Lester Chan

<h3>General Usage</h3>
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<li>You Need To Re-Generate The Permalink <code>WP-Admin -> Settings -> Permalinks -> Save Changes</code></li>
<li>To embed a specific file to be downloaded into a post/page, use <code>[download id="2"]</code> where 2 is your file id.</li>
<li>To embed multiple files to be downloaded into a post/page, use <code>[download id="1,2,3"]</code> where 1,2,3 are your file ids.</li>
<li>To limit the number of embedded downloads shown for each post in a post stream, use the <code>stream_limit</code> option.
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<li>Example: <code>[download id="2" stream_limit="4"]</code></li>
<li>This will only display the first 4 downloads for the post when rendered in a post stream, and display the full list of downloads when viewing the single post.</li>
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<li>To sort embedded downloads, use the <code>sort_by</code> and <code>sort_order</code> options.
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<li>Example: <code>[download id="2" sort_by="file_id" sort_order="asc"]</code></li>
<li>This will sort the embedded downloads by file ID in ascending order.</li>
<li>Valid values for <code>sort_by</code> are: <code>file_id</code>, <code>file</code>, <code>file_name</code>, <code>file_size</code>, <code>file_date</code>, and <code>file_hits</code></li>
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<li>To choose what to display within the embedded file, use <code>[download id="1" display="both"]</code> where 1 is your file id and both will display both the file name and file desccription, whereas name will only display the filename. Note that this will overwrite the “Download Embedded File” template you have in your Download Templates.</li>
<li>To embed files as well as categories, use <code>[download id="1,2,3" category="4,5,6"]</code> where 1,2,3 are your file id and 4,5,6 are your category ids.</li>
<li>If you are using Default Permalinks, the file direct download link will be <code>http://yoursite.com/index.php?dl_id=2</code>. If you are using Nice Permalinks, the file direct download link will be <code>http://yoursite.com/download/2/</code>, where yoursite.com is your WordPress URL and 2 is your file id.</li>
<li>The direct download category link will be <code>http://yoursite.com/downloads/?dl_cat=3</code>, where yoursite.com is your WordPress URL, downloads is your Downloads Page name and 3 is your download category id.</li>
<li>In order to upload the files straight to the downloads folder, the folder must be first CHMOD to 777. You can specify which folder to be the downloads folder in Download Options.</li>
<li>You can configure the Download Options in <code>WP-Admin -> Downloads -> Download Options</code></li>
<li>You can configure the Download Templates in <code>WP-Admin -> Downloads -> Download Templates</code></li>
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<h3>Downloads Page</h3>
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<li>Go to <code>WP-Admin -> Pages -> Add New</code></li>
<li>Type any title you like in the post’s title area</li>
<li>If you <code>ARE</code> using nice permalinks, after typing the title, WordPress will generate the permalink to the page. You will see an ‘Edit’ link just beside the permalink.</li>
<li>Click ‘Edit’ and type in <code>downloads</code> in the text field and click ‘Save’.</li>
<li>Type <code>[page_download]</code> in the post’s content area.</li>
<li>You can also use <code>[page_download category="1"]</code>, this will display all downloads in Category ID 1.</li>
<li>Click ‘Publish’</li>
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<h3>Download Stats (With Widgets)</h3>
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<li>Go to <code>WP-Admin -> Appearance -> Widgets</code></li>
<li>The widget name is <code>Downloads</code>.</li>
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<h3>Development</h3>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-downloadmanager" title="https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-downloadmanager" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-downloadmanager</a></li>
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<h3>Translations</h3>
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<li><a href="http://dev.wp-plugins.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/i18n/" title="http://dev.wp-plugins.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/i18n/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://dev.wp-plugins.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/i18n/</a></li>
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<h3>Credits</h3>
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<li>Plugin icon by <a href="http://www.freepik.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Freepik</a> from <a href="http://www.flaticon.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Flaticon</a></li>
<li>Icons courtesy of <a href="http://www.famfamfam.com/" title="FamFamFam" rel="nofollow ugc">FamFamFam</a></li>
<li>Download Icon by <a href="http://www.imvain.com/"" title="Ryan Zimmerman" rel="nofollow ugc">Ryan Zimmerman</a></li>
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<h3>Donations</h3>
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<li>I spent most of my free time creating, updating, maintaining and supporting these plugins, if you really love my plugins and could spare me a couple of bucks, I will really appreciate it. If not feel free to use it without any obligations.</li>
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WP-DownloadManager

Adds a simple download manager to your WordPress blog.

WPPlugin LLC

Scott Paterson

<h4>Overview</h4>
<p>Note: PayPal Digital Goods is no longer available for new PayPal accounts. This feature remains available for accounts that already have it active. If you have any quetions, please contact PayPal directly.</p>
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<p>The PayPal Digital Downloads WordPress plugin makes it easy to turn your WordPress site into an eCommmerce website and start selling digital products via PayPal.</p>
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<p>Simply install the plugin, enter your PayPal business information on the settings page, and use the automatic button inserter to place PayPal Buy Now buttons on your site.</p>
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<p>PayPal Digital Downloads works with any WordPress theme.</p>
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<p>This plugin is developed by an Official PayPal Partner.</p>
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<p>If you are selling digital goods, this PayPal plugin is a must because it keeps customers on your website by opening a popup window where they can pay.<br />
This reduces the likelihood of customers leaving during checkout. Unlike most PayPal website integerations that keep customers on your site, no security certificate (SSL) is required.</p>
<p>What makes this PayPal plugin different then others on the WordPress Repository is the level of security built into how the digital files are handled.<br />
Other plugins render the items URL on the webpage by using MD5 encryption. However the MD5 URL can be easily broken allowing anyone to get your item for free.</p>
<p>What this PayPal plugin does, is it creates a unique hexidecimal string at install. Then in combination with MD5 encrypts your digital products URL into a string capable of being decoded only by your website. This is medical grade encryption and makes obtaining the download URL nearly impossible.</p>
<h4>PayPal Digital Downloads Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Works with any WordPress Theme</li>
<li>Each button has its own product name, price, and download URL.</li>
<li>Built in support for 18 languages (PayPal currently supports 18 languages)</li>
<li>Built in support 25 currencies (PayPal currently supports 25 currencies)</li>
<li>PayPal testing through SandBox</li>
<li>Choose from 4 different PayPal button types.</li>
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<p>WPPlugin is an offical PayPal Partner. Various trademarks held by their respective owners.</p>


PayPal Digital Downloads

Start selling digital products on your site in just a few minutes. No Coding Required. Official PayPal Partner.

WP-DownloadManager vs PayPal Digital Downloads