Title: mdmower's Replies | WordPress.org --- # mdmower [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 27 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Simple Google reCAPTCHA] Captcha does not load if visiting login page after several hours](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-does-not-load-if-visiting-login-page-after-several-hours/) * Thread Starter [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-does-not-load-if-visiting-login-page-after-several-hours/#post-9493029) * I have not encountered any more missing captcha fields since version 2.7. If the issue resurfaces, I’ll reply here, but hopefully this can be marked as resolved. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Simple Google reCAPTCHA] Captcha does not load if visiting login page after several hours](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-does-not-load-if-visiting-login-page-after-several-hours/) * Thread Starter [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/captcha-does-not-load-if-visiting-login-page-after-several-hours/#post-9474135) * Sure, I’ve updated the plugin and will reply back after a few days of testing. Thanks for the attention. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Simple Google reCAPTCHA] Important Suggestions](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/important-suggestions/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/important-suggestions/#post-8554164) * Expanding on [@entumas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/entumas/)’ original suggestions, it appears that the “back” option offered upon validation failure is hardcoded to “« Zpět”. Could this be updated to load the correct description based on the language selected in WordPress? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] Log not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/log-not-working-1/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/log-not-working-1/#post-6371028) * Possibly related? [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/download-count-increasing-but-no-logs-logging](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/download-count-increasing-but-no-logs-logging) * If it is the case that the _wp\_download\_log_ database table does not exist for you, then it suggests there’s some issue during plugin installation for some users, where tables are not created successfully. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] Custom Template Deleted on Update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-template-deleted-on-update/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-template-deleted-on-update/#post-6344144) * [@barry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry/) Kooij In that KB article, it might be worthwhile to mention users look into [child themes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes), so that download templates stored in a theme subdirectory don’t get wiped out when the theme updates itself. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] Zero 0kb file downloads and no permissions on new uploads](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zero-0kb-file-downloads-and-no-permissions-on-new-uploads/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zero-0kb-file-downloads-and-no-permissions-on-new-uploads/#post-6349254) * Your headers suggest you’re using Apache with PHP 5.6. Could you check your apache error log right after attempting to download the file? * Run as superuser (sudo or su, depending on your hosting environment) `tail / var/log/apache2/error.log` * Also, to clarify, is `Vol16-No-3.pdf` the only file in download number 1078? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] Custom Template Deleted on Update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-template-deleted-on-update/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-template-deleted-on-update/#post-6344039) * This was the inspiration for one of my pull requests: [Enable users to specify a custom template dir](https://github.com/download-monitor/download-monitor/pull/278) * You can also store templates in your theme directory. Here’s a comment from the code: “Look in yourtheme/slug-name.php and yourtheme/download-monitor/slug-name. php”. This isn’t really a viable option for me since my theme wipes out the entire theme directory on update. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] Download count increasing, but no logs logging](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/download-count-increasing-but-no-logs-logging/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/download-count-increasing-but-no-logs-logging/#post-6328970) * I can think of a couple possibilities (definitely not comprehensive, just the first that come to mind): the mysql table _wp\_download\_log_ was not created successfully or there’s some part of the php code that is not running correctly on your server. * Can you describe your hosting environment? (e.g. ubuntu 14.04, apache 2.4, php 5.5, mysql 5.5) * Are you able to edit and view your WordPress database directly? (e.g. using phpMyAdmin)— if so check whether the wp_download_log table exists. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] wp_dlm_downloading cookie and privacy policy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_dlm_downloading-cookie-and-privacy-policy/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_dlm_downloading-cookie-and-privacy-policy/#post-6324051) * See [this comment](https://github.com/download-monitor/download-monitor/blob/1.8.0/includes/class-dlm-download-handler.php#L354) and the immedately following code-block. * The cookie stores the version code of the file last downloaded by the client for 60 seconds, and then the cookie expires and is automatically deleted. It serves to prevent the server-side download counter from incrementing multiple times if a user double-clicks a link or if their browser/download-client makes multiple requests to download a file within a 60 second window. * No personally identifiable information is stored in the cookie. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] Featured Image Link 404](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-link-4040/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-link-4040/#post-6316541) * This sure seems like a theme issue, since the featured image is not wrapped by an anchor tag in Download Monitor. For example, using the default 2014 WordPress theme, I found the box template output the following (pseudo)code: * ``` ``` * The [image fetch code](https://github.com/download-monitor/download-monitor/blob/1.8.0/includes/class-dlm-download.php#L168) uses WordPress’ native [get_the_post_thumbnail()](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_post_thumbnail) function, which does not wrap the image with an anchor link. I’d suggest rummaging around your theme settings, or perhaps looking at the featured image’s parameters in the Media Library to figure out what’s adding that wrapper link. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] LOTS of downloads with IE 7.0/Windows 8 User Agent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lots-of-downloads-with-ie-70windows-8-user-agent/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lots-of-downloads-with-ie-70windows-8-user-agent/#post-6135270) * [@aplkorex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aplkorex/) The way in which this is ultimately handled in Download Monitor 1.8.0 is through a new option “Count unique IPs only” under the Logging tab. * Barry explained to me that the log should generally be a faithful representation of actual activity, unless explicitly altered via that option. I’ve since come around to this philosophy. Those repetitive entries you’re seeing really are multiple access attempts by the client (either by anxious clickers or ill-behaved download managers making numerous requests). * I have a vision of adding a “Group similar entries” feature to the log viewer for the future (imagine a collapsible grouping of identical log entries, where the most recent access determines the order of each group in the log view), but it will take considerable time to implement and even then Barry would need to sign-off on it. So, don’t hold your breath. * For now, the best way to avoid these multiple log entries is to enable “Count unique IPs only” in version 1.8.0 or newer. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] admin downloads being counted?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-downloads-being-counted/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-downloads-being-counted/#post-6191309) * Hi poundsixzeros, * I’ve thought about a similar feature as you suggest in the past. I’m open to adding more fine-tuned counter increments, but I don’t really want to invest time into coding the feature if Barry Kooij doesn’t see it as valuable. * Barry, maybe you could comment on whether a feature like this would be considered for inclusion? I imagine it would be included on the Logging page of options as: * **Increment counter for downloads by: [ select from: all users, registered users, unregistered users ]** * I’m not so sure fine-tuning beyond this (like for admins, but not editors) would be worthwhile. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] Box showing decapitated info](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/box-showing-decapitated-info/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/box-showing-decapitated-info/#post-6200195) * I believe this is where you can submit translation updates: [Transifex – Download Monitor](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/download-monitor/) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] LOTS of downloads with IE 7.0/Windows 8 User Agent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lots-of-downloads-with-ie-70windows-8-user-agent/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lots-of-downloads-with-ie-70windows-8-user-agent/#post-6135182) * I’ve seen this repetitive logging occur with more than just IE. I took a look at the code today and noticed that the feature which is supposed to suppress duplicate logging isn’t actually working right. I put up a pull request for the author to evaluate here: [github.com/download-monitor/download-monitor/pull/287](https://github.com/download-monitor/download-monitor/pull/287). If you’re savvy with editing files on your host, you can probably squeeze those few changes in by hand. Otherwise, you can wait for the next version of this plugin, which I’m sure will contain some variant of this fix. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download Monitor] unique downloads counts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unique-downloads-counts/) * [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/) * (@mdmower) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unique-downloads-counts/#post-6099213) * I wanted similar functionality, so I put up a pull request to incorporate this change: [https://github.com/download-monitor/download-monitor/pulls](https://github.com/download-monitor/download-monitor/pulls) * The author will have to decide whether 1) he wants the feature, and 2) if it is implemented well. 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