Glen Don Mongaya

Easy File Upload & Approval for WordPress lets users effortlessly upload and submit files for review through a clean and simple drag & drop file upload interface. Designed for websites that require file submissions, it gives site owners a powerful way to review and manage uploaded files with full control over approvals, rejections, and deletions.
Designed for job applications, contests, print shops, educators, agencies, and service providers—any platform that needs a simple yet powerful file submission and approval workflow.
With customizable upload settings, flexible role permissions, and built-in email notifications, this plugin streamlines how files are received and reviewed — ensuring a smooth experience for both users and administrators.
Workflow: Users upload their files → the admin receives a notification → the admin reviews and approves or rejects the submission → users are automatically notified of the final status.
Simple uploads. Easy approvals. Complete control.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Drag & drop uploader or standard “Browse” upload option.</li>
<li>Multiple file selection with the ability to delete or re-add files before submission.</li>
<li>Role-based uploader visibility control.</li>
<li>Manual file approval or rejection.</li>
<li>Display the uploader on specific pages (via settings), Gutenberg blocks, or using the [easyfua_upload] shortcode.</li>
<li>Allow reviewers or admins to leave notes upon rejection.</li>
<li>Define custom allowed file types or extensions.</li>
<li>Set minimum and maximum file upload limits.</li>
<li>Limit the total number of files that can be uploaded.</li>
<li>Restrict the maximum file size for each upload.</li>
<li>Bulk download approved files as a ZIP archive (ie: submission-122.zip).</li>
<li>Bulk “approve”, “reject”, “delete”, or “download” files.</li>
<li>Customizable error and validation messages.</li>
<li>Notify admins of new file submissions.</li>
<li>Notify users via email when files are submitted, approved, or rejected.</li>
<li>Option to enable or disable “Name” and “Email Address” fields for users.</li>
<li>Google reCAPTCHA v3 ready for spam protection.</li>
<li>Customizable email templates for both admin and user notifications.</li>
<li>Automatically “delete temporary” files after 24 hours.</li>
<li>Define a custom upload folder name. (ie: /wp-content/uploads/{custom_folder})</li>
<li>AJAX-powered uploader for smooth, reload-free submissions.</li>
<li>Supports multiple languages (WPML & Polylang compatible).</li>
<li>Fully mobile-responsive design.</li>
</ul>
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An extension that attach files to existing WooCommerce orders, allowing both customers and admins to upload and manage files easily.
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<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin connects to the Google reCAPTCHA API (https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js) to help protect forms against spam and automated abuse.
When enabled, the plugin loads the reCAPTCHA script from Google’s servers to verify user interactions. This may result in Google collecting some information about the user, such as IP address and interaction data, to provide and improve the reCAPTCHA service.
This service is provided by Google LLC. 
Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms 
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Easy File Upload & Approval – A Simple File Submission & Review System

Easily manage drag & drop file uploads with review and approval. Perfect for job forms, contests, print shops, and teachers.

Jack Reichert

Assets Manager is a self-hosted file sharing tool. Born out of the need for a file sharing tool that was not blocked by high security firewalls, such as many existing file sharing services are, Assets Manager was developed. When you upload a file, or set of files, Assets Manager generates obscured links to the files so that you can control how those files are shared.
<a href="http://www.jackreichert.com/2015/11/15/how-assets-manager-replaced-our-sharefile/" rel="nofollow ugc">Here’s how it works.</a>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Set an expiration period for when the file link will expire.</li>
<li>Disable links after they’ve been shared (no more fretting when sending out emails).</li>
<li>Force anyone trying to access a link to log into your site.</li>
<li>Creates landing page for each asset post type collecting files uploaded together into one link.</li>
</ul>
For more information check out the full blogpost about <a href="http://www.jackreichert.com/2014/01/12/introducing-assets-manager-for-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Assets Manager</a>. 
Questions? Comments? Requests? <a href="http://www.jackreichert.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact me</a>.
<h3>Thanks</h3>
Special thanks to @binmind for his extensive QA testing of the company’s plugin, his testing was crucial for development of the proof of concept and making sure everything was working as it should.

Assets Manager

Assets Manager for WordPress is a self hosted file sharing tool,  enable / disable links, set expiration and make files you share password protected.

Easy File Upload & Approval – A Simple File Submission & Review System vs Assets Manager