Title: File cannot be downloaded Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # File cannot be downloaded * Resolved [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/) * (@nowton) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/) * I tried this plugin on my local server, upload a file, then chose ‘Insert into Post’. However the input does not reflect the file uploaded, nor can I view it from the frontend. If I fill in the url, then try to view it from the frontend I just get redirected to the frontpage. What gives? * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-monitor/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-monitor/) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Thread Starter [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/) * (@nowton) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620401) * Apparently some conflict if you have your installation set to not inputting a default link for uploaded media. Use File Link, then insert the download, then it works. * Plugin Contributor [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620550) * I don’t understand. * Can you perhaps be more specific.. and explain the steps necessary to reproduce the error? * I’ll be happy to take a look and provide a fix; but currently I have no idea what you are describing. * Thank you! * Thread Starter [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/) * (@nowton) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620551) * If you set the WP installation to not provide a default link for inserted media, then this gets respected when inserting a media download using the editor button. * So in that case: I insert media using the button, the shortcode gets printed in the editor, however no link is being attached to the shortcode/link is empty. * Plugin Contributor [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620558) * Thank you VERY much! I’ll take a look at it later tonight and post back here tomorrow. * Just for clarification; how did you tell WP to “not provide a default link” for inserted media? * Did you use a plugin; a custom function; or a wp-config tweak? * I really appreciate your time! * Thread Starter [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/) * (@nowton) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620570) * Setting the option image_default_link_type to ‘none’ (default = ‘file’) on /wp- admin/options.php. I have clients that require this functionality/should be protected against themselves 😉 * Plugin Contributor [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620606) * Ahhh… gotcha 🙂 * Yeah.. since that’s a modified core file.. I’m afraid not much we can do. However, I really appreciate you posting the solution! * Perhaps we can add a dismiss-able admin notice if the `image_default_link_type` does not equal `file`… informing the user of the potential problem. * Again.. thanks for posting! * Thread Starter [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/) * (@nowton) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620610) * I beg to differ, this is not core adaption, but configuration. There’s probably is some check to perform, perhaps during installation. Or create an entry in your FAQ 😉 Best of luck! * Plugin Contributor [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620617) * Okay… perhaps I’m not understanding correctly. * Are you modifying the `wp-admin/options.php` file directly when you make that configuration adjustment? * Thread Starter [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/) * (@nowton) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620618) * Steps to get to the options screen: Open a WordPress admin, paste or type ‘options. php’ (w/out the quotes) after [http://yourdomainnname.tld/wp-admin/](http://yourdomainnname.tld/wp-admin/) Edit options at will, using common sense 😉 Better? * Plugin Contributor [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620664) * Ah yes… not many know about that little secret! I had no idea that is the area you were referring. My apologies. * Okay.. I understand. I’ll have a deeper look and see what we can do. Since that is a direct database setting.. I’m sure we can check it’s value prior to setting the file url, and alert a message to the user if `image_default_link_type` = ` none`. * Thanks again for your help with this! * Thread Starter [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/) * (@nowton) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620665) * Sure thing, best of luck with that 😉 * [Casimir11767](https://wordpress.org/support/users/casimir11767/) * (@casimir11767) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620685) * Hi, * I would like to be able to upload .mcd (Conceptuel Data Model) file ? * The Simple download plugin say “This file type is not authorized” * How I can add this file type as acceptable ? * Thread Starter [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/) * (@nowton) * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-does-not-get-uploaded/#post-4620686) * Casimir, please start your own thread, as this one is unrelated and marked resolved. 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