Title: Frontend Download – optional Last modified: June 5, 2026 --- # Frontend Download – optional * [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/) * (@haween) * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/) * Hello, * I would like to allow a specific user to download photos. * By default, front-end downloads are disabled. * Is there a way to enable this specifically for a particular album? * Best regards, * Horst Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/) * (@opajaap) * [5 days, 5 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18934194) * Sorry for the delay. Not yet, maybe in a future version * Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/) * (@opajaap) * [3 days, 3 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18936438) * Install this pre-release: [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-photo-album-plus.9.2.02.001.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-photo-album-plus.9.2.02.001.zip) * Change log: * > = 9.2.02 = > * Fixed bux related to selection by cats and tags > * New feature: You can now > restrict frontend item download capability on a mix of userroles and albums. > Related settings: Photo ALbums -> Settings -> Basic settings -> Links -> IV: > Frontend download links -> Items 11 and 12 * Thread Starter [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/) * (@haween) * [3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18936618) * Thank you so much. That’s really great! I’ll test it as soon as possible. * Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/) * (@opajaap) * [2 days, 21 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18936832) * You will need to create a special user role. If you want help how to do this, pls tell me, i can explain * Thread Starter [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/) * (@haween) * [1 day, 22 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18937383) * I’m currently testing the feature: * I’m using Ultimate Member for user management. * I get the download link when I activate the user group, but it appears for all photos. * Even if I select only one album under >> Links: 10: Show download link on items from album: * it doesn’t make a difference. * You mentioned a specific role. What should I change? * Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/) * (@opajaap) * [1 day, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18937637) * Sorry, last minute coding error Do a re-download and install of [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-photo-album-plus.9.2.02.001.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-photo-album-plus.9.2.02.001.zip) and it will work * Thread Starter [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/) * (@haween) * [1 day, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18937665) * Yes, it works perfectly. Great support, as always!Thank you very much! * Horst * Thread Starter [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/) * (@haween) * [1 day, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18937671) * I checked a few other things and noticed that, as an administrator, I can’t see any photos in the album overview. The number of photos is displayed.When I select the album, the message appears: No photos in the album yet, * This is still the case even after updating to version 9.2.01.003. So it seems this issue was already present there. * I can see the photos on the website.  - This reply was modified 1 day, 3 hours ago by [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/). * Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/) * (@opajaap) * [1 day, 2 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18937736) * So, when you click on the Edit, Quick, Bulk or Seq link, you get the albumm settings but no photos below it? * Thread Starter [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/) * (@haween) * [1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18937810) * Yes, I see all album settings, but no photos- on all albums * I reinstalled Version 9.1.10 and there is no problem. - This reply was modified 1 day ago by [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/). * Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/) * (@opajaap) * [23 hours, 2 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18937850) * Any errormessages in wppa log or system log? * Thread Starter [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/) * (@haween) * [22 hours, 1 minute ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18937876) * No, there are no messages in the log file. * Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/) * (@opajaap) * [5 hours, 52 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18938317) * I would like you to do the following: * Install [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-photo-album-plus.9.2.02.002.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-photo-album-plus.9.2.02.002.zip) * Go to Photo Albums -> Settings -> Advanced settings -> Misc -> II make sure item 0: **Enable extended logging** is ticked * Then go to Photo Albums -> Settings -> Advanced settings -> Misc -> I and set item 14 **Enable debug messages** to **queries** * You will now see a lot of blue messages at the frontend, no worries, only the admin sees them. * Go to Photo albums -> Albums, and click on an **Edit** link of an album that contains photos. * Now: You should see at least a message like: `wppa-photo-admin-autosave.php 182: SELECT * FROM wp_wppa_photos WHERE album = 174 ORDER BY timestamp LIMIT 0, 20 [20]` * My questions: * 1. Does it show a message like this?, If so, please copy/paste it here 2. Does it say `Thank you for creating with WordPress` near the bottom of the page? * If the answer to question 1 or 2 is NO, do the following: * Install plugin [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/query-monitor.4.0.6.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/query-monitor.4.0.6.zip) It shows a lot more than query stats, and only you will see an extra item in the header. Please check it for errors reported on the album admin page as above. If errors, pls tell me. * Thread Starter [haween](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haween/) * (@haween) * [5 hours, 29 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18938361) * OK: here are the results: 1. Message: wppa-photo-admin-autosave.php 182: SELECT * FROM wp_wppa_photos WHERE album = 311 ORDER BY `RAND(2977)` LIMIT 0, 50 [0] * 2. Message form the monitor plugin: Database Error * `**SELECT** * **FROM** wp_wppa_photos**WHERE** album = 311**ORDER BY** RAND(2977)** LIMIT** 0, 50 * Unknown column ‘RAND(2977)’ in ‘order clause’ 1. `wppa_album_photos()` wp-content/plugins/wp-photo-album-plus 9.2.02 /wppa-photo- admin-autosave.php:181 2. `_wppa_admin()` wp-content/plugins/wp-photo-album-plus 9.2.02 /wppa-album-admin- autosave.php:2192 3. `wppa_admin()` wp-content/plugins/wp-photo-album-plus 9.2.02 /wppa-admin.php: 320 4. `do_action('toplevel_page_wppa_admin_menu')` wp-admin/admin.php:264 * Plugin Author [Jacob N. Breetvelt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opajaap/) * (@opajaap) * [3 hours, 25 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-download-optional/#post-18938518) * Thanx, i know enough, fix is on the way. 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