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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.

Rundiz Downloads is a files, documents management that support GitHub auto update. Provide the download link, track download files.
The GitHub auto update means the URL and file size will be update automatically on GitHub commit or new tag/release. 
You can change your setting to accept how often of auto update. Every releases and commits, every releases, or none.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Manage files locally or hosted on GitHub or any remote files.</li>
<li>Use GitHub OAuth to manage webhooks (webhook is for auto update). It will be super easy if you have many users or repositories.</li>
<li>Auto update download URL and version once GitHub repository was updated.</li>
<li>Setting GitHub auto update to none, every releases, every releases and commits.</li>
<li>Manual update multiple remote file data such as file size that was changed.</li>
<li>Use version range to compare tags before update.</li>
<li>Insert download button on classic editor or TinyMCE.</li>
<li>Download logs/statistic.</li>
<li>Admin dashboard statistic widget.</li>
<li>Block bots from downloading by captcha, user agent.</li>
<li>Captcha with the audio.</li>
<li>Redirect to file or force download. (The force download will be working with local file only.)</li>
<li>Support shortcode.</li>
<li>Customisable download element for shortcode.</li>
<li>Automatically delete logs older than specific number of days.</li>
<li>Localisation support</li>
</ul>

Rundiz Downloads

Download manager for WordPress that support GitHub auto update.

Download Directory vs Rundiz Downloads