{"id":236599,"date":"2025-06-29T11:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/download-helper\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T11:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:07:43","slug":"download-helper","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/download-helper\/","author":23307457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.0.0","stable_tag":"trunk","tested":"6.8.5","requires":"4.7","requires_php":"7.0","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Download Helper","header_author":"Pooja Parmar","header_description":"Adds download buttons for plugins and themes in the WordPress admin dashboard, with support for bulk downloads.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2025-06-29 11:07:43","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"https:\/\/github.com\/parmarpooja175","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/download-helper\/","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/github.com\/parmarpooja175","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":266,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":[],"upgrade_notice":{"1.0.0":"

First release with bulk download support.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":[],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":{"1":"Download button on the Plugins screen (screenshot-1.png in \/assets)","2":"Download button on the Themes screen (screenshot-2.png in \/assets)","3":"Bulk download option in the Plugins screen (screenshot-3.png in \/assets)","4":"Bulk download option in the Themes screen (screenshot-4.png in \/assets)"},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[83,3236,568,8848,21977],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[244259],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-236599","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-admin","plugin_tags-bulk","plugin_tags-download","plugin_tags-file-manager","plugin_tags-helper","plugin_contributors-parmarpooja","plugin_committers-parmarpooja"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/download-helper.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n

Easily download any installed theme or plugin as a ZIP file directly from your WordPress admin dashboard. Adds a \"Download\" button to the Plugins and Themes screens for quick backups or migration. Now with bulk download support!<\/p>\n\n

Features:\n* Download individual plugins and themes with a single click\n* Bulk download multiple plugins or themes at once\n* Organized ZIP structure for easy installation\n* Administrator-only access for security<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the download-helper<\/code> folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
  3. Go to the Plugins or Appearance > Themes screen to use the new Download buttons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n

    Who can use the download feature?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Only administrators (users with the manage_options<\/code> capability) can see and use the download buttons.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Where are the ZIP files created?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    ZIP files are created on-the-fly and downloaded directly to your computer. No files are left on the server.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    What are the requirements?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
      \n
    • PHP 5.6 or higher<\/li>\n
    • WordPress 4.0 or higher<\/li>\n
    • PHP ZipArchive extension enabled<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n

      How do I use the bulk download feature?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        \n
      1. Go to the Plugins or Themes screen<\/li>\n
      2. Select multiple items using the checkboxes<\/li>\n
      3. Choose \"Download Selected\" from the Bulk Actions dropdown<\/li>\n
      4. Click \"Apply\" to download all selected items as a single ZIP file<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

        1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Initial release: Download any installed theme or plugin as a ZIP file from the admin area.<\/li>\n
        • Added bulk download support for plugins and themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Download Helper is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you manage and organize downloadable files directly from your dashboard.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/236599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236599"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/parmarpooja"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=236599"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=236599"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=236599"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=236599"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=236599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}