Invalid download link

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Sep 4, 2026 at 9:03 am
#215674
Participant
Joe Rider
OP

Hi,

I am getting this “Invalid download link” 500 error on downloads when i enable reCAPTCHA. The reCAPTCHA appears to be setup correctly, and the test button in download manager settings says pass. When i’m logged into the wordpress site, downloads work fine, so its like even though acccess control is set to “All visitors”, its not actually giving access to guests.

I’ve read through every other invalid download link post on this forum and nothing seems to have helped. I deactivated any plugins that looked like they could interfere with no improvement.

I enabled debug logs and ran them through copilot, this is its summary:

“This shows:
– The page loads correctly.
– CAPTCHA validation succeeds.
– A WPDM AJAX request returns 400.
– The generated download link then returns 500 Internal Server Error.

So the problem is not Google reCAPTCHA. The test result and logs both confirm CAPTCHA validation is successful.

The fault appears to be inside WordPress Download Manager (WPDM) after CAPTCHA has been accepted.”

Any ideas?

Sep 4, 2026 at 9:18 am
#215675
Moderator
Nayeem Riddhi
Staff

Hello Joe Rider,

Hope you are well. And sorry for the inconvenience. Please kindly share the related URLs. if possible, please, give your temporary wp-admin login details in a private reply to check the issue.

Thank you and regards

Sep 4, 2026 at 12:09 pm
#215676
Participant
Joe Rider
OP
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Sep 4, 2026 at 2:53 pm
#215680
Moderator
Nayeem Riddhi
Staff

The feature is working properly on our testing site with the same version you are using. I have also checked different ways if any settings, cache issue from your site. I think it may have a conflict between your plugins or theme. Am I able to disable one by one other plugins for testing if there any conflicts. I can also switch theme to another for checking. Please kindly check.

Thank you and regards

Sep 4, 2026 at 3:07 pm
#215681
Participant
Joe Rider
OP
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