Written by Admin on 2025-05-06

How to Use the Email Download Link Plugin on WordPress

If you're looking for a way to securely share files with your WordPress site's users without exposing the download link publicly, the Email Download Link plugin is an excellent tool to try. This plugin allows you to send a unique download link to your users via email, ensuring that only the intended recipient can access the file.

To get started with the Email Download Link plugin, you'll need to install and activate it from the WordPress plugin repository. Once you've done that, go to the plugin's settings page to configure your options.

The first thing you'll need to do is decide what types of downloads you want to allow. You can choose from public downloads that anyone can access if they have the link, private downloads that require a password to access, or downloads that require users to be logged in to access them. You can also choose to allow downloads to expire after a certain amount of time or a certain number of downloads.

Next, you'll need to create your download links. To do this, go to the page or post where you want to include the link and use the plugin's shortcode to generate it. For example, if you want to include a download link in a post, you might use the shortcode [email-download-link id="123" contactformid="1234"] where "id" is the ID of the file you want to download and "contactformid" is the ID of the contact form you want to use to send the email.

When a user clicks on the download link, they will be asked to provide their email address. After they do that, the plugin will send them an email with a unique download link that they can use to access the file. If you've allowed for private downloads, they will also need to enter a password to access the file.

Overall, the Email Download Link plugin is a great way to share files securely with your WordPress site's users. By following these simple steps, you can start using this powerful tool today.