A: I got tired of the difficulties of getting files back and forth between myself and my non-technical clients once they become too large for email, and having an archive for them to return to was needed. Training these people to use FTP or Dropbox was a challenge. I wanted something simple that I could use on my own website, so I created a simple index. I later realized that others could benefit from this functionality, so I decided to port it to my favorite website platform; WordPress.
The following people have contributed to this plugin. View support forum. Donate to this plugin. Have you taken the WordPress Survey yet? Search WordPress. Details Reviews Installation Support Development Description Simple File List is a free plugin that is great for when you need to provide a list of files, either publicly available or private to logged-in users.
Features Manage your files and the list settings from the Admin List. Complete settings for: list display and performance, file uploading restrictions, upload notifications and additional functionality options. This can then be shown in the file list. Files can also be assigned descriptions, which can be added from the Admin list or user uploads.
Descriptions can be shown or hidden. Use the Send option to send someone an email with a link to your file. Optionally allow your front-side users full control over renaming, moving, sending, deleting and editing descriptions. This Plugin is Great For: Posting official documents.
Sharing files within an organization. Sharing files with business clients or a community. Enabling distance learning by allowing schools to share class materials with students. When you need a list of archived files, such as videos, PDF files, or music files. When you need a simple front-side uploader so people can send you files.
Exchanging files when the sizes get too large for email attachments. File List Features Limit access to only Admins or logged-in users, or hide the list and only show the uploader. Add and manage your files from the Admin List. Show columns for file date, size and a thumbnail for images and videos. Add descriptions to files and optionally show them in your list. Sort file by name, date or file size … ascending or descending. Thumbnail images are generated automatically for images and videos ffMpeg required.
Files are kept separate from the media library File Uploader Features Simple reliable uploader, works on mobile devices too. Drag and drop zone, plus upload progress bar Allow uploading to only Admins or logged-in users, or turn it off completely.
Limit the types of files users can upload. Limit number of files uploaded per submission. Limit the maximum upload file size. Get an email notice each time a file is uploaded. Shortcode Attributes Use shortcode attributes to over-ride the main plugin settings. Shortcode Builder allows you to create custom file list shortcodes. Committed and responsive support from the developer. Use a shortcode attribute to display specific folders. You can even show several different folders on the same page and within widgets.
Front-side users cannot navigate above the folder you specify. Breadcrumb navigation indicates where you are. Easily move files and folders as needed. Rename folders and add descriptions, which can be shown in the file list. Quickly delete any folder, along with all contents. Choose to sort folders first or sort along with the files. Optionally display folder sizes. Optionally define a custom file list directory. Only allow specific users to see the file you want them to.
Limit file access to only logged-in users. The JavaScript code for the stats menu has been moved to a separate file. Added nonce check for view and reset log. WPCS modifications and code reformatting. Sanitization of variables. Added a new tab showing top downloads top 25 downloads. The Export sub-menu now allows exporting of logs data between selected date range. Date validation function added. Addressed an issue whereby the single post of the download can show a warning if the download button color is not set in the settings.
WordPress 5. Updated the Spanish language translation file. It is no longer needed in current WordPress version. Updated the addon auto-updater library. This option can be used to delete log entries older than 3 months for example. Fixed a minor JavaScript issue.
Instead it will just log the full user agent data. Better handling of the stats admin menu interface in mobile devices. Addon updates are now handled by the main plugin. Added the Norwegian language translation files. Regenerated the translation POT file. Added a new filter hook. Added a new feature to enable redirection of users back to the download page when they click on the login link and log into the site.
Can be useful if you only want to allow downloading of the item from where you embed it. Added a new compact template fancy3. This can be useful in displaying a list of downloads in a compact form maybe in a sidebar widget. Thanks to Garrett for fixing this. WordPress 5 compatibility. Added a new feature to show the download published date in the fancy display.
There are also checkboxes to show the file size and version number. Other plugins can apply customization to the description output using this hook. Useful if you are trying to create a lot of similar downloads. The list downloads from category can now accept multiple category slugs or IDs. The pagination arrow has been changed to use » 3. This helps with the downloads admin interface working better in all devices. French language file updated. Thanks to Thorsten. When there are multiple download now buttons on a page and the terms checkbox is enabled, it needs to be accepted on every download button.
This new option can be found in the Advanced Settings tab of the plugin. French translation updated. Thanks to momo-fr. Helpful for GDPR 3. Added sanitization to the input fields that needed it. Thanks to d4wner. Search shortcode has been improved so it performs the search using each keyword of a multi-word search phrase. It will ignore any word that are less than 4 characters long. Includes some missing translation strings to the POT file.
Added a filter that can be used to override what you consider bot via your own custom function. Updated the settings menu slug to make it unique. Enhancement to the password protected download function. Delete plugin Data button now also deletes taxonomies and rewrite rules related to plugin.
The download now log will track WP eMember plugin username if the user is logged in as a member. Added empty index file to the plugin folder. Fixed potential XSS vulnerability. Thanks to Neven Biruski Defensecode for pointing it out. Minor typo fix. If a user goes directly to the download link without entering a password, it will point the users to go to a page where they can enter a password for the download item.
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Based on the changes with WordPress 4. Do you have a recommendation? Do all of these plugins work for WordPress. I know some plugins are only made for the. No, none of these plugins can be installed on WordPress. Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress. Thanks for sharing this! Thanks Sayed. Wow, this article is super helpful! It never even occurred to me to use a PDF plugin — thank you so much for the great tips. Thanks for choosing to leave a comment.
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