George Stephanis

<p>Most themes are licensed under the GPL, which makes it completely legal for you to do whatever you like with them, so long as you don’t restrict what other people, in turn, can do with them.  This is a type of copyleft license, and it means that you are free to redistribute any GPL-compliant themes any way you like!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, it’s often hard to actually do.  While it’s easy to upload a theme as a zip file, it’s difficult to get the theme back afterwards!  This plugin aims to make that a bit easier.</p>
<p>If your server is capable of making Zip archives, and your user account has the <code>edit_themes</code> capability, then this plugin will let you download any of your themes — including any modifications you’ve made to the code of it — as a Zip file that you can then reinstall on any other WordPress site!</p>
<p>Enjoy!  🙂</p>
<p>P.S. — If the author of your theme didn’t license it on a GPL-compliant license, make sure you’re not breaking any licensing terms by what you do with the theme once you’ve downloaded it!</p>


Theme Downloader

A handy dandy plugin that tries to let you download any installed theme as a zip file.

Tom Anbinder

Pablo Pacheco

WPFactory

Kousik Mukherjee

Omar AlDabbas

Algoritmika

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<p>“Awesome plugin! So helpful in development! I’m a WordPress developer and constantly get into situations where I have to download a theme or plugin from the clients’ servers to debug/customize/etc. In these situations, “Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard” is the number one choice and way to go. Works perfectly, as described. Many thanks to the developer. Thumbs up!!” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-plugin-so-helpful-in-development/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" rel="ugc">Hemant Arora</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://wpfactory.com/item/download-plugins-and-themes-from-dashboard-wordpress-plugin/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" title="Main Page" rel="nofollow ugc">Main Page</a> | <a href="https://wpfactory.com/support/item/download-plugins-and-themes-from-dashboard-wordpress-plugin/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" title="Support Forum" rel="nofollow ugc">Support Forum</a> | <a href="https://wpfactory.com/docs/download-plugins-and-themes/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" title="Documentation & How to" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation & How to</a></p>
<p>Have you ever found yourself in a need to download a plugin or theme file directly from your WordPress admin dashboard, only to discover you lack FTP or cPanel access?</p>
<p>This is basically why we created this plugin, to simplify the process for you, so that with just a single click (literally), you can effortlessly download any plugin or theme right from your dashboard, no technical hurdles or external tools required.</p>
<p>But that’s not all. Imagine you’ve customized a plugin to suit your site’s unique needs, only to realize you want to use those modifications elsewhere. With our plugin, you can easily download those customized files, ensuring your hard work is preserved and easily transferable.</p>
<p>Say goodbye to complex file management and hello to seamless plugin and theme downloads, all from within your WordPress admin interface.</p>
<p>Let’s take a look at some of the plugin features.</p>
<h3>🚀 Main Features: FREE Version</h3>
<h3>🚀 Download Plugins from WordPress Dashboard</h3>
<p>The plugin adds a “Download” button in Plugins page next to each plugin, so what with a single click, you can download any plugin from your WordPress admin dashboard, download the plugin files in ZIP format without the need to get a file manager plugin or FTP access.</p>
<h3>🚀 Download Themes from WordPress Dashboard</h3>
<p>Similar to plugins, you will have a “Download” button on Appearance > Themes page, where you can easily download any theme (or child theme) files from your website, so you can have a safe copy, or use it locally or elsewhere.</p>
<h3>🚀 Download All Plugins & Themes in a Click</h3>
<p>Do you have a lot of plugins or themes that you want to download quickly? The plugin allows you to get all installed plugins and themes with one click in a single combined file.</p>
<h3>🚀 Add Main Plugin/Theme Directory to ZIP File</h3>
<p>You can select to include the plugin/theme main directory to your file, or have it directly saved from the inner folders level.</p>
<h3>🚀 Append Plugin/Theme Version Number to ZIP Filename</h3>
<p>The plugin options allow you to append the version number of your plugins or themes to their ZIP filenames, very useful for better organization and version tracking of files.</p>
<h3>🚀 Advanced ZIP Libraries Selection</h3>
<p>Choose between ZipArchive or PclZip libraries for handling ZIP files based on your server & tools needs/compatibility.</p>
<h3>❤️ User Testimonials: See What Others Are Saying!</h3>
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<p>“Very useful !!: This plugin simplifies the WordPress experience by allowing users to effortlessly download plugins and themes directly from the dashboard, making it an excellent alternative for those without CPanel / FTP access.” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-3392/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" rel="ugc">storemizer</a></p>
<p>“Amazing Plugin!: Straightforward with a very simple interface, and gets the job done (even faster than ftp downloading).” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-plugin-2371/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" rel="ugc">florijan</a></p>
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<h3>🏆 Do More: PRO Version</h3>
<p>If you want to go further, you can get the premium version of <a href="https://wpfactory.com/item/download-plugins-and-themes-from-dashboard-wordpress-plugin//?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard</a> plugin.</p>
<h3>🏆 Set Periodical Plugins and/or Themes Downloads</h3>
<p>Set up automated periodic downloads of plugins or themes, to make sure  you always have the latest versions for testing or backup purposes, at intervals ranging from once a minute to every 4 weeks.</p>
<p>This feature is especially useful for developers or site administrators who regularly update their WordPress installations and want to keep local copies of plugins and themes synchronized.</p>
<h3>🏆 Append Date & Time to Plugin/Theme ZIP Filename</h3>
<p>With the scheduled download for plugins/themes, you can include the date & time to plugins/themes names so you have a well-organized folders by date.</p>
<h3>🏆 Customize Name & Path for Periodical Plugins Downloads</h3>
<p>Customize the naming convention and storage location for plugins & themes downloaded periodically, ensuring organized file management and easy access to archived versions.</p>
<h3>🏆 Customize the Download plugin link</h3>
<p>Customize the download plugin link on the plugins page with options such as: color, font-weight, and custom text.</p>
<h3>💯 Why WPFactory?</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Experience You Can Trust:</strong> Over a decade in the business</li>
<li><strong>Wide Plugin Selection:</strong> Offering 65+ unique and powerful plugins</li>
<li><strong>Highly-Rated Support:</strong> Backed by hundreds of 5-star reviews</li>
<li><strong>Expert Team:</strong> Dedicated developers and technical support at your service</li>
</ul>
<h3>What’s Next? Discover More Plugins by WPFactory</h3>
<p>WPFactory has a diverse range of plugins tailored to enhance your experience:</p>
<ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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</li>
<li>
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<blockquote>
<p>“Right on – job done fast and efficiently!:This plugin is just awesome. It does the job as stated in the tin! Kudos to the devs.” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/right-on-job-done-fast-and-efficiently-5/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" rel="ugc">danielepais</a></p>
<p>“Brilliant!!!:I had deleted a plugin that I bought and their website doesn’t allow you to log in and download. But I did remember a website that had the plugin. Installed this plugin and downloaded the plugin I was needing in an instant. Well done!” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brilliant-1311/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" rel="ugc">brand9</a></p>
<p>“Life saver:Thank you for this fantastic plugin, it is a life saver for those who don’t have FTP capabilities.” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/life-saver-316/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" rel="ugc">Gabriel Reguly</a></p>
<p>“Greatly Usable!:Being a WordPress developer I often need to download the themes and plugins from the sites. When I do not have any other details except the site URL and login, then comes the role of this well functional and greatly usable plugin.” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/greatly-usable/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=readme" rel="ugc">Ritu Singh</a></p>
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Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard

Thank you for this fantastic plugin, it is a life saver for those who don't have FTP capabilities.


Life saver.

Great job guys. Plugin just do it job and do it well. Thank you for it.

Plugin just do it job and do it well

So many times I've been hired to debug a site, and I need the exact versions of the plugins on the client site, especially paid plugins. This makes it easy to just grab those without asking the client to learn how to download them, zip them up, and send them over.

This plugin has saved me tons of time.

Super Useful for Freelancers

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