Amazing plugin. Eventually I plan to buy Pro, but for now I’m still playing around with it. Some questions:
Similar to a stock photo site, I want to be able to just have an image gallery with a link on each image (no buttons, title or description etc), that takes you to the image page, then on the linked image page I want the download button and description.
Do I need to use CSS to style this and create the linked page in the Free version? In the Pro version is there more customization for this?
Problem: Clicking the close button on WPDM download modals doesn’t close them. Instead, each click creates a duplicate modal instance in the DOM.
Environment:
WP Download Manager: 6.8 (?) cant find a more precise version anywhere in settings.
PHP: 7.4
Theme: GeneratePress
Browsers: Chrome & Firefox & Edge (latest)
What Happens:
enter password & Click download link → modal opens correctly
Click Close/X button → modal stays open
DOM inspector shows multiple div.modal.fade.show elements (one per click)
Only way to exit is refreshing the page or closing the tab
Console Shows:
⚠ JQMIGRATE: jQuery.fn.click() is deprecated
⚠ JQMIGRATE: jQuery.fn.unbind() is deprecated
⚠ JQMIGRATE: jQuery.fn.bind() is deprecated
on close click it shows in console (per click)
Object { 0: div#__boot_popup.modal.fade.show, length: 1 }
Object { 0: div#__boot_popup.modal.fade.show, length: 1 }
Object { 0: div#__boot_popup.modal.fade.show, length: 1 }
Object { 0: div#__boot_popup.modal.fade.show, length: 1 }
This creates a table with the header items “Search Box” | “Categories” | “Order By” | “Order”
Is it possible to change or remove the header items/columns, as I don’t want to have “Order By” | “Order” ?
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2) Remove Link To Download Pages
Currently all downloads/packages listed on the website (either embedded via shortcode or listed in the Archive page) have clickable titles which take the user to the download page, for example website.com/download/{download-name}
Is it possible to remove the clickable title link, so that the title is just regular text and not a hyperlink ?
I’d like to hide the actual download pages so that they are not accessible to users or search engines.
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3) PDF Preview Add On & Settings
I’m struggling to find the PDF preview add on in my download list.
The files will only be available to specific wordpress users, and I’d like to show a preview with a stamp or watermark on top.
If the user downloads the file, the stamp of watermark is then removed.
I see that my options are either [pdf_thumb] or [doc_preview], which one is suitable for what I want to achieve here?
Is it possible to trigger the PDF preview from a button, for example each download would have 2 buttons “preview” or “download”.
I am trying to add the “download limit” feature but I don’t find that Plugin in my “downloads” section for the Full Access Pass. Please see the screenshot here: https://ibb.co/p6v4Njrg
I also have some other questions:
1) For the Archive page, is it possible to change or hide the items in the top of the table such as “Order By” and “Order” ?
2) Is it possible to remove the link to the download page?
Yes, it is possible to create a input field for custom fields; however, it will require customization. If you’re interested, please feel free to submit a customization request here
Hi,
We need to create a page with one or two text input fields, to search a downloadable content categorized with custom fields. Initially, the page should only contain the search field. Once a text search is performed, the relevant results will be displayed below the search field. The custom fields are created with the plugin Advanced Custom Field by WP Engine.
Is it possible to create something similar with your system?
We try this code founded on your documentation but it not run:
Shortcode – [wpdm_simple_search template=”link-template-cardh” cols=2 ]
Example page – https://polydentia.ch/download-center/e-ifu/
Before I purchased the WPDM ACF add-on, I read on the add-on page on your website (https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/advanced-custom-fields/) that you can “8. Customize front-end package form
” – but I cannot find any documentation on how this works. I have created field Groups, and fields within those groups. But how do I connect those groups or fields into the Add New Package form on the front-end? I can see screenshots of the outcome of this on the ACF add-on page, but no documentation as to how to do it – please explain how this works. Thanks
Thank you for sharing the details from DeepSeek.
However, without being able to check the issue directly on your end, it’s quite difficult for us to identify or suggest what might be making the download link public. There could be several possible reasons, and as I mentioned earlier, files from the media library are publicly accessible.
If you upload the files from WordPress Media then the download links will be publicly available. That is why we always recommend to upload files from Attach File section.
Does this require the pro version? I don’t mind buying it, but I don’t want to buy it to find out it does not come with this. I need users to land on this page and type in their model number to filter the list to only give them the downloads for their model. Would also like for it to be able to have an argument in the URL to filter by, so we can send them direct links.
Call to Action 4 is not the ID of the link-template , please visit Downloads > Templates > Link Templates for that. And for filter you can check other shortcode if those meet your requirement. Please kindly check.
– If you use the [wpdm_all_packages] shortcode, all packages will be displayed in a table format.
– You can also use this extended version of the shortcode: [wpdm_all_packages login=1 thumb=1 items_per_page="20" categories="slug1,slug2,..." jstable=1 order_by="field_name" order="ASC/DESC" cols="title,file_count,download_count|categories|update_date|download_link" colheads="Title|Categories|Update Date|Download::155px"]
In the above shortcode, make sure to replace “slug1,slug2,…” with the actual category slugs you want to display. Only the selected categories will appear in the table.
– Alternatively, you can use this shortcode to display packages, [wpdm_packages author="1" login="1" paging="1" orderby="field name" order="asc or desc" items_per_page="10" template="Link Template ID" cols=4 colspad=2 colsphone=1]
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Topic: Customizing in Free version
Shane W
Hi,
Amazing plugin. Eventually I plan to buy Pro, but for now I’m still playing around with it. Some questions:
Similar to a stock photo site, I want to be able to just have an image gallery with a link on each image (no buttons, title or description etc), that takes you to the image page, then on the linked image page I want the download button and description.
Do I need to use CSS to style this and create the linked page in the Free version? In the Pro version is there more customization for this?
Thanks!
Topic: Modal Won’t Close, Creates Duplicate Instances Instead
N. Schoop
Problem: Clicking the close button on WPDM download modals doesn’t close them. Instead, each click creates a duplicate modal instance in the DOM.
Environment:
WP Download Manager: 6.8 (?) cant find a more precise version anywhere in settings.
PHP: 7.4
Theme: GeneratePress
Browsers: Chrome & Firefox & Edge (latest)
What Happens:
enter password & Click download link → modal opens correctly
Click Close/X button → modal stays open
DOM inspector shows multiple div.modal.fade.show elements (one per click)
Only way to exit is refreshing the page or closing the tab
Console Shows:
⚠ JQMIGRATE: jQuery.fn.click() is deprecated
⚠ JQMIGRATE: jQuery.fn.unbind() is deprecated
⚠ JQMIGRATE: jQuery.fn.bind() is deprecated
on close click it shows in console (per click)
Object { 0: div#__boot_popup.modal.fade.show, length: 1 }
Object { 0: div#__boot_popup.modal.fade.show, length: 1 }
Object { 0: div#__boot_popup.modal.fade.show, length: 1 }
Object { 0: div#__boot_popup.modal.fade.show, length: 1 }
Topic: Search text field for specific custom fields
Andrea Ratti
Hi,
We need to create a page with one or two text input fields, to search a downloadable content categorized with custom fields. Initially, the page should only contain the search field. Once a text search is performed, the relevant results will be displayed below the search field. The custom fields are created with the plugin Advanced Custom Field by WP Engine.
Is it possible to create something similar with your system?
We try this code founded on your documentation but it not run:
Shortcode – [wpdm_simple_search template=”link-template-cardh” cols=2 ]
Example page – https://polydentia.ch/download-center/e-ifu/
Best Regards
Andrea
Topic: WPDM Advanced Custom Fields – cannot link new fields to Add New Package form
Mark T
Before I purchased the WPDM ACF add-on, I read on the add-on page on your website (https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/advanced-custom-fields/) that you can “8. Customize front-end package form
” – but I cannot find any documentation on how this works. I have created field Groups, and fields within those groups. But how do I connect those groups or fields into the Add New Package form on the front-end? I can see screenshots of the outcome of this on the ACF add-on page, but no documentation as to how to do it – please explain how this works. Thanks
Topic: Creating a filtered download page like on the demo page
Paul Gallina
How can I create the a page like this one on the demo page?
https://try.wpdownloadmanager.com/downloads/free-downloads/
Does this require the pro version? I don’t mind buying it, but I don’t want to buy it to find out it does not come with this. I need users to land on this page and type in their model number to filter the list to only give them the downloads for their model. Would also like for it to be able to have an argument in the URL to filter by, so we can send them direct links.
Thanks