Files for registered users only

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    17 years, 10 months ago

    I have files that I only want registered users to be able to download. How can I accomplish this so the download link for these files can’t be picked up by a public user?

    If you need more info from me, please let me know.

    thanks

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  • Thread Starter 5115

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    anyone?

    Okay….this is just and “off the cuff” idea…there may be better ways, but…

    You could put links to the files in the dashboard and make your registered users subscribers. That way, they will have access to them when logged in, but the general public won’t see them.

    Keep in mind though, if you upload the files in a public place (like public_html), people could still stumble across them–pick them up through a Google search for example.

    If you want to make sure no one can get to them by browsing the web, then you would need to put them in a password protected directory (and maybe include the password in the Dashboard for your registered users) or place them outside the public_html folder….but then you would need to figure out how to link your registered users to them and I don’t think WordPress has that feature built-in.

    Steve

    Sorry for posting twice…browser problems.

    Thread Starter 5115

    (@5115)

    Hey ekusteve – Thanks for the reply. I knew that would be the case… putting the files into a password protected directory and include the username and password in the dashboard. I was just making sure there wasnt a more creative way of doing this.

    Thanks again. Very much appreciated.
    take care.

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