Katsushi Kawamori

<h4>Compress to ZIP archive</h4>
<ul>
<li>Compression and Download.</li>
<li>Maintain folder structure.</li>
<li>Only original files. Does not include thumbnails.</li>
<li>Perform background processing and notify by e-mail.</li>
<li>Sibling plugin -> <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-from-zip/" rel="ugc">Media from ZIP</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Note</h4>
<ul>
<li>On servers where PHP max_execution_time is fixed to a short time (30 seconds), you may time out if you want to generate to zip from a large number of medias.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How it works</h4>
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ZIP from Media

Compress from Media Library to ZIP archive.

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<p>Theme & Extension Downloader is a simple utility plugin that allows WordPress administrators to download any installed plugin or theme as a ZIP file. Perfect for creating backups, migrating extensions between sites, or sharing custom plugins/themes.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Download any installed plugin as a ZIP file</li>
<li>Download any installed theme as a ZIP file</li>
<li>Bulk download multiple items in a single ZIP bundle</li>
<li>See active/inactive status at a glance</li>
<li>Seamless admin integration under Plugins and Appearance menus</li>
<li>Secure – admin-only with nonce verification</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Create quick backups before updating plugins</li>
<li>Migrate custom plugins to staging sites</li>
<li>Share custom-developed themes with clients</li>
<li>Archive plugins you want to keep for later</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Simple & Lightweight:</strong></p>
<p>This plugin does one thing and does it well. No bloat, no upsells, no tracking. Just a clean, simple interface for downloading your extensions.</p>


Theme & Extension Downloader

Download any installed plugin or theme as a ZIP file directly from your WordPress dashboard.

ZIP from Media vs Theme & Extension Downloader