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Drop a download button anywhere with a shortcode or a data attribute on any existing button.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Manage unlimited PDF catalogs from one screen<\/li>\n<li>Protected uploads folder \u2014 direct access to the raw file is blocked<\/li>\n<li>Expiring, HMAC-signed download links (configurable expiration)<\/li>\n<li>Download counter per catalog<\/li>\n<li>Shortcode <code>[catr_download_button id=\"123\"]<\/code>, plus a <code>data-catr-catalog=\"123\"<\/code> attribute for any button or link<\/li>\n<li>Bulk import from the Media Library and CSV export of your catalogs<\/li>\n<li>Native WordPress admin UI \u2014 inherits your admin color scheme and your theme's button styles on the front end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Going further<\/h4>\n\n<p>A separate commercial add-on, <a href=\"https:\/\/templatesrocket.com\/catalog-rocket-pro\/\">Catalog Rocket Pro<\/a>, turns each download into a lead: a built-in capture form, an email notification on every download, and a leads dashboard with CSV export. The features described in this readme are fully functional without it.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>templates-rocket-catalog-manager<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>, or install it from Plugins \u2192 Add New.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Catalogs<\/strong> to add your first PDF catalog.<\/li>\n<li>Place a button with the shortcode <code>[catr_download_button id=\"X\"]<\/code> (replace X with the catalog ID), or add <code>data-catr-catalog=\"X\"<\/code> to any existing button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"are%20the%20pdf%20files%20really%20protected%3F\"><h3>Are the PDF files really protected?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. PDFs you manage through the plugin are served via a signed, expiring link. The uploads subfolder is protected with an .htaccess rule so the raw file cannot be accessed directly. (Direct-access protection relies on the server honoring .htaccess; on Apache this works out of the box.)<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20long%20is%20a%20download%20link%20valid%3F\"><h3>How long is a download link valid?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>By default 30 minutes. You can change it under Catalogs \u2192 Settings.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20my%20page%20builder%3F\"><h3>Does it work with my page builder?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Use the shortcode, or add <code>data-catr-catalog=\"ID\"<\/code> to any button or link from your theme or page builder.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20style%20the%20download%20button%3F\"><h3>How do I style the download button?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The shortcode outputs a plain button that inherits your active theme's button styling, so it matches the rest of your site. Add your own CSS class with the <code>class<\/code> attribute if you want.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Manage PDF catalogs and serve them through expiring, signed download links instead of exposing the raw file URL.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/330915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330915"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/templatesrocketwp"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=330915"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=330915"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=330915"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=330915"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=330915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}