cbshs

<p><strong>Gatekeeper Download Manager</strong> is a professional plugin that adds a secure download gateway to your WordPress site. Perfect for digital product websites, software download sites, and content creators who want to monetize their downloads with advertising.</p>
<h4>Core Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Modern Download Gateway</strong> – Clean, professional countdown page</li>
<li><strong>Countdown Timer</strong> – Choose from 10s, 20s, or 30s wait times</li>
<li><strong>Google AdSense Integration</strong> – Safe, structured ad placement</li>
<li><strong>Secure Downloads</strong> – Nonce-protected download links</li>
<li><strong>Mobile Responsive</strong> – Perfect display on all devices</li>
<li><strong>Fast Loading</strong> – Optimized standalone page (no theme conflicts)</li>
<li><strong>Easy Shortcode</strong> – Simple <code>[gatekeeper_download]</code> implementation</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Create a download link using the shortcode: <code>[gatekeeper_download url="YOUR_FILE_URL" text="Download Now"]</code></li>
<li>Users click the download button</li>
<li>They’re redirected to a secure gateway page with countdown timer</li>
<li>Optional ads are displayed during the countdown</li>
<li>After countdown, download begins automatically</li>
</ol>
<h4>Google AdSense Integration</h4>
<p>Instead of allowing arbitrary code (security risk), the plugin uses a safe, structured approach:<br />
* Enter your AdSense Publisher ID<br />
* Enter your AdSense Ad Slot ID<br />
* Plugin generates safe, compliant ad code automatically</p>
<h4>Pro Version Features</h4>
<p>Upgrade to <strong>Gatekeeper Download Manager Pro</strong> for advanced features:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Email Unlock</strong> – Collect emails before downloads (Mailchimp/ConvertKit integration)</li>
<li><strong>Social Share Unlock</strong> – Require social shares to unlock downloads</li>
<li><strong>Custom Countdown</strong> – Set any duration from 0-60 seconds</li>
<li><strong>Multiple Ad Slots</strong> – Header, sidebar, and footer ad positions</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Analytics</strong> – Track downloads, conversion rates, and revenue</li>
<li><strong>Priority Support</strong> – Get help when you need it</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://licenses.cbshs.com/gatekeeper-download-manager/" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Pro <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span></a></p>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Software download sites</li>
<li>Digital product stores</li>
<li>WordPress theme/plugin distributors</li>
<li>eBook download sites</li>
<li>Music/video download platforms</li>
<li>Any site offering file downloads</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developer Friendly</h4>
<ul>
<li>Clean, well-documented code</li>
<li>WordPress coding standards compliant</li>
<li>Extensive hooks and filters</li>
<li>Translation ready</li>
<li>WPML compatible</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional Info</h3>
<h4>Privacy Policy</h4>
<p>This plugin does not collect or store any personal information from your website visitors. All download tracking happens on your server.</p>
<p>If you enable Google AdSense:<br />
– Google AdSense may collect user data according to Google’s Privacy Policy<br />
– Please review <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google’s Privacy Policy</a><br />
– Add this information to your site’s privacy policy</p>
<h4>Support</h4>
<ul>
<li>Free support: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gatekeeper-download-manager/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org Support Forum</a></li>
<li>Documentation: <a href="https://licenses.cbshs.com/gatekeeper-download-manager/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Online Documentation</a></li>
<li>Pro support: <a href="https://licenses.cbshs.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Support</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Contributing</h4>
<p>We welcome contributions! If you’d like to contribute to the development:<br />
* Report bugs and issues<br />
* Suggest new features<br />
* Submit pull requests<br />
* Help with translations</p>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<p>Developed by <a href="https://cbshs.com" rel="nofollow ugc">CBSHS</a></p>
<h4>Disclaimer</h4>
<p>This plugin is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. Always backup your site before installing or updating plugins.</p>


Gatekeeper Download Manager

Professional download gateway with countdown timer and Google AdSense integration. Secure, fast, and mobile-friendly.

deckerweb

David Decker

wpautobahn

<h4>ADD-ON PLUGIN for “WP Document Revisions” (WPDR)</h4>
<p>Want to offer public file downloads? Just use “WP Document Revisions” plus this little add-on plugin! This <strong>small and lightweight</strong> add-on plugin just adds a few specific additions to the <strong>awesome WPDR base plugin which does all the heavy lifting for you!</strong></p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Simple Download Manager for WP Document Revisions - Live Demo WordPress Plugin" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NmT1MWFdzUI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>For my own projects I needed a new but robust and future-proof plugin with a custom post type solution to replace an old, unsupported download counter plugin. With its many benefits I wanted WPDR as a base foundation for that. Now, that I’ve finally found my solution, I hope it may help you as well :-).</p>
<h4>What this Add-On does – General Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>All the benefits of “WP Document Revisions” plugin! (see below)</li>
<li>Simple, basic download counter included!</li>
<li>Use “Downloads” wording instead of “Documents” (changeable via options); plus Downloads icon.</li>
<li>2 additional taxonomies for download files: “File Categories” and “File Tags”.</li>
<li><em>3 additional Widgets:</em>
<ul>
<li>Display most popular/ accessed Downloads with “Popular Downloads”.</li>
<li>Simple taxonomy listings with “Download File Categories / Tags”.</li>
<li>To Downloads restricted search with “Search Downloads”.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Own plugin settings page.</li>
<li>Help tabs included.</li>
<li>Fully internationalized!</li>
<li>Fully Multisite compatible!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Special Features of this Add-On</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full German translations included, formal and informal versions – you can choose via options (default is ‘formal’).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Benefits of using “WP Document Revisions” as the base plugin</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>In general: fantastic plugin, awesome developer! 🙂</em></li>
<li>Really simple, yet very effective! Does just one thing, but does it right!</li>
<li>Really secure & robust!</li>
<li>Revision management by default.</li>
<li>Workflow Status management by default.</li>
<li>Uses known WordPress interface – just concentrate on file management :).</li>
<li>Extendable via Hooks & Filters – very developer friendly.</li>
<li>Support for “Edit Flow” plugin already included.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 4.7+ — latest version 5.0.x (or 4.9.8) always recommended!</li>
<li>Already installed plugin <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-document-revisions/" rel="ugc">“WP Document Revisions”</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Recommended Settings & Usage Instructions</h4>
<ul>
<li>See <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdr-simple-downloads/#installation" rel="ugc">“Installation” section here</a></li>
<li>Plus, see <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdr-simple-downloads/#faq" rel="ugc">“FAQ” section here</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Third-party compatibility included</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>Genesis Framework:</em> For Child Themes – Display post meta on the frontend for the post type.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<ul>
<li>English (United States) – <code>en_US</code> = default, always included</li>
<li><a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/default/wp-plugins/wpdr-simple-downloads" rel="nofollow ugc">German (informal, default)</a> – <code>de_DE</code> – always included</li>
<li><a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/formal/wp-plugins/wpdr-simple-downloads" rel="nofollow ugc">German (formal)</a> – <code>de_DE_formal</code> – always included</li>
<li><code>.pot</code> file (<code>wpdr-simple-downloads.pot</code>) for translators is always included in the plugin’s ‘languages’ folder 🙂</li>
</ul>
<h4>Be a Contributor</h4>
<p>If you want to translate, <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wpdr-simple-downloads" rel="nofollow ugc">go to the Translation Portal at translate.wordpress.org</a>.</p>
<p>You can also contribute code-wise via our <a href="https://github.com/deckerweb/wpdr-simple-downloads" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Document Revisions Simple Downloads GitHub Repository</a> – and see where you can help.</p>
<h4>Documentation and Support</h4>
<ul>
<li>If you have any more questions, visit our support on the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpdr-simple-downloads" rel="ugc">Plugin’s Forum</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Liked WP Document Revisions Simple Downloads?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Then please <strong>rate us 5 stars</strong> on <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpdr-simple-downloads/reviews/?filter=5/#new-post" rel="ugc">WordPress.org</a> 🙂</li>
<li>Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deckerweb.wordpress.plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Facebook User Community Support Group</strong></a></li>
<li>Like our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deckerweb.wordpress.plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Facebook Info Page for Deckerweb Plugins</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://eepurl.com/gbAUUn" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Subscribe to my Newsletter for insider info on this plugin</strong></a>, plus tutorials and more stuff on deckerweb WordPress plugins – join a thriving community of site builders!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Recommended Time Saver</h4>
<p>Try <a href="https://toolbarextras.com/" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Toolbar Extras</strong></a> my other plugin for Site Builders and admins: Building sites with Elementor? <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/toolbar-extras/" rel="ugc"><strong>Your work will get easier & faster with Toolbar Extras.</strong></a> With extended plugin & theme support baked right in. Of course, “Builder Template Categories” is integrated as well 🙂</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/toolbar-extras/" rel="ugc">Plugin Page here on WordPress.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://toolbarextras.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin’s own website toolbarextras.com</a></li>
<li>In your WordPress admin dashboard search for <code>toolbar extras</code> in the plugin installer 😉</li>
</ul>
<h4>This Plugin …</h4>
<ul>
<li>… scratches my own itch!</li>
<li>… is <em>Quality Made in Germany</em></li>
<li>… was created with love (plus some coffee) 🙂 – <a href="https://www.paypal.me/deckerweb" rel="nofollow ugc">if you like it consider donating</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Plugin Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wpdr-simple-downloads" rel="nofollow ugc">Translations (GlotPress)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpdr-simple-downloads" rel="ugc">User support forums</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gist.github.com/4395899" rel="nofollow ugc">Code snippets archive for customizing, GitHub Gist</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Donate</h3>
<p>Enjoy using <em>WP Document Revisions Simple Downloads</em>? Please consider <a href="https://www.paypal.me/deckerweb" rel="nofollow ugc">making a small donation</a> to support the project’s continued development.</p>
<h3>Additional Info</h3>
<p><strong>Idea Behind / Philosophy:</strong> I just needed a simple downloads/ file manager plugin that used a custom post type for management. Since there are no such good download managers out there yet, but with the “WP Document Revisions” plugin there was an awesome solution. It only had few things missing in my opinion if used for public downloads/ file management. So finally, this add-on plugin was born. I hope you also find it useful somehow… 🙂</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://ben.balter.com/" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Ben Balter</strong></a> for an amazing plugin with <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-document-revisions/" rel="ugc"><strong>WP Document Revisions</strong> – see WP.org plugin page</a> — <a href="https://github.com/benbalter/WP-Document-Revisions/" rel="nofollow ugc">see GitHub plugin development page</a>!</li>
<li><a href="http://iconmonstr.com/" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>iconmonstr</strong>®</a> for their amazing free icons. (This was used for version 1.0 – since then we switched to Dashicons.)</li>
</ul>
<h3>My Other Plugins</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/toolbar-extras/" rel="ugc"><strong>Toolbar Extras for Elementor – WordPress Admin Bar Enhanced</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/builder-template-categories/" rel="ugc"><strong>Builder Template Categories – for WordPress Page Builders</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/connect-polylang-elementor/" rel="ugc"><strong>Polylang Connect for Elementor – Language Switcher & Template Tweaks</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-whats-new-info/" rel="ugc">Genesis What’s New Info</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-layout-extras/" rel="ugc">Genesis Layout Extras</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-widgetized-notfound/" rel="ugc">Genesis Widgetized Not Found & 404</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-widgetized-footer/" rel="ugc">Genesis Widgetized Footer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/genesis-widgetized-archive/" rel="ugc">Genesis Widgetized Archive</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-toolbar-additions/" rel="ugc">Multisite Toolbar Additions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/cleaner-plugin-installer/" rel="ugc">Cleaner Plugin Installer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://eepurl.com/gbAUUn" rel="nofollow ugc"><em>My plugins newsletter</em></a></li>
</ul>


Simple Download Manager for WP Document Revisions

Use the WP Document Revisions plugin as very basic & simple download manager with this additional add-on plugin.

Gatekeeper Download Manager vs Simple Download Manager for WP Document Revisions