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An issue I have been experiencing is that once you start having more than ‘just a few’ images in WPDM you start having issues with files being uploaded to the Media Library. I say a ‘few’, because in my case the total number of jpgs is just 163, which IMHO is not a lot for a WordPress install.

Note that I use *WP* when decribing the actions of CORE WordPress files, and *WPDM* when describing the actions of Download Manager files.

There is no issue with the ‘actual’ package file uploads (which do not use WP Media Library) once you have checked server upload settings, storage limits, etc. this uploading these files (which are also always the biggest) always works perfectly.

As the number of files increased I begain to see glitches, especially where the uploading, of even small files, failed. Sometimes it would work when tried again, sometimes it wouldn’t. Since it happens mostly during ‘busy’ internet times (ie sun night) but then usually works fine the next morning this suggests the server is simply taking too long to process the request and is being timed out.

Poor internet or Server set-up?

Well, the smoking gun for all of these problems is that uploading files using the *WP* UPLOADER never has a problem. NEVER EVER. It is ONLY when using the *WPDM* UPLOADER that I ever have any of these problems.

This is the process I have tested and confirmed when a Seller could not upload a Preview file to their package.

1. Administrator creates their own New Package from FRONT END. Package file (ie. big file) uploads perfectly fine, attempting to [Add Preview] by uploading a small image also times out with a HTTP error.

So it isn’t a Seller problem.

2. Administrator uses default WP Media File uploader in WP BACK END to upload preview image – perfect.

So you can upload files.

3. Administrator then uses [Add Preview Image] from FRONT END by selecting the image from the WPDM [MEDIA LIBRARY] option rather than [UPLOAD FILES].

Which works, BUT HERES THE REALLY WIERD PART, and the full workaround.

4. If the Administrator opens the SAME package from the WP BACK END and uses the [Add Preview] or [Additional Previews] or [Add Free Files] options – YOU CANNOT SEE THE UPLOADED FILE IN THE WPDM MEDIA LIBRARY.

Yes, you can see the thumbnail of the [Featured Image], but you just cannot see this *same* file in the WPDM Media Library, using any of the WPDM Uploaders from the BACK END.

Summary: WPDM Front End = YES, WP Media Library = YES, WPDM BAck End = NO!

WORKAROUND

This took a while to figure out, but eventually I noticed that this is affected by whether the media file is ATTACHED to a package (ie WP POST) or not. So once I attached it: WPDM Back End = YES.

So unfortunately this linking seems to have an effect on whether you can even see a file in the BACK END, which is a little frustrating as using the WPDM Uploader DOES NOT attach an uploaded image to a package by default. IMHO it should 🙂

MY GUESS?

The fact that it is only having this glitch in the BACK END suggests there is some conflict with the core WP code. Is it conflict with another plugin? Hard to tell, however from commenting and then viewing the source HTML I can see that at the FRONT END the code is calling:

• download-manager/tpls/metaboxes/attach-file.php
• download-manager/tpls/metaboxes/wpdm-add-new-file-front.php

But the BACK END does not call these files, nor their ‘clones’ in the [tpls4] directory. So WPDM is definitely using different code here to perform the same action.

IMHO one of the obvious flaws of the WPDM Uploader is that it does not limit the number of displayed WPDM Media Library files – it just tries to load *everything* – so even with just displaying thumbnails as the file total increases this is just a bad idea. This is particularly an issue if you intend to use multiple Sellers, as by default they see *all* Media Library files, not just theirs.

Yes I can make code edits or add additional plugins to try and manage Seller files, but this then just adds additional points of potential code conflict.

WPDM REVIEW

All of the above, plus a detailed analysis of the code have given me an opinion on the product.

I do want to emphasise that this is a good value-for-money product. It really is.

But it also has some glaringly obvious coding flaws, especially when it comes to Seller privacy, Code efficiency and, IMHO, financial auditing.

So why have these obvious flaws, and why provide almost no technical support, even with a paid license?

I have added my explanation as a Prviate Reply for the moment.

Anyone point me in the right direction to change a link template, see the link below…

http://www.scramblesdts.com/download/show-entry-form/

Just want a download button and not all the statistics, maybe the default link template, can’t see how to apply it…

Thanks

Andy

Hello,
first, thank you for this wonderful plugin!!!
I host my files in the media library of WordPress and they are around 40 MB. The hosting provider is Siteground.
When I look at the download history I see repeating that the same IP address is downloading a file for 10-20 times at the same time.
Is there something wrong for some of the users and they repeatedly click on the download link so many times or is this something else?
Thanks,
Davor

The downloads that I have set to require a password randomly work. The first time or sometimes the first few times it works perfectly. However, sometimes on the 2nd click or higher it won’t display the password input field correctly. Instead it just displays html:

<button type=button id=’close’ class=’btn btn-link btn-xs pull-right po-close’ style=’margin-top:-4px;margin-right:-10px’><i class=’fa fa-close text-danger’></i></button> Download 2019 Price List (EXCEL)