Upload your PDF in Settings > Email Gated Downloads<\/strong>, then place [spdfed_download_form]<\/code> on your page. Visitors must submit their email before they can download.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I gate ZIP files too?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. PDF (.pdf<\/code>) and ZIP (.zip<\/code>) are supported.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I use this as a lead magnet \/ content upgrade?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. This plugin is designed for lead magnets and content upgrades where you want a \u201cdownload after email submission\u201d flow.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Is the free version really free?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. The free version lets you gate one file with form settings, logging, and CSV export.<\/p><\/dd>\n
What\u2019s the difference between Free and Premium?<\/h3><\/dt>\nFree:<\/strong> One gated file, email capture form, consent checkbox, download logs, CSV export.\nPremium:<\/strong> Webhooks to Zapier\/Make\/n8n (and from there to Mailchimp, Kit, HubSpot or your CRM), unlimited gated files, per file settings, analytics dashboard, conversion tracking, and individual shortcodes.<\/p><\/dd>\nAre the download links secure?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. Download links are unique tokens that expire after use or after a set time, so the real file URL is not exposed.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Is this GDPR compliant?<\/h3><\/dt>\nA customizable consent checkbox is included to help you collect explicit consent. You\u2019re still responsible for your privacy policy and how you store\/process submissions.<\/p><\/dd>\n
How can I customize the look of the form?<\/h3><\/dt>\nTwo options:\n1) CSS Variables<\/strong> \u2013 Copy the variables from the settings help panel into Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS<\/strong> and adjust.\n2) Disable Stylesheet<\/strong> \u2013 Disable the plugin stylesheet and add your own CSS in your theme.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I place the shortcode on multiple pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. [spdfed_download_form]<\/code> can appear on multiple pages\/posts and will point to your gated file.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I place multiple gated download forms on the same page?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes (Premium). Use [spdfed_download_form id=\"123\"]<\/code> to embed multiple different gated files on one page.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhere can I see who downloaded my file?<\/h3><\/dt>\nGo to Settings > Email Gated Downloads<\/strong> and view Download Logs<\/strong>. You can export logs to CSV, delete a single test entry, or filter by file and delete all logs for that download. Deleting a log does not delete the gated file.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I send leads to Mailchimp, Kit or my CRM?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes (Premium), via webhook, not a native Mailchimp or Kit connection. In Settings > Email Gated Downloads<\/strong> paste a webhook URL from Zapier (Catch Hook), Make, n8n or another webhook-compatible service, then use Send Test Webhook<\/strong>. After each successful download the plugin POSTs JSON with event<\/code>, email<\/code>, optional name<\/code>, file<\/code>, post_id<\/code>, gdpr_consent<\/code>, downloaded_at<\/code>, page_url<\/code> and site_url<\/code>. Map those fields to Mailchimp, Kit, HubSpot, a Google Sheet, or similar. A failed webhook never blocks the download. gdpr_consent<\/code> is the download-purpose checkbox, not marketing opt-in, do not auto-subscribe people to a newsletter unless your automation honours that. Zapier Catch Hook requires a paid Zapier plan; Make and n8n are common alternatives.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I track downloads in Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes (Premium). Enable conversion tracking in Settings > Email Gated Downloads<\/strong> and choose Google tag \/ GA4<\/strong> or Google Tag Manager<\/strong>. Google\u2019s scripts must already be installed on your site; this plugin does not add a Measurement ID or GTM container. On form submit it sends the event email_gated_download_request<\/code> with parameters file<\/code> and post_id<\/code> only (never email or name). In GTM, create a Custom Event trigger for email_gated_download_request<\/code>. The event means the visitor submitted the form, not that the server has confirmed the download.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n1.1.7<\/h4>\n\n\n- Download Logs: delete a single entry, or delete all entries for a selected file (Thank you to Alex S @v1mirage for the suggestion).<\/li>\n
- Admin: show Account and Upgrade as tabs on Settings instead of extra Settings submenus.<\/li>\n
- Admin: dismissible notices and hide other plugins notices for a cleaner dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.6<\/h4>\n\n\n- Security release, correct previous update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Premium: webhook integration for Zapier, Make, n8n and other webhook-compatible services, including a test button. Map the JSON payload into Mailchimp, Kit, HubSpot or your CRM, this is not a native API connection.<\/li>\n
- Premium: conversion tracking event
email_gated_download_request<\/code> for Google Analytics 4 (gtag.js) and Google Tag Manager. Does not install Google tags or send personal data.<\/li>\n- Fix nested comment in File Management that could show an undefined-variable warning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.5<\/h4>\n\n\n- Clearer sign-posting within settings and analytics pages.<\/li>\n
- Styling clean up.<\/li>\n
- Fix redundant premium checks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.4<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix issue with invalid line ending in premium version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix issue with aggressive caching on some hosting providers preventing new entries being recorded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Optional thank you message added, triggered after successful form submission.<\/li>\n
- Fix issue with some hosts returning the download target as a raw file rather than a downloadable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix minor dashboard styling issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Initial release: email gated downloads for PDF\/ZIP with consent checkbox, secure links, logging, and CSV export.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Email gated downloads for WordPress: collect emails with a GDPR friendly download form before visitors can download your PDF or ZIP lead magnet.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/259823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259823"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/coreessentials"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=259823"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=259823"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=259823"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=259823"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=259823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}