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WP Download Codes

The plugin enables to generation and management of download codes for .zip files. It was written to enable the free download of records and CDs with d

  1. Upload the wp-download-codes folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
  3. Create a folder within the wp-content directory and upload one or several zip files via FTP.
  4. Optionally protect the folder via CHMOD in order to avoid unauthorized downloads using direct file links.
  5. Go to the 'Settings' page and enter the zip folder specified above.
  6. Create a new release and assign a valid zip file to it.
  7. Create download codes for the release via 'Manage codes' and make them final.
  8. Put [download-code id="xyz"] in a page or post, where "xyz" is the ID of the respective release. Alternatively, you can write [download-code] without an ID to allow any download code. In the latter case, the download code should be assigned directly to a release.
  9. Since version 2.1 you can provide your users with a direct link to the download code form using the "yourcode" query parameter (e.g. http://yourwordpressblog.com/download/?yourcode=XYZ).

Requires: 2.5 or higher
Compatible up to: 3.2.1
Last Updated: 2011-11-8
Downloads: 6,555

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