Title: Easy Media Download
Author: Noor Alam
Published: November 4, 2013
Last modified: May 24, 2026
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# Easy Media Download
By [Noor Alam](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/easy-media-download.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/#description)
* [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-media-download/)
## Description
[Easy Media Download](https://noorsplugin.com/easy-media-download-plugin-for-wordpress/)
is a free download manager for WordPress. It gives your users the ability to download
digital media files from your website. The plugin is lightweight and makes downloading
easier. You can create beautiful download button which instantly starts the download
once clicked.
### Features
* Create quick downloads
* Free downloads for music or audio files e.g. mp3, aac, m4a, wav
* Insert download buttons into your landing page
* Free downloads for video files e.g. mp4, mov, qt (QuickTime), mpg, mpeg, flv,
m4v, swf, flash, avi, wma, ogg, webm
* Allow users to directly download in all file formats
* Free downloads for document file e.g. doc, docx (OpenOffice, Microsoft Word),
odt (OpenDocument), htm, html, ps, tex, xml, txt, csv
* Allow large file download (No limit on the file size)
* Free downloads for Office file e.g. xlsx (Microsoft Excel), pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint)
* Free downloads for script e.g. js, css, php
* Free downloads for archive or compressed file e.g. tar, rar, zip, 7z, gz, z
* Force the browser to open the download prompt
* Free downloads for image file e.g. png, gif, jpg, jpeg, bmp
* Open the download in a new tab
* Free downloads for e-book e.g. pdf, epub
### Easy Media Download Add-ons
* [User Only Download](https://noorsplugin.com/how-to-show-a-download-button-to-logged-in-users-only/)
### Embedding Shortcodes for the Downloads
Create a new post/page and use the following shortcode to create a download button
for your digital media file:
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip"]
```
here, url is a shortcode parameter that you need to replace with the actual URL
to your digital file
You can also specify additional optional parameters in the shortcode to customize
the free download button.
**Button Text**
By default the text for the download button is “Download Now”. But you can choose
to modify the text using the “text” parameter.
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" text="Free Download"]
```
**Button Width**
By default the width for the download button is “153”. But you can choose to modify
it using the “width” parameter.
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" text="Free Download" width="100"]
```
**Button Height**
By default the height for the download button is “41”. But you can choose to modify
it using the “height” parameter.
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" text="Free Download" width="100" height="50"]
```
**Download in a new window**
By default the download starts in the same window. But you can choose to modify
it using the “target” parameter.
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" target="_blank"] (opens the download in a new window)Force File Download
```
Usually when a digital file is recognised by the browser it does not prompt for
download. The file just opens in the browser instead. You can choose to modify this
behaviour using the `force_dl` parameter in the shortcode.
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.mp3" force_dl="1"]Download Button Templates
```
Easy Media Download comes with 21 different download button templates. All you need
to do is specify the style and the button will look just like it. For example:
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" color="red_darker"]
```
* grey
* grey_light
* red
* green_dark
* green_light
* green
* blue
* blue_two
* blue_three
* blue_four
* orange
* orange_two
* orange_light
* orange_dark
* purple
* purple_dark
* purple_light
* yellow_red
* hot_pink
* pink
If you want to fully customize the download button you can use your own button image
instead.
### Link Rel
You can use the HTML link `rel` attribute in the shortcode to define the relationship
between your page and the linked download.
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" rel="nofollow"]Custom CSS Class
```
In addition to various button templates, If you want to apply custom styling to
a button you can do so by using the `class` parameter.
```
[easy_media_download url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" class="myclass"]
```
You can specify multiple CSS classes in the shortcode.
[easy_media_download url=”https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip” class
=”myclass1 myclass2 myclass3″]
The container that encloses the button can be targeted using the parent_class parameter
in the shortcode.
[easy_media_download url=”https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip” parent_class
=”blockclass1″]
### Easy Media Download Shortcode 2
With this shortcode, you can create a download button with your preferred color.
```
[easy_media_download2 url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" text="Free Download" bg_color="#CC0000"]
```
**Background Color**
The background color of the download button is “#3498db” by default. You can customize
it using the “bg_color” parameter.
```
[easy_media_download2 url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" bg_color="#CC0000"]
```
**Font Color**
The font color of the download button is “#ffffff” by default. You can customize
it using the “font_color” parameter.
```
[easy_media_download2 url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" text="Free Download" font_color="#71B02F"]
```
**Hover Background Color**
The “hover_bg_color” parameter can be used to change the background color of the
download button when you mouse over it.
```
[easy_media_download2 url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" text="Free Download" bg_color="#3498db" hover_bg_color="#3cb0fd"]
```
**Font Family**
The font family of the download button is “Georgia” by default. You can customize
it using the “font_family” parameter.
```
[easy_media_download2 url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" text="Free Download" font_family="sans-serif"]
```
**Font Size**
The size of font is “15px” by default. You can customize it using the “font_size”
parameter.
```
[easy_media_download2 url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.zip" text="Free Download" font_size="20px"]
```
For more information please check the [Easy Media Download](https://noorsplugin.com/easy-media-download-plugin-for-wordpress/)
documentation page
### Languages
If you are a non-English speaker please help [translate Easy Media Download](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/easy-media-download)
into your language.
## Screenshots
[⌊Download Now button demo⌉⌊Download Now button demo⌉[
Download Now button demo
## Installation
1. Go to the Add New plugins screen in your WordPress Dashboard
2. Click the upload tab
3. Browse for the plugin file (easy-media-download.zip) on your computer
4. Click “Install Now” and then hit the activate button
## FAQ
### Can this plugin be used to offer free downloads to my users?
Yes.
### Can this plugin be used to embed free download buttons on my site?
Yes.
## Reviews
### [Class option does not work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/class-option-does-not-work/)
[dgfd6f8g54d5f4g](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dgfd6f8g54d5f4g/) February 20,
2020 1 reply
The plugin provides an option to define a class to it but my own css styling gets
overwritten by the styling the plugin came with. As I maintain highly stylised websites,
this plugin is, alas, a no-go. I hope it gets fixed.
### [this non-techy person got it to work!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-non-techy-person-got-it-to-work/)
[kms8888](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kms8888/) October 29, 2018
Though it wasn’t completely intuitive, I got this to work without any help, without
it even taking very long, and that is really saying something. The cute little demo
film provided by the developer clinched my success. if you are not exactly sure
how to make this plugin work right away, just exercise a little patience as you
watch the demo several times. I am very grateful to the developers–thank you!
### [123up](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/123up/)
[123up](https://profiles.wordpress.org/123up/) July 31, 2018
Wonderful plugin
### [Cannot find plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-find-plugin/)
[affiliateman42017](https://profiles.wordpress.org/affiliateman42017/) April 12,
2017 1 reply
hello, i’ve downloaded the plugin “easy media download” i activated plugin, everything
was successful and now i cannot locate the actual plugin. Yes it is listed with
all my plugins. but still cannot locate the actual plugin to set up and use. ty
in advance
### [Awesome, easy to install and use!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-easy-to-install-and-use/)
[marygcoach](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marygcoach/) March 3, 2017
Great plug in to be able to offer audio downloads and request donations!
### [Great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-5969/)
[batonage](https://profiles.wordpress.org/batonage/) February 9, 2017
Does a great job thanks! Took me a wee while to get my head around how it works,
now I love it
[ Read all 29 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-media-download/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Easy Media Download” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Noor Alam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/)
“Easy Media Download” has been translated into 12 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/easy-media-download/contributors)
for their contributions.
[Translate “Easy Media Download” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/easy-media-download)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-media-download/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/easy-media-download/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/easy-media-download/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/easy-media-download/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.1.12
* Improved sanitization of the width and height parameters.
#### 1.1.11
* Added a parameter in the easy_media_download2 shortcode to customize the font
family.
#### 1.1.10
* Additional check for the settings link.
#### 1.1.9
* Added containers for the download buttons.
#### 1.1.8
* Added support for the user only download option.
#### 1.1.7
* Fixed a security issue in the plugin. The vulnerability was reported by wpscan.
com.
#### 1.1.5
* Made some security related improvements in the plugin.
#### 1.1.4
* Added a new shortcode that can create a button with any color.
#### 1.1.3
* Added a new parameter to support the HTML link rel attribute in the download
button.
#### 1.1.2
* Added download tracking option with the [Google Analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-universal-google-analytics/)
plugin.
#### 1.1.1
* Added a new class parameter to the download button shortcode
#### 1.1.0
* Easy Media Download is now compatible with WordPress 4.4
#### 1.0.9
* Updated the translation files so the plugin can take advantage of language packs
#### 1.0.8
* Easy media download is now compatible with WordPress 4.3
#### 1.0.7
* Easy media download is now compatible with WordPress 3.9
#### 1.0.6
* Added a feature where the digital media file will download instead of opening
in the browser window
#### 1.0.5
* Added translation options in the plugin
* Added more download button templates
#### 1.0.4
* Added donation options for free downloads
#### 1.0.3
* Easy media download is now compatible with WordPress 3.8
#### 1.0.2
* Added a new shortcode parameter to open the download in a new window
#### 1.0.1
* First commit
## Meta
* Version **1.1.12**
* Last updated **2 months ago**
* Active installations **9,000+**
* WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0.2**
* Languages
* [English (Australia)](https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
[English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
[English (New Zealand)](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
[English (South Africa)](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
[English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
[Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
[Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
[Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
[Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/), [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/),
and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/).
* [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/easy-media-download)
* Tags
* [button](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/button/)[buttons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/buttons/)
[digital downloads](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/digital-downloads/)[download](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/download/)
[downloads](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/downloads/)
* [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-media-download/advanced/)
## Ratings
4 out of 5 stars.
* [ 18 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-media-download/reviews/?filter=5)
* [ 3 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-media-download/reviews/?filter=4)
* [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-media-download/reviews/?filter=3)
* [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-media-download/reviews/?filter=2)
* [ 5 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-media-download/reviews/?filter=1)
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## Contributors
* [ Noor Alam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/)
## Support
Got something to say? Need help?
[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-media-download/)
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