Simple Download Counter

Instalación

Installing the plugin

Activate like any other plugin and done. For usage instructions, continue reading to the “How to use” section below.

More info on installing WP plugins.

Uninstalling

To uninstall/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete the plugin. When the plugin is deleted in this way, the plugin options are removed from the database automatically.

Note that any defined downloads/files that may have been added will NOT be removed. Those are left in place in order for the site admin to decide whether or not to delete.

How to use

After activating the plugin, visit Downloads in the WP menu. There you can click “Add New” to add a download file. Here are the steps:

1. Visit Add New
2. Give the download a title
3. Upload your image by clicking “Upload File”
4. Optionally set the starting count and version
5. Publish the post and done!

After adding a download, you can display a download link on the front end. Here are the steps:

1. Visit Downloads to view a list of all downloads
2. In the “Shortcode” column, click button to copy shortcode
3. Visit any post or page and paste the shortcode
4. Save changes and done!

Note: If you’re getting 404 errors when trying to download, here is a quick solution.

To display the count (number of downloads) on any post or page, follow these steps:

1. Add the count shortcode [sdc_count id="123"] to your page
2. Change the id attribute value to match your download ID
3. Save changes and done!

Alternately you can display the download count (and other file information) next to the download link. To learn how, check out the next section on shortcodes.

Shortcodes

Description of shortcodes. Currently there are two shortcodes available: one to display download links, and another to display download counts.

Display download link: [sdc_download]

Attributes:

id      (required) the download ID
wrap    (optional) element to use for markup (p, div, span, none)
text    (optional) download link text
title   (optional) download link title
before  (optional) content to display before the download link
after   (optional) content to display after the download link
class   (optional) custom class for markup (separate multiple classes with commas)
type    (optional) display as "link", "button", or "none" (with none, only the before and after attributes are displayed, no link)

For example, a shortcode configuration that includes some possible attributes:

[sdc_download id="123" wrap="div" text="%title%" before="Download " after=" %size%"]

That will display a download link that says, “Download {download title} 64 KB”. And you can customize further with shortcut variables. Notice where it says %title% and %size%. Those are dynamic placeholders that output the download title and file size, respectively. You can use any of the following shortcuts for the text, title, before, and after attributes:

%id%       displays the download ID
%count%    displays the download count
%title%    displays the download title
%version%  displays the download version
%type%     displays the download type (local or remote)
%ext%      displays the download file extenstion (e.g., JPG)
%size%     displays the download file size

Using these shortcut variables, it’s possible to configure your download links however is desired.

Display download count: [sdc_count]

Attributes:

id      (required) the download ID
wrap    (optional) element to use for markup (p, div, span, none)
before  (optional) content to display before the download count
after   (optional) content to display after the download count
class   (optional) custom class for markup (separate multiple classes with commas)

For example, a shortcode configuration that includes some possible attributes:

[sdc_count id="123" wrap="div" before="Download count: " after=" - Version: %version%"]

That will display a line that says, “Download count: {download count} – Version: {download version}”. You can customize further with shortcut variables. Notice where it says %version%. That outputs the download version. You can use any of the following shortcuts for the before and after attributes:

%id%       displays the download ID
%title%    displays the download title
%version%  displays the download version
%type%     displays the download type (local or remote)
%ext%      displays the download file extenstion (e.g., JPG)
%size%     displays the download file size

Using these shortcut variables, it’s possible to configure your download counts however is desired.

Display total download count: [sdc_count_total]

This shortcode displays the total number of times any/all published downloads have been downloaded.

[sdc_count_total]

No attributes for this one, just add to page and enjoy results.

Display the number of downloads: [sdc_downloads_published]

A simple shortcode to display the number of published downloads:

[sdc_downloads_published]

No attributes, just grab gulp and go.

Display download metadata: [sdc_meta]

Attributes:

id      (required) the download ID
title   (optional) the download title
url     (optional) the download URL
count   (optional) the download count
version (optional) the download version
type    (optional) the download type
ext     (optional) the download file extension
size    (optional) the download size

This shortcode displays any bit of meta information about the download. Here are some examples:

[sdc_meta id="123" size="true"] // displays the file size for download ID 123
[sdc_meta id="123" type="true"] // displays the file type for download ID 123
[sdc_meta id="1728" title="true" count="true"] // displays the title and count

By default, only the id is required. All other attributes are optional. Here is a blank template for quick copy/paste:

[sdc_meta id="" title="" url="" count="" version="" type="" ext="" size=""]

And here is another template with all available attributes set to true:

[sdc_meta id="123" title="true" url="true" count="true" version="true" type="true" ext="true" size="true"]

Remember to be mindful of the id attribute, make sure it is correct according to your downloads.

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