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WP File Download: Email Notification

1. Email notification editor

You can find this setting at Menu WP File Download > Configuration > Email notification editor.

WP File Download includes an Email notification system. It can be triggered on:

  • New file upload
  • File updated
  • File deleted
  • File is downloaded

 

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The HTML of each notification is accessible through the Email configuration, menu: WP File Download > Configuration > Email notification > Email notification editor

 

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You can set Email notification will be sent to those or not:

  • WordPress admins
  • Category owner
  • WordPress user roles
  • File owner
  • Per category
  • Any files changes
  • The additional email; for example This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,...

 

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There are some supported tags you can use in the Email content: {category}, {receiver}, {username}, {website_url}, {file_name}, {file_download_url}, {date_upload}. The tags will be replaced dynamically for all your users; ie: {file_name} will become myfile.zip.

Notify per category

To enable category-specific notifications, simply click on the Configuration button, choose a category, enter the email addresses in the designated field, and click on the Add button.

 

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Notify Wordpress user roles

To send email notification to specific user roles, enable Notify WordPress user roles and click Configuration button to select roles.

 

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Email subscription to category or selected files

Enable the Notify any file changes option to allow users to subscribe to selected files or all files within a category from the frontend. When subscribing to all files in a category, users will automatically receive notifications for newly uploaded files as well.

 

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To hide this subscription feature in a specific category, simply disable it in that category's settings.

 

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2. Mail option

And you can set up SMTP for your email in Email notification > Mail Option.

 

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