WordPress Download Monitor Review

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1. George Serradinho (107 comments.) says:

   4/13/2009 at 9:32 am

   I love this WP plugin, the author has improved it a lot and the new features are just so cool. i would recommend this to all, you won’t be disappointed.
2. Daniel says:

   4/13/2009 at 9:43 am

   I really need a plugin like this that has an option to require an email address for downloads. I have a good standalone script, but something more tightly integrated with WP would be awesome.
   • George Serradinho (107 comments.) says:

     4/14/2009 at 12:59 am

     Hi Daniel,

     you can make it just have the download link to members only which means they have to register as an user.
3. the Ramen Noodle (1 comments.) says:

   4/13/2009 at 9:59 am

   Do you think this plugin could replace PodPress’s download statistics for each episode? That’s really the only reason I use PodPress instead of just using the WP Audio Player.
   • Richard Hay (9 comments.) says:

     4/13/2009 at 1:11 pm

     This plugin will track any download you link to it – so yes POD Casts should work as well.
4. 24Seven (3 comments.) says:

   4/13/2009 at 10:28 am

   Great Plugin for Sure! Adds great value to both the user and administrator – thanks M. Jolley!
5. Universal Indie Records (6 comments.) says:

   4/13/2009 at 1:14 pm

   I’musing this plugin as well but i’m having a hard time figuring out how to customize the output.
   • George Serradinho (107 comments.) says:

     4/14/2009 at 1:03 am

     Hi,

     go to the configuration option and then go to ‘Custom Output Format’

     My examples are:
     1. Name + Hits: {title} ({hits}) {size}

     2. Name + Hits + Size + Description: {title} ({hits}) {size}{description}

     If you need help then you can visit my site and check the downloads section and see what happens.
   • Mike Jolley (3 comments.) says:

     4/15/2009 at 5:31 am

     Basically, you define the output using the ‘custom formats’. They let you write the html for the link, but you insert small tags like {title} and {url} which get substituted for the real data when parsed.

     So for a link, you define it in html but also add the {url} tag which will be different for each download:

     <a href="{url}">{title}</a>

     That example will show a download’s title as a text link.
6. Quinton Jones (3 comments.) says:

   4/13/2009 at 1:25 pm

   I tried this plug-in about 8 months ago and could never get it to work properly. It would not display the counter information correctly which made me think it wasn’t keeping accurate track of my downloads, so I uninstalled it. Thanks for the review, I will try it again.
   • WindowsObserver (55 comments.) says:

     4/13/2009 at 1:51 pm

     Glad to help out – maybe one of the interim updates since then has fixed that issue in your situation.
7. marty says:

   4/14/2009 at 9:16 pm

   Hi, I have one question: Is it possible to use this plug-in to monitor the downloads I offer in my blog if the download link is an image? I’ve seen it work with a text link, but I can’t see it working on an image…

   Thanks in advance, marty
   • Mike Jolley (3 comments.) says:

     4/15/2009 at 5:24 am

     You can use an image (or any html for that matter) in the custom formats you define.

     (hoping this outputs correctly)

     e.g. <a href="{url}"><img src="yourimage.jpg" alt="{title} – {hits}" /></a>
8. WindowsObserver (55 comments.) says:

   4/14/2009 at 9:49 pm

   I have asked Mike Jolley, the developer of this plugin, to come over to these comments and answer your questions about specifics with the customization and usage.
9. WindowsObserver (55 comments.) says:

   4/15/2009 at 5:50 am

   Just wanted to say thanks to Mike for coming in and helping out – very much appreciated.
10. Mr Gray (2 comments.) says:

    4/15/2009 at 7:37 am

    Thanks for the info about this plugin – looks like it could be very handy.
11. khaled (4 comments.) says:

    4/17/2009 at 2:42 am

    The plugin looks very useful for managing our pdf downloads, any idea how cpu hungry the plugin is, have read quite a number of cases lately where plugins have had to be disabled due to complaints from users hosting companies for excessive cpu spikes, so am quite cautious installing new ones.
12. WindowsObserver (55 comments.) says:

    4/17/2009 at 4:42 am

    Khaled – I could not tell you a specific number but I have had this plugin runnning on my website for at least three months and have never had a complaint from my hosting company.
13. Massimo (7 comments.) says:

    4/17/2009 at 7:50 am

    Wow! Great plugin ! Massimo

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