I can upload an new file and get a secure download link. So far so good.
But when I go back to the File Manager -> Manage and click on Edit for an item, the access settings is always “All visitors” even when I set it to “Members Only” when I last save (i.e. the function that displays the settings of the item doesn’t seem to read the current access value).
So, if I click on edit for an item that was previously set to access=”Members Only”, and simply click save, it automatically reverts to All Visitors. The items should retain all existing settings. As it is, I must remember previous settings and check them all, because I can’t trust which one are set to their previous or default value in the edit dialog. If I edit an entry I must validate every settings before I save it again to ensure nothing has been changed that I didn’t expect.
Also, following on my previous post, It would be useful to have the “Download Controller Insert Package or Category” dialog include a setting to insert either the Title or Link Label as displayed text, linked to the download URL (e.g. “simple link”).
This is a very useful plugin (as far as I know, there is NOTHING similar to this and it is critical to folks who want to restrict access to downloaded documents). I’m very much in favor of supporting your effort to the extent our club can, and would love to see the ability to quickly link to a secure file. The use case seems straightforward: most content on our site is publicly available; but some of it needs to be restricted by log in; unfortunately WordPress built-in access controls only work for pages and posts, not for files.
Thanks again, Shaon, for a great and valuable addition to WordPress – I have spent hours looking for the appropriate controls and this is the closest I can find! I can use it as is, but it’s not secure/tight enough for me to hand over upload of new secure content to the club staff.
I you want details of the use case, please email to my private email address.
Xavier
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