-a-wordpress-download-manager-link-template-from-scratch/
Thank you very much for your help. Yes, I noticed a small problem now with the page: https://www.dukemaps.net/?page_id=38
It appears those files can’t be downloaded now. Perhaps this has to do with the next update. I really appreciate your help and when this gets fixed so that it is working properly I would like to make a donation or contribution to your software. Please let me know the best way I can do this.
I think what I am struggling with is getting it to work properly on a POST page then also properly in a Tablepress Row. It appears there are some problems with the download links within tablepress plugin. This is why I had to Disable certain functions of the Download Manager Plugin. Particularly Bootstrap CSS needs to be disabled to see the download button within a Tablepress cell as shown in the Link mentioned above.
*** UPDATE ***
I have since gone back into my WordPress to disable Bootstrap CSS so that my downloads will be available in a Tablepress row. I noticed this was unchecked due to your changes. But it prevents people from downloading files if left unchecked.
Thanks,
Paul
I received another phone call today from someone who was unable to do a “Download All” for one of the files under Interactive Faith Bible studies. So I decided to experiment. It appears that the “download all” function fails after the package and documents reach a certain age. For example on https://cad.welsrc.net/downloads-cad/interactive-faith/, the first package created in August 2018 will work with the download all. Any others after that will not.
At this link, https://worship.welsrc.net/downloads-worship/worship-the-lord/, once again, the first will download, but the others will not.
Here’s where it gets interesting – the fourth link down “Practical Ideas for Lutheran Worship.” It was created in 2015, and when you do a download all, there are no documents in the zip file except the one that was updated this past July. Anything before that is treated like it no longer exists in the “Download All.” But there are 13 working files when you go into the package.
I find it hard to believe this is a problem of corrupt files and needing to recreate the packages. If I had a corrupt file, it would seem that I wouldn’t be able to open it individually either. It seems more like a matter of files aging out of the package download option.
You have linked the title to the download URL. So it downloading the file ( opening in browser ). If you want to open the package details page then use [page_link] tag in your custom link template.
Gotcha.
All of our downloads are PDF or JPG/PNG files. Is it possible to link to the file and it not “download”?
Example: Use a HTML img tag with the url to the JPG/PNG file?
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I have purchased the pro version but in the templates section it still says “Custom Template editor is available with WordPress Download Manager Pro” and I only have 9 link templates loaded and no buttons “Create Page Template & Create Link Template”.
In the Settings/Updates I have the “Check for updates” as well as the “Logout” options which tells me the plugin has accepted my credentials for the pro upgrade.
I’m looking to Implement the Audio Preview “link-template-audio” feature. Assistance would be greatly appreciated.
hi there!
We’ve bought the PRO version of this plugin and we’re running it here:
Ethiopia
– we’ve done a custom template for the file list, but when it goes through to the package, it’s not showing any of the package’s content (download link, text content etc.
Please check this here:
https://www.impaact4tb.org/ethiopia/ – click the “Resources” tab on this page to see WP Download Manager file list, when you click on the title, it just goes to a blank page??
Looking forward to your feedback!
Your key is linked to applefortheteacher.co.uk
If you are having a license issue in this domain, please install the latest version of Download Manager. That will fix it.
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Hello,
two links:
https://www.gymnasium-brake.de/index.php/personen/schulleitung
The download button used to be smaller.
https://www.gymnasium-brake.de/index.php/ablauf-des-1-und-2-schultages-im-neuen-schuljahr-2019-2020
The old default template did not include file size, number of files etc… I would like a more compact default template if still possible.
Thanks
Oliver
After expiration date and “expiration message” is shown instead of a download link. But that doesn’t delete the actual file in your server. But users won’t be able to download after expiration date. If you think it isn’t working in your site, Please send temporary wp-admin login info in private reply to check the issue.
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Folks, I’m *really* after a bit of support here.
I have done an *awful* lot of investigation, code customisation and despite getting virtually no forum replies I have solved most of the issues myself and shared lot’s of information in the Forum about:
Customisation
- preventing users form seeing the WP Dashboard or Top Menu
- implementing a Menu ‘Logout’
- elegantly directing sellers > seller dashboard & users > user dashboard on login
- elegantly redirecting users to an information page if they do not have the correct permissions
- restricting display of Media Library files to just the authors
- restricting access to WP permalinks and direct file URL’s (ie. attached files in a package) to only registered users
- implementing a homepage text search
- using tax inclusive pricing
- forcing ALL users, no matter if they have selected a country, to be charged tax
- stopping sellers from seeing other seller products in the dashboard (ie. Latest Orders and Top downloads)
Code Anomolies
- identified why thumbnail generation fails
- identified a discrepancy in the way Coupon Discounts are presented
- identified an anomaly in the way seller commissions are calculated
IMHO this is all useful information for current users as well as for WPDM in considering future code patches & releases.
The only aspect of the site I’m still un-happy about is Billing Information.
It’s very frustrating that the Country > State pull-down code works perfectly in the Shopping Cart & the Premium Package Admin panel, but nowhere else in the site. This is especailly annoying for the end user, as this field can never be auto-populated.
You have already written the code, I have found the relevant code snippet and have inserted the code but it doesn’t work. I’d sort it myself but, unlike everything else I’ve sorted, I just can’t easily find where to hook it up to the required functions (I’m guessing js).
So I would REALLY appreciate some guidance here – it can’t be difficult.
Hi,
When I select email lock options Mail download link, the email is not send to the user?
How can i fix this?
Thanks
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WPDM doesn’t delete the templates when showing the invalid key warning. Not sure how your templates got deleted. Maybe some plugin modified the DB. These templates are saved under _fm_link_templates and _fm_page_templates key in options table.
You can also use template files to create custom link/page templates https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/template-files/ You can try this approach if the previous issue happens again. Although, I hope this won’t happen again.
Your test site is subsite number 10 on your multisite setup. The /uploads/sites/10/download-manager-files/ directory was missing there. So, WPDM couldn’t find the link to uploaded files which resulted in the “file not found” error.
I deactivated the WPDM on test subsite and activated it again. This process created the /uploads/sites/10/download-manager-files/ directory. And uploaded files are being stored there now. The download should work for all new uploads.
For old attachments either re-upload those files or manually copy those on /uploads/sites/10/download-manager-files/ dir.
If you face similar issue on any other subsite, just deactivate the plugin and reactivate it again to create the missing file directory.
Please let me know if you need further assistance.
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Shahriar, just checking in. Is there any way around the initial download button on the Guest Orders page leading to an expired link page? Again, when you add the email address and order ID and press “proceed” it works correctly – it’s just the default experience that produces the error. I am getting ready to do a big promotion of a new line of service and was hoping for some ecommerce activity this week but I fear the user experience won’t be the best.
I tried changing the orders page to something different in settings, thinking that I would lead to a straight confirmation page with no links or inputs following the credit card being processed. That page could just say, look for your link in the email. Then the link in the email could lead to Guest Orders, but that didn’t produce a different result. I’ve tried forcing /orders/ page not to cache, and also adding a “?nocache=1” to the end of the download link that produces the expired link error, but that doesn’t work either.
At this point, I’m hopeful that you have a quick fix that can either:
– remove the download “dashboard” from the guest orders page, only leaving the email address and order ID inputs. Once you press “proceed” on that screen, the download dashboard below it would be revealed (or the page would refresh), and the link would be valid/active.
– instruct me on how to change the order confirmation process so that I lead to a static page following credit card processing and a valid link is sent via email to the purchaser leading to the Guest Orders page with active/live links.
Cheers, I appreciate any status you’re able to provide. The ftp and front-end credentials sent in private message above are still active.
Scott
