Title: Download Radar
Author: tharkun69
Published: <strong>September 10, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 10, 2026

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# Download Radar

 By [tharkun69](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tharkun69/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/download-radar.0.2.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-radar/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-radar/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-radar/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-radar/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-radar/)

## Description

Download Radar manages download targets in the WordPress administration area and
provides stable public tracking URLs.

Example:

/download/markupdesk/

When the URL is requested, the plugin records a download event and then redirects
the visitor to the configured file using HTTP 302.

Stored event data:
 * Download ID * Version at the time of the request * Timestamp*
Referrer, if supplied by the browser * User-Agent

IP addresses are not stored.

Version 0.2.5 uses English source strings and includes a complete German (de_DE)
translation. The interface follows the WordPress user/site language. Existing download
definitions, statistics, URLs, and shortcodes are preserved.

### Shortcode

[download_radar id=”markupdesk”]

Optional button text:

[download_radar id=”markupdesk” text=”Download MarkupDesk”]

Custom CSS class:

[download_radar id=”markupdesk” text=”Download” class=”et_pb_button et_pb_button_0″]

The previous `[download_tracker]` shortcode remains supported for existing content.

## Installation

 1. In WordPress, open Plugins > Add Plugin > Upload Plugin and select the ZIP file.
 2. Activate the plugin or update the existing installation.
 3. Create a download under Download Radar.
 4. Enter the title, version, target URL, and active status.
 5. Use the generated shortcode or tracking URL on the website.
 6. Open Download Radar > Statistics to review the download data.

Pretty permalinks must be enabled for the public tracking URLs.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Download Radar” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ tharkun69 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tharkun69/)

[Translate “Download Radar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/download-radar)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-radar/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/download-radar/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-radar/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-radar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.2.5

 * Internationalized the interface, messages, and export column headings with English
   source strings.
 * Added a complete German (de_DE) translation in PO/MO format and a POT template.
 * Registered bundled translations on init for WordPress language selection.
 * Preserved download data, tracking URLs, and both shortcode names.

#### 0.2.4

 * Removed optional SpreadsheetML header styling that Plugin Check mistook for enqueued
   CSS.
 * Kept both export worksheets and all exported data unchanged.
 * Renamed the public plugin identity to Download Radar.
 * Added the `[download_radar]` shortcode while retaining `[download_tracker]` for
   compatibility.

#### 0.2.1

 * Added a WordPress Dashboard widget.
 * Shows the top 10 downloads with title and total download count.
 * Download titles link directly to the edit screen.
 * Added quick links to all downloads and the detailed statistics page.

#### 0.2.0

 * Added statistics dashboard.
 * Added 30, 90, and 365 day filters.
 * Added filtering by download/product.
 * Added SVG trend chart without external libraries.
 * Added product comparison chart.
 * Added per-version statistics.
 * Added version snapshot for every download event.
 * Added CSV export.
 * Added Excel-compatible SpreadsheetML export with Downloads and Versions worksheets.
 * Preserved existing 0.1.0 event data.
 * Improved Plugin Check compliance, nonce verification, prepared SQL, redirects,
   and readme metadata.

#### 0.1.0

 * Added custom post type for downloads.
 * Added version, target URL, and active status.
 * Added tracking URL /download//.
 * Added HTTP 302 redirect.
 * Added event table without IP address storage.
 * Added statistics for today, 7 days, 30 days, and total.
 * Added last-download timestamp.
 * Added [download_tracker] shortcode.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2.5**
 *  Last updated **6 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [download](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/download/)[export](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export/)
   [redirect](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/redirect/)[statistics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/statistics/)
   [tracking](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tracking/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-radar/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ tharkun69 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tharkun69/)

## Support

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