You can change it easily from the page template option in the pro version of WPDM.
For the free version, you have to modify the relevant template.
In this case, you can follow the below documentation,
Template Files
By default, you are using link-template-default.php
for the link template and page-template-default.php
for the page template.
Now copy the files you want to modify from /src/{ComponentDir}/views
dir to /{active-theme}/download-manager/
dir.
And you have to replace [download_link]
with <a href="[download_url]" class="btn btn-primary" target=_blank>[link_label]</a>
in related php file.
Thanks.
The good news is that the pdf files are all on the server in the folder /wp-content/uploads/
But none of the pdfs that are on our server show up in Download Manager
We are using a custom field, “iaomt_file_name”, which shows the name of the pdf file that was attached to the post.
example iaomt_file_name = Frankenberger-Amalgam-2021-1.pdf
you can verify it is on the server at that link.
https://library.iaomt.org/wp-content/uploads/Frankenberger-Amalgam-2021-1.pdf
Additionally, I went into the myphp (wordpress database) and verified that the database table holds the “post id”, the “iaomt file name” and the pdf file name itself are all linked.
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Hello,
I’ve been using the direct download link as recommended on another thread – download/?wpdmdl=
But when this link is clicked it doesn’t seem to change the download numbers. Is there a way to set this up?
Thanks
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Hello Peter,
Thanks to hear that you have found a solution. I am sorry for not being able to get back to you sooner.
For disallowing crawling by the Search Engine. You can Mask Download Link
, If you mask the download link, bots will not be able the find any public download link easily. You are able to find this setting from Downloads > Settings> Basic Settings
. please check.
And another way for making disallow Crawling Download Manager Pages on Google, Bing + search engines is, Add the following code at the end of your active theme’s functions.php
:
function noindex_for_wpdm()
{
if ( is_singular( 'wpdmpro' ) ) {
echo '<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">';
}
}
I hope it may help you. Please check and let me know for further assistance.
Thank you and regards
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When downloading from my server, I had full access to the file and I could download them from a direct link.
But with your plugin there’s direct download protection and I cannot download files in parts and track progress and save the file to disk
Will post more in private reply
Hello,
I can’t download multiple files that I uploaded to the server. The buttons just doesn’t respond. Button on link template works correct. The problem occurs only on page template. What I need to do? Thanks
You are right Nayeem.
I did not realize that this became a search field rather than a button activating a searching popup.
Maybe imho it should show the label “Search” and not “Select” as the user expects a different thing like a combo, but it works, thanks!
Still need to fix the all download page from the link I posted.
How can I do please?
Hello Alc Cad,
Hope you are well. The latest version shortcode will be,
[wpdm_archive button_style="default" template="link-template-default" cols=1 items_per_page="10" orderby="title" order="ASC" login=1 last_state=0]
I hope it will work fine for you. For more shortcode details and parameters, please check those from here,
WPDM Directory Add-on
The archive page add-on latest version is 4.4.6
please check and let me know, if you face any problem
Thank you and regards
Hello Bart van den Dool,
Hope you are well. you can use [audio_player]
or [video_player_800x500]
in your related page or link template. For more template tags, you can explore the doc here, https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/templates/template-tags/. please check and let me know
Thank you and regards
Hello carin otten,
Hope you are well. You can restrict categories for certain roles/users from the WPDM category edit option. For categories hierarchy, giving access to a certain category for a particular role you have to set from the edit category option, then you have to make empty for the Allow Access
option or have to give a particular role on it like as I image attached or as usual for the select member option too,

because
Package Access = Package Access + All Category Access = All Visitors + Author = All Visitors
and Package Access = Package Access empty + Category Access(Author) = Author
or Package Access = Package Access(Author) + Category Access(Author) = Author
More details can be found in the below link,
Allow Access: Access Control Option
I hope you have understood now.
please check and let me know
Thank you again and regards
i changed my site from PHP 7.2 to PHP 8.1. now all downloadlinks are not working anymore. a new window opens and a the message is: Error: Secure connection failed
An error occurred when connecting to http://www.hohenthanner.de.
The website cannot be displayed because the authenticity of the data received could not be verified.
Please contact the site owner to let them know about this issue.
my download manager version is: Version 6.0.3
Hello Leo Almeida,
Hope you are well. Are you meaning download the files where the shortcode is placed? For that, you can customize the link or can also use prebuilt link-templates, to customize link templates you can use template tags from here,
Template Tags
for the download URL, you can use
[download_url]
Usage:
<a href="[download_url]" class="btn btn-info">Download Now!</a>
Or you can also use [download_link]
And for backup safely your files, you can follow this doc,
Template Files
please check and let me know
Thank you and regards
Hello,
i would like to override the link-template-bsthumbnail.php in my child theme but if i create a copy of this template in mychildtheme/download-manager/link-templates/link-template-bsthumbnail.php, my overrided tempalte is note considered…
im’ using the free version of download manager…
Any help ?
thank you
Hi,
recently the ?wpdml= for an direct link stopped working correctly.
When accessing for an example:
https://www.international-petroleum.com/download/?wpdmdl=2561
https://www.international-petroleum.com/download/?wpdmdl=2557
https://www.international-petroleum.com/download/?wpdmdl=2558
It gives the same files to download, while it should be different files.
But when adding some random text in the url like:
https://www.international-petroleum.com/wadawdawd/download/?wpdmdl=2558
It gives the correct document.
honestly there is no link yet, I’m working locally.
but the concept is simple, there are files where I would like to be downloaded via a button with the text document1 other files I would like to be downloaded via another button called document2.
currently (if I’m not mistaken) all buttons have the name “download” which is then translated into various languages.
thankyou
Hello,
Thanks for the access.
I see you are using the block from WPDM Gutenberg.
Currently the feature to visit category link is not there.
However, you can check our below addon. If you check the demos there, you will see there are different shortcodes to show categories properly with link.You can also change link templates properly by parameter in the shortcode.
WPDM Directory Add-on
Regards
Tanvir
Apparenty, I can’t combine lock functionality. For example, I can’t require both a password and the imputation of other name and email address and then send them a link to download the document. Is this correct?
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As the WPDM Block Hotlink add-on will help you to block hot links to download URLs from external sites, it will not work when it’s a link to an external download site. I hope you have understood.
Thank you and regards
Hi,
Now it works perfectly for my files stored on my server.
But it doesn’t work when it’s a link to an external download site.
Exemples:
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Regards
Hi,
I disable the WPDM – Block Hotlink plugin as it blocks all my download links.
Regards
I’m obviously not understanding this tool. I want to password protect company policies such that only my employees can download them. I have 530 employees and all but ~55 work remotely full-time. I’ve created the registration and login pages. But the only way I can see to display the over 100 policies to them so they can choose which one(s) they want to download is to assign a common category to all the documents and then provide a link to that category. Of course, this bypasses the login process, so I’m at a loss as to know what to do.