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?