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Download Directory allow you to create a download directory website. You will be abble to provide to your visitor a listing of software, freeware, shareware …
Work with mostly any theme
Multilingual ready : currently translated in French and English. .Pot file provided, can be fully translated in any language.
Slug translatable: Every archive, post, categories, tags … link are translatable. it’s mean than you can provide post slug in your language, like :
<ul>
<li>site.dev/download/wordpress</li>
<li>site.dev/descargas/wordpress</li>
<li>site.dev/telecharger/wordpres</li>
<li>…</li>
</ul>
With Download Directory, you can track the number of times each software are downloaded.
Visitor can also register to an update alert list, allowing them to receive an email alert when new release are available to their favorites softwares.
Updating the version field of a sofware automatically send an email alert to the suscriber of this current software.
User are also able to unregister themself from an update list whenever they want, simply by following the link at the bottom of the mail alerte they have received.
When user click on “download”, they are redirected to a “downloading” page, providing an automatic loading of the download, incrementing download counter and allowing you to display whatever you want in this page (via widgets), like advertising, etc …
This page also display the download link, and, in case it is broken, a link to the website editor, and even link to miror link if you provided it.
You can use 3 miror links, more the direct download link.
French Demo at <a href="http://www.patricelaurent.net/telechargements/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.patricelaurent.net/telechargements/</a>
See it in action here : <a href="http://www.patricelaurent.net/telecharger/wordpress/download-directory/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.patricelaurent.net/telecharger/wordpress/download-directory/</a>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Create a new Downloads, as you will normally do for a normal post.</li>
<li>In the “software informations” meta box, provide the version, size, download link, editor website, editor url miror link if available</li>
<li>Choose a category, add tags et license type (eg: freeware, shareware,etc..)</li>
<li>Add featured image to illustrate it</li>
<li>publish</li>
</ol>
<h3>Advanced usage</h3>
You can use your own template for archive, category, tags and single file.
For archives pages, just create an file called archive-down_repo.php in your current theme directory.
For single page, simply create a single-down_repo.php file in your theme directory.
Adding your own css and style.
create a css file in your theme directory. Name it as you want. 
then add this code in your theme function file (or in any personnal plugin):
<pre><code>add_filter('down_repo_style','my_custom_css',10,1);

function my_custom_css($css){

$css=get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/mycss.css';

return $css;

}
</code></pre>
This will symply replace the current css file of the plugin by your one. 
If you jsut want to disable the css of the plugin, just add a null filter
<pre><code>add_filter('down_repo_style',function(){return null;},10,1);
</code></pre>

Download Directory

Create a download directory website in a minute.  Allow user to receive update alert for new software's version.

Pexle Chris

Spoiler: 
<a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/for-woocommerce/" rel="nofollow ugc">LIBRARY VIEWER FOR WOOCOMMERCE ADD-ON</a> has been released! Check it 😉
With Library Viewer, you can display the containing files and the containing folders of a “specific folder” of your (FTP) server to your users in the front-end.
The significant difference from other similar plugins is that: 
1. You can allow users to view that the files exist, but cannot open them if they are not logged in (or if they are not administrators, or authors etc…). 
2. You can allow users to view files in a custom viewer or redirect them through a RESTful web service of your choice(examples exists below).
<a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/demo-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">DEMO</a>
For this plugin (the free version), the “specific folder” is the folder 
“library” of your httpdocs(yoursite.com/library). 
If you want to display other folder (and its files) that isn’t contained in yoursite.com/library , you need to use the path parameter of <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/pro-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">Library Viewer Pro</a>.
This plugin adds the [library-viewer] shortcode in your WordPress site! 
So the only thing that you must do to display the folders and files in the front-end is to add this shortcode in a post, page, widget etc.
The [library-viewer] shortcode get optional parameters that extend the functionality of plugin:
<h3>Parameters Documentation</h3>
  <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/parameters-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">PARAMETERS DOCUMENTATION AND USE CASES</a>
  PARAMETERS OF LIBRARY VIEWER
<ul>
<li>have_file_access (have_file_access parameter determines which user have access to view the files.)</li>
<li>my_doc_viewer (my_doc_viewer parameter determines in which viewer the file will be opened.)</li>
<li>login_page (login_page parameter defines the login page that user will be redirected -if need it-, to log in.)</li>
</ul>
  PARAMETERS OF <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/for-woocommerce/" rel="nofollow ugc">LIBRARY VIEWER FOR WOOCOMMERCE</a>
<ul>
<li>have_file_access=”customer_with_folder_access” (The <code>customer_with_folder_access</code> value for the <code>have_file_access</code> parameter grants access to users who have purchased a product with folder access.)</li>
<li>sold_on (sold_on parameter specifies which product must be purchased in order to gain folder access.)</li>
</ul>
  PARAMETERS OF <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/pro-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">LIBRARY VIEWER PRO</a>
<ul>
<li>path (path determines which folder to display in the Library on the front end. When we refer to a “folder,” we mean the folder’s contents, including any subfolders and files within it.)</li>
<li>guest_view_access (guest_view_access determines if guest users can view folder contents. By default, all users can see folder contents, but they cannot open files.)</li>
<li>waiting_seconds (waiting_seconds parameter sets the seconds of user is waiting the redirection to login and see the file (0: for instant redirect).)</li>
<li>breadcrumb (breadcrumb parameter determines if breadcrumb will be displayed in the Library in front-end or not.)</li>
<li>hidden_folders (hidden_folders determines which folders will not be displayed and will not be accessible by Library in the front-end.)</li>
<li>shown_folders (shown_folders parameter determines which folders will be displayed and will be accessible by Library in the front-end.)</li>
<li>hidden_files (hidden_files determines which files will not be displayed and will not be accessible by Library in the front-end.)</li>
<li>shown_files (shown_files parameter determines which files will be displayed and will be accessible by Library in the front-end.)</li>
<li>url_suffix (url_suffix allow you to add a suffix in the URL, so you can use the [library-viewer] shortcode more than one time in the same page.)</li>
</ul>
  PARAMETERS OF <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/fm-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">LIBRARY VIEWER FILE MANAGER ADD-ON</a>
<ul>
<li>delete_folder (delete_folder parameter determines which user can delete a folder.)</li>
<li>delete_file (delete_file parameter determines which user can delete a file.)</li>
<li>rename_folder (rename_folder parameter determines which user can rename a folder.)</li>
<li>rename_file (rename_folder parameter determines which user can rename a file.)</li>
<li>create_folder (create_folder parameter determines which user can create a folder.)</li>
<li>upload_file (upload_file parameter determines which user can upload a file.)</li>
<li>unzip_file (unzip_file parameter determines which user can unzip a zip file.)</li>
<li>download_folder (download_folder parameter determines which user can download a folder as a zip file.)</li>
<li>download_file (download_file parameter determines which user can download a file.)</li>
</ul>
  
<a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/parameters-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">PARAMETERS DOCUMENTATION AND USE CASES</a>
 
<h3>Hooks Documentation</h3>
From 2.0.0 version and then, there are many hooks that you can customize the functionality of this plugin. 
You can read more in <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/hooks-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">HOOKS DOCUMENTATION</a> 
Read also <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/how-to-add-php-hooks-in-your-wordpress-site" rel="nofollow ugc">how to add PHP hooks in your WordPress Site in my blog</a>
<h3>Other Details</h3>
<ul>
<li>The algorithm does not show in the front-end folders that contains in their name the string “hidden-folder”. 
Also does not show .php , .ini files and files that contains in their name the string “hidden-file”. 
So if you don’t want to display an existing folder or file, you can rename it appropriately! 
In addition, With Library Viewer Pro, you can set the names that you don’t (and you do) want to be displayed in the front-end using appropriate shortcode parameters.</li>
<li>If you want to add text above the front-end folders or below the front-end files, view more in the FAQ below.</li>
<li>In addition, with the <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/pro-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">LIBRARY VIEWER PRO</a> you can,
<ul>
<li>customize the URLs of library viewer, with the hooks and the parameters.</li>
<li>you can display folders & files of a directory (in FTP) of your choice, not only library directory (yoursite.com/library)</li>
<li>you can hide the breadcrumb with just a shortcode parameter.</li>
<li>you can show/hide the folders and files of your choice.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Also, with the <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/for-woocommerce/" rel="nofollow ugc">LIBRARY VIEWER FOR WOOCOMMERCE ADD-ON</a> you can,
<ul>
<li>give the ability to you users to gain folder access to a Library (to a page with the Library Viewer shortcode installed), just buying a virtual/with-folder-access product.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Finally, with the <a href="https://www.pexlechris.dev/library-viewer/fm-wp" rel="nofollow ugc">LIBRARY VIEWER FILE MANAGER ADD-ON</a> you can,
<ul>
<li>give the ability to your users to have their own library and to upload and edit files.</li>
<li>use the library as file manager for your admins (you may need also Library Viewer Pro, and to restrict the WP page from other users)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Library Viewer

It's great and fast working and thanks to the developers :)

Amazing plugin

A File & Folder Viewer for FTP folders, enabling the display of library contents (folders & files) on the front-end.

Download Directory vs Library Viewer