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Action and Filter Reference

Download Monitors comes with various actions and filters that allow you to hook into certain events or alter certain variables....

Changing Allowed File Types in WordPress

WordPress supports popular image, video, and zip formats, however, some more rare file types will not be supported. Download Monitor...

Empty Download Request Redirection

Since Download Monitor 1.9.7 we’re redirecting empty download request to the homepage. You can disable this with the dlm_empty_download_redirect_enabled filter. An example...

Segment Downloads by Category

Place the following code in your page.php to segment downloads by category Did you know! Our Page Addon extension offers you a shortcode...

The do_not_force Filter

The do_not_force filter lets you choose to redirect to a download instead of serving it via PHP. This is useful...

SEO Settings

We know how important it is for you to prevent search engines from displaying your content on Google or other...

Open download links in new window

If you want the to open the downloaded file in new window here is what you need to do: All...

Custom File Upload Path in Download Monitor

By default, Download Monitor stores uploaded files in the directory wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads. However, you may have specific requirements that necessitate a...
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