If your website has a provision of allowing downloads, then you need WordPress downloads plugins. It could be images, videos or just textual contents, a download plugin or manager can work wonders. It is the subtle way to show that your website is professional and well equipped to offer a completely satiating browsing and using experience to your target audience. Here are some of the most downloaded WordPress downloads plugins.
1. WordPress Download Manager
With this plugin, you can come up with custom post type and taxonomy, drag and drop to upload a file, there is support for Google Drive and Dropbox, users can download files directly or open the content in a new tab or window, you can control who has access to the contents, the download speed can be controlled, you can protect contents with password, have a download counter, create a custom link icon for download and have design widgets for top downloads, searching downloads and new files among others.
2. Easy Digital Downloads
This plugin provides a cart system for downloads, you can have a promotional code system, have payment gateways integrated to the download feature and have complete payment histories. This plugin is best for ecommerce sites or websites that offer paid products and services. The plugin is available in as many as 26 languages.
3. Simple Download Monitor
This plugin allows you to manage all files that can be downloaded and you can monitor all downloads as well. You also have the option to protect downloadable files with a password so a user or visitor will need that kind of access to be able to download the content. You can also design your own download interface using this plugin. You can also keep a track of the IP addresses of the people who visit your site and download content.
With Simple Download Monitor, you can design an interface of your choice, upload and manage all contents available for download, manage and monitor as well as track the downloads, add or edit and remove contents for download, there is a drag and drop feature for all files, you can tag and categorize downloadable contents, design download counter for every file, keep a record of date and time along with IP addresses for all downloads and there are numerous other features. The plugin is available in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Dutch among others.
