Upload the wp-download-codes folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Create a folder within the wp-content directory and upload one or several zip files via FTP.
Optionally protect the folder via CHMOD in order to avoid unauthorized downloads using direct file links.
Go to the ‘Settings’ page and set the zip folder specified above. Alternatively, you can define an absolute path to the download folder.
Create a new release and assign a valid file to it. (The file extension like ‘zip’ or ‘mp3’ must be listed in the allowed file extensions under ‘Settings’.)
Create new or import existing download codes for the release via ‘Manage Codes’ and make them final.
Put [download-code id="xyz"] in a page or post, where “xyz” is the ID of the respective release. Alternatively, you can write [download-code] without an ID to allow any download code. In the latter case, the download code should be assigned directly to a release.
