Max GJ Panas

<h4>Protected Attachment Files</h4>
<p>Media Vault cordons off a section of your WordPress uploads folder and secures it, protecting all files within by passing requests for them through a <em>powerful, flexible and completely customizable</em> set of permission checks.</p>
<p>After activating the plugin, to protect attachment files with Media Vault you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>use the <em>Media Uploader admin page</em> to upload new protected attachments,</li>
<li>use the <em>Media Vault metabox</em> to toggle file protection on the ‘Edit Media’ admin page,</li>
<li>use the the <em>Media Vault Protection Settings</em> fields in the new Media Modal, or, </li>
<li>using <em>bulk actions</em> in your Media Library page, you can change file protection on multiple pre-existing attachments at once.</li>
</ul>
<p>By default the only permission check that the plugin does on media files is that the user requesting them be logged in. You can change this <em>default</em> behavior from the ‘Media Settings’ page in the ‘Settings’ menu of the WordPress Admin. You can also change the restrictions set on attachments on an individual basis by means of either the Media Vault metabox on the ‘Edit Media’ page or the Media Vault Protection Settings fields in the new Media Modal.</p>
<p>You can also write your own custom restrictions using the <code>mgjp_mv_add_permission()</code> function. See <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restrict-only-for-subscribers?replies=5" rel="ugc">this support question</a> for more details.</p>
<h4>Safe Download Links</h4>
<p>Creating a cross-browser compatible download link for a file is a harder task than might be expected. Media Vault handles this for you, and it does so while preserving all the file security features discussed earlier like blocking downloads to people who should not have access to the file.</p>
<p>The download links are available through a simple shortcode that you can use in your post/page editor screen:</p>
<pre><code>[mv_dl_links ids="1,2,3"]
</code></pre>
<p>where ‘ids’ are the comma separated list of attachment ids you would like to make available for download in the list.</p>
<p><em>Note:</em> Plugin comes with styles ready for WordPress 3.8+!</p>
<p><em>Note:</em>  <strong>Now supports WordPress MultiSite!</strong></p>


Media Vault

Found it while looking for restriction view access - it's just what I needed, thanks a lot!



Very useful

Protect attachment files from direct access using powerful and flexible restrictions. Offer safe download links for any file in your uploads folder.

Tomas Rybnicky

<p>If you are adding functionality to your posts using popular Advanced Custom Fields plugin. This plugin is focused on fields of type \”file\”. Handful when publishing some posts with attachments whole year and once a year you need to download all attachments to send them to third parties.</p>
<p>You are prompted to select post type, publish date range and ACF filed group you want to extract attachments from.<br />
Then if there is something to download you can hit the button and archive file with attachments is prepared to download.</p>
<h4>Instructions</h4>
<p>After installing and activating plugin, you will find new section in Tools called Attachments.<br />
You can use it for downloading all attachments specified by ACF file fields you want.</p>
<h4>Prerequisites</h4>
<ul>
<li>installed and activated <a href="https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Custom Field plugin</a></li>
</ul>
<p>All you need to do to get you attachments is:</p>
<ol>
<li>Select required post type</li>
<li>Select published date range by specifying from and to days</li>
<li>If there are more ACF field groups that contains file field you can select only one of them</li>
<li>Check preview information</li>
<li>Hit Download button if there is something to download</li>
<li>Archive ZIP file will be downloaded automatically or you can use link in review under Download button</li>
</ol>
<h4>GitHub repository</h4>
<p>You can find this plugin on [GitHub](https://github.com/wetory/wp-attachment-download \”Your favorite public repository\”),<br />
where you can report issues, review code and commits. Please report all possible problems to make it better.</p>


WP Attachment Download

Plugin adds functionality to download posts attachments build with ACF file fields from administration.

Media Vault vs WP Attachment Download