patrice

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.

Jeff Starr

Simple Download Counter (SDC) provides a simple yet powerful way to count file downloads. Works with any file type that’s supported by WordPress (e.g., JPG, PNG, ZIP, MP4, TXT, and many more).
Important / Please Read
This plugin enables Admin-level users to add download files of any type, from anywhere on the server, or from any remote public location. Only Administrators are allowed to add download files. Please use caution and use responsibly.
<blockquote>
👉 This plugin is not compatible with WordPress Multisite.
</blockquote>
How it works
Visit the plugin settings to add a download file. Then use the shortcode to display a download link on any post or page. The plugin will then count every download and display it in the plugin settings. You can also display the download count on the front end using a shortcode.
Features
<ul>
<li>Simple and powerful download counter</li>
<li>Supports local and remote file URLs</li>
<li>Supports any file type supported by WordPress</li>
<li>Lightweight – entire plugin size is < 160 KB</li>
<li>Super fast and built for optimal performance</li>
<li>Clean code tightly integrated with WordPress</li>
<li>No Apache/.htaccess required</li>
</ul>
Check out the screenshots below to get a better idea of the plugin settings and more.
How is this better?
There are numerous “download counter” or “download manager” plugins available, but none of them satisfy all of my specific, stringent requirements:
<ul>
<li>Current with latest WordPress</li>
<li>Clean and simple code using WP APIs</li>
<li>Lightweight with minimal useless features</li>
<li>Supports all local and remote downloads</li>
<li>No automatically created posts or pages</li>
<li>No advertisements or weird admin notifications</li>
<li>No obtuse styling of default WP Admin elements</li>
<li>Download posts are visible only in the Admin Area</li>
<li>Descriptive error handling for upload files</li>
<li>No redundant or sloppy coding practices</li>
<li>No requirement for cookies or sessions</li>
<li>No requirement for Apache/.htaccess</li>
<li>No weird database shenanigans</li>
</ul>
So I decided to build my own. Let me emphasize the utter simplicity of this plugin. It does one thing and does it well: counts the number of downloads for your files. And makes it easy to display download links and download counts anywhere on the front end.
Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. The only thing this plugin does is count the number of times files are downloaded. So 100% privacy friendly for everyone.
Simple Download Counter is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
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<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
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</ul>
Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thanks! 🙂

Simple Download Counter

Thanks a lot for this great Plugin. 
It does exactly what it is supposed to do, simply count how often a file is downloaded. And the plugin is very lightweight. The additional options in connection with the shortcode leave nothing to be desired.

Simply a great Plugin

Simply counts the number of times your files are downloaded. Display download links and counts using shortcodes.

Download Directory vs Simple Download Counter