Description
At a glance
Download Monitor v5.3.0 — free WordPress plugin download. Key facts: 80K+ active installs · 4.5/5 rating from 524 reviews · updated September 28, 2026 · requires WordPress 6.4+ & PHP 7.4+.
Powerful Download Manager Plugin for WordPress
Download Monitor is a powerful download manager plugin for handling downloadable files, adding download links to your posts or pages, and tracking downloads.
Download Monitor has been featured on the websites of some of the most popular and leading businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, such as WPBeginner, Pagely, Jilt, WP Fusion & Kinsta.
See how easy it is to list a download on your WordPress site
Download Monitor Extensions available when purchasing a Pro plan
- Buttons: Create beautiful, fully customizable download buttons for your files.
- Downloading Page: Serve your downloads from a separate page.
- Google Drive: Lets you use the files hosted on your Google Drive as Download Monitor files.
- Advanced Access Manager: Create advanced download limitations per download and on a global level.
- Email Notification: Trigger an email notification whenever one of your files is downloaded.
- Document Library Manage: Display files in fast, searchable tables or grids with sorting, filters, and flexible styling. Your documents, easy to find.
- Lock downloads option: Set restrictions to your download functionality using MailChimp Lock, Email Lock, CAPTCHA,
- Gravity Forms Gated Content: easily create a download gate with Gravity Forms. Require users to fill-in a form before accessing a download.
- Ninja Forms Lock: if you are an user of Ninja Forms, you can also use this to require users to fill-in of a form before accesing a download.
- WPForms Gated Content: gate your downloads by first requesting users to submit a form build using WPForms.
- Contact Form 7 Lock: request the submission of a Contact Form 7 form before providing access to the download.
Documentation
We have a large Knowledge Base on our Download Monitor website that contains documentation about how to how to setup and use Download Monitor.
How-to Guides
Are you a new Download Monitor user? Read these articles on how to get your files ready for download with Download Monitor:
How to install Download Monitor
How to add your first download in Download Monitor
How to list your first download on your website with the download shortcode
More advanced topics that a lot of people find interesting:
Learn more about the different ways you can style your download buttons
Learn more about how to customize your download buttons
Learn more about what actions and filters are available in Download Monitor
Contributing and reporting bugs
You can contribute code to this plugin via GitHub: https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor
You can contribute localizations via Transifex https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/download-monitor/
Help & Support
- Search our extensive knowledge base for documentation about installing the plugin/the extensions, available settings and how to use them.
- Browse Download monitor’s WordPress forum to find answers to your queries or create a new topic.
- Contact us directly for support.
3rd party or external service disclaimer
The plugin connects to our website through an API call (https://download-monitor.com/?dlm-all-extensions=true) in order to request a list of available extensions.
IT DOES NOT SEND ANY DATA NOR DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM THE REQUEST
Our privacy policy can be found at this URL https://download-monitor.com/privacy-policy/
Frequently asked questions
What is Download Monitor?
Download Monitor is a free WordPress plugin available under the GPL license. The current version is 5.3.0. It is active on over 80K websites.
Is Download Monitor free to download?
Yes — Download Monitor 5.3.0 is a free GPL download with no hidden fees, no account needed, and no feature locked behind a paywall in this package. Users rate it 4.5 out of 5 based on 524 reviews.
How do I install Download Monitor 5.3.0?
Download the ZIP file from this page, then in your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file, click Install Now, then Activate. The plugin works immediately after activation — no license key or extra setup is required for the core features.
What are the requirements for Download Monitor?
Download Monitor 5.3.0 requires WordPress 6.4 or higher and PHP 7.4 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts already meet these versions. Running older versions may cause features to break, so update WordPress and PHP first if your site is behind.
When was Download Monitor last updated?
Version 5.3.0 was last updated on September 28, 2026. This page is refreshed automatically, so the download here always matches the newest version we have verified.
Is the Download Monitor download safe?
The file is sourced directly from the official WordPress.org repository — the same file the developer published. It is served unmodified, so what you install here is byte-identical to the official release.
Version: 5.3.0
Updated: October 1, 2026
Technical details
| Version | 5.3.0 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 28, 2026 |
| Active installs | 80,000+ |
| Rating | ★★★★★ 4.5/5 (524 reviews) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 or higher |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 or higher |
| Author | WP Chill |
| Tags | digital-store, download-manager, ecommerce, file-manager, password-protection |
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