zenithstack

Stop spending hours creating lead magnets. ZenithStack Lead Magnet Generator turns a topic and a target audience into a polished, downloadable PDF — complete with branded cover page, formatted content, and a ready-to-embed opt-in form — in under two minutes.
Built for bloggers, course creators, and online entrepreneurs who want to grow their email list without hiring a designer or writing 20-page guides from scratch.
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Enter a topic and audience — Tell the AI what your lead magnet is about and who it’s for</li>
<li>AI generates the content — Powered by Anthropic’s Claude, you get a complete checklist with actionable items</li>
<li>Review and publish — Edit anything in the WordPress editor, then hit Publish</li>
<li>Embed the opt-in form — Drop a shortcode or Gutenberg block on any page</li>
<li>Collect emails and deliver PDFs — Subscribers get an instant download, you get their email</li>
</ol>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>AI-powered content generation — Creates complete, well-structured checklists using Anthropic Claude</li>
<li>Professional PDF output — Branded cover page, accent colors, numbered items, and call-to-action page</li>
<li>Beautiful opt-in forms — Responsive email capture forms via shortcode <code>[almg_lead_magnet id="XX"]</code> or Gutenberg block</li>
<li>Automatic PDF delivery — Subscribers receive the download instantly after entering their email</li>
<li>Subscriber management — View, filter, and export your email list as CSV</li>
<li>Custom branding — Set your company name, accent color, and logo for every PDF</li>
<li>Spam protection — Honeypot fields, rate limiting (5 submissions per IP per hour), and nonce verification</li>
<li>Encrypted API key storage — Your Anthropic key is encrypted with AES-256-CBC before saving to the database</li>
<li>Generation limits — Free tier includes 3 generations per month to control API costs</li>
<li>GDPR-friendly — IP addresses are anonymized in the subscriber table</li>
<li>Gutenberg block — Select a lead magnet, customize the title and button text, and preview it live in the editor</li>
</ul>
<h4>Who Is This For?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bloggers who want to turn readers into subscribers</li>
<li>Course creators building pre-launch email lists</li>
<li>Coaches and consultants offering free resources to attract clients</li>
<li>Affiliate marketers using lead magnets to build segmented lists</li>
<li>Anyone who needs a professional lead magnet without the design hassle</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin connects to the Anthropic API to generate lead magnet content using AI.
<ul>
<li>Service: Anthropic Claude API</li>
<li>When data is sent: When a user clicks “Generate” to create a new lead magnet</li>
<li>What data is sent: The blog niche, target audience description, topic, and selected format/tone. No personal visitor data is sent.</li>
<li>Service URL: https://api.anthropic.com</li>
<li>Terms of Use: https://www.anthropic.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://www.anthropic.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
The plugin requires users to provide their own Anthropic API key. No data is sent without explicit user action.

ZenithStack Lead Magnet Generator

Generate lead magnets as PDF downloads and collect email subscribers from your WordPress site.

Core Essentials

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Email Gated Downloads helps you create email gated downloads (also called gated downloads or gated content) on your WordPress site. Visitors enter an email address (and optional name), accept your consent message, and then receive a secure download link for your PDF or ZIP file.
If you’re offering a lead magnet, content upgrade, checklist, guide, template, or resource library download, this plugin gives you a simple “download after email submission” flow without bloated form builders.
<h3>What you can do with Email Gated Downloads</h3>
<ul>
<li>Gate a PDF download behind an email form (great for guides, ebooks, brochures, spec sheets)</li>
<li>Gate a ZIP download (templates, assets, bundles)</li>
<li>Create a clean lead generation offer: “Enter your email to download”</li>
<li>Prevent casual scraping with secure links and rate limiting</li>
<li>Keep a lightweight audit trail of who downloaded what (CSV export)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why site owners choose this plugin</h3>
<ul>
<li>Email capture for lead magnets – Exchange a valuable download for an email address and build your list.</li>
<li>Secure gated download links – Generate one time, time limited tokens so your file URL is not publicly exposed.</li>
<li>GDPR friendly consent – Built-in consent checkbox and customizable message.</li>
<li>Download logging + CSV export – Record email, optional name, file, IP, and timestamp. Export to CSV for your CRM or email tool.</li>
<li>Lightweight & theme friendly – Minimal footprint, optional stylesheet (or disable and style it yourself).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Quick setup (3 steps)</h3>
<ol>
<li>Upload your file: Go to Settings > Email Gated Downloads and upload your PDF or ZIP.</li>
<li>Configure your form: Enable optional name field, add your GDPR consent checkbox text, and customize messages.</li>
<li>Place the form: Add shortcode <code>[spdfed_download_form]</code> to any page/post (use a Shortcode block in the block editor).</li>
</ol>
Visitors will see your download form, submit their email, and receive a secure download link.
<h4>FREE FEATURES</h4>
<ul>
<li>Email gated download form – Require an email address (optional name) before download.</li>
<li>Secure file storage – Files stored in a protected directory; links use one time, expiring tokens.</li>
<li>Download logging & CSV export – Track downloads with email, name, file name, IP address and timestamp.</li>
<li>GDPR consent checkbox – Built-in consent checkbox with customizable text.</li>
<li>Rate limiting – Reduce repeated downloads and basic bot abuse.</li>
<li>Customizable styling – Use CSS variables, or disable the plugin stylesheet and add your own.</li>
<li>Fast & lightweight – Minimal code and clean database usage.</li>
</ul>
<h4>PREMIUM FEATURES</h4>
Upgrade to Premium to manage multiple lead magnets and deeper reporting:
<ul>
<li>Unlimited gated files – Create multiple download offers with a “Gated Files” Custom Post Type.</li>
<li>Per file customization – Override global settings (name requirement, consent text, confirmation message) per file.</li>
<li>Analytics dashboard – View total downloads, top files and trends with charts.</li>
<li>Individual shortcodes – Use <code>[spdfed_download_form id="123"]</code> to embed a specific gated download anywhere.</li>
</ul>
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<h4>Ideal use cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lead magnets (ebooks, checklists, templates, worksheets)</li>
<li>Content upgrades for blog posts and newsletters</li>
<li>Resource libraries (downloads behind email capture)</li>
<li>Digital product samples (share a preview while protecting the main asset)</li>
<li>Course companion files (PDF handouts, ZIP resources)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Third-Party Libraries & Source Code</h3>
This plugin includes human readable source code and uses the following third-party library:
<h4>Chart.js</h4>
<ul>
<li>File: <code>assets/js/chart.js</code></li>
<li>Version: 4.5.1</li>
<li>Purpose: Powers the analytics charts in the premium version</li>
<li>License: MIT License</li>
<li>Source Code: https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js</li>
<li>CDN Reference: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js@4.5.1/dist/chart.umd.js</li>
</ul>
All other JavaScript and CSS files in this plugin are written by the plugin author and are provided in uncompressed, human readable format.

Email Gated Downloads

Email gated downloads for WordPress: collect emails with a GDPR friendly download form before visitors can download your PDF or ZIP lead magnet.

ZenithStack Lead Magnet Generator vs Email Gated Downloads