Members-Only Download Links
Adds a [wpide_member_download id="123"] shortcode that gives logged-in members a personal download link for a Media Library file and shows visitors a login link instead.
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Code
add_shortcode( 'wpide_member_download', function ( $atts ) {
$atts = shortcode_atts( array( 'id' => 0, 'label' => 'Download' ), $atts, 'wpide_member_download' );
$id = absint( $atts['id'] );
if ( ! $id || 'attachment' !== get_post_type( $id ) ) {
return '';
}
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
return '<a class="wpide-member-download is-locked" href="' . esc_url( wp_login_url( get_permalink() ) ) . '">' . esc_html( 'Log in to download' ) . '</a>';
}
$url = wp_nonce_url( add_query_arg( 'wpide_download', $id, home_url( '/' ) ), 'wpide_download_' . $id );
return '<a class="wpide-member-download" href="' . esc_url( $url ) . '">' . esc_html( $atts['label'] ) . '</a>';
} );
add_action( 'init', function () {
if ( empty( $_GET['wpide_download'] ) ) {
return;
}
$id = absint( $_GET['wpide_download'] );
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
auth_redirect();
}
if ( ! isset( $_GET['_wpnonce'] ) || ! wp_verify_nonce( sanitize_key( $_GET['_wpnonce'] ), 'wpide_download_' . $id ) ) {
wp_die( 'This download link has expired. Please go back and click it again.', 'Download', array( 'response' => 403 ) );
}
$file = get_attached_file( $id );
$uploads = wp_get_upload_dir();
if ( 'attachment' !== get_post_type( $id ) || ! $file || ! is_readable( $file ) || 0 !== strpos( wp_normalize_path( realpath( $file ) ), wp_normalize_path( realpath( $uploads['basedir'] ) ) ) ) {
wp_die( 'File not found.', 'Download', array( 'response' => 404 ) );
}
nocache_headers();
header( 'Content-Type: ' . ( get_post_mime_type( $id ) ? get_post_mime_type( $id ) : 'application/octet-stream' ) );
header( 'Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . sanitize_file_name( wp_basename( $file ) ) . '"' );
header( 'Content-Length: ' . filesize( $file ) );
header( 'X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff' );
while ( ob_get_level() ) {
ob_end_clean();
}
readfile( $file );
exit;
} );
Notes
Links are tied to the member's session, so shared links do not work for others. The file's normal uploads URL is still public unless your server blocks it.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.