Deepak S

Have you configured required attributes?

It hide your real path of file from being visible to users.

It don’t create a new url every time on page refresh but show a dummy path to users to they done know whats the real path of file being downloaded

Sounds good ??

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It depends if plugin is configured correctly. Can you share how is configured like your page name with shortcode in it. Directory name and saved base path.

Let me address it step by step:

1. URL should be like this: yoursitename.com/yourpagename/?f=yourfilename.fileextension

Above issue is a case of incorrect Base_URL. Please check it again. On basis of error above I believe your base path is:

[If your FILES directory is in WP folder]
/hermes/bosoraweb100/b123/ipw.apostlepoe/public_html/wp/files

[If your FILES directory is outside WP folder then as below]
/hermes/bosoraweb100/b123/ipw.apostlepoe/public_html/files

Let me know if this helped.

Sorry for delay in response as I was away.

Let me know if you still facing any such issue.

Hi Gembel

Sorry missed this message.

Unfortunately this version support local files only, alternatively files of other website can be supported if you have both sites on same hosting because that way base path will point to same server.

Thanks for suggestion, I will surely try to include remote download in next version.

Thanks

Hello

Your understanding in last is correct.. when https://www.mysite.com/download/?=myfile.zip is entered in browser, myfile.zip is passed to plugin shortcode which is on ‘download’ page.

And further that code look for this file in your base directory entered in plugin settings. You may also have a look at https://xlab.co.in/hide-download-path-of-file-wordpress-plugin for more details.

Cheers !!

Hi Sunil,

Yes this can be done with some change in code. Marked a note and will get this included in next version.

Thanks

For example assume you created a page with name “download” then add shortcode in it. Once done you can allow downloading your files using URL as yoursitename.com/download/?f=yourfilename.extension

In above URL “download” is used because its your page name. If you create page with any other name don’t forget to use that instead of ‘download’.

https://xlab.co.in/hide-download-path-of-file-wordpress-plugin

1- what should i type in Allowed Referred section?
– Allowed referral is name of site from which you wish to allow hotlinking. If name is added in this field and hot linking is activated, only hotlinking from this site will be allowed but not from any other.

2- how about the case of having some sub-directories in my download folder?
– Sorry sub directory is not being supported in this first version, I am working on it and you may have soon in new version. ??

I Think this might help you as it will mark dead links separately and will help you to manage them easily

https://xlab.co.in/index.php/2007/10/04/wordpress-broken-links-plugin/