Shared Files – File Upload & Download Manager for WordPress Plugin Directory

File management plugin featuring file upload, download manager, statistics and download log.

The best file sharing plugin for WordPress Shared Files is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to securely share and manage files, documents and downloads directly from your WordPress site.

With features like user permissions, frontend file upload, and download tracking, it’s the perfect solution for businesses, educational institutions, and anyone needing to share files easily and securely.

Install Shared Files today and enhance your WordPress site’s file management capabilities.

Get the Shared Files plugin and stay neatly organized and managed with your documents and files.

Shared Files provides an interface for uploading and managing a large group of documents and files easily with numerous layout options and shortcodes for inserting downloadable files anywhere on the website.

Controlled and isolated files from the media library, making it simple to list shared files on the WordPress website

Frontend uploader and file manager functionality to upload files

View supported files in the browser, including photos, movies, and other types of files (including lightbox view)

Search functionality to easily and quickly find uploaded documents

Download Manager for WordPress

Top 50 most popular files

Download log of all file downloads

Search log of all searches made in the front end

Download counter for all files

Front end search from all files

Add tags to files

Allow visitors to upload files without logging in

Allow only logged in users to upload files

Enable support for any file type

File manager in the WP admin area

These are just some of the highlights offered by the Shared Files plugin.

Shared Files Plugin Demos

Documentation

Blog

Getting started with this file management plugin Installing and getting started with organizing your files is super simple when you are using Shared Files plugin. Let’s see how!

Start managing your files right inside WordPress admin with 2 steps:

Add some files and documents from WP admin > Shared Files > File Manager.

Insert one of these shortcodes to any page or post on your site.

[shared_files] (default file list)

[shared_files_simple] (simple file list)

[shared_files file_upload=1] (file list with frontend uploader)

That’s it! The files are now listed for downloading.

File Management Shared Files for WordPress has a file manager that allows adding files by the following actions:

Adding file name

Choosing the file

Setting the date for the file

Setting the expiration date for the file

Adding file description

And many more

The plugin is extremely simple to use while also being scalable for a big number of files all thanks to a bulk of features offered by Shared Files plugin.

Host local downloads – an alternative solution to Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive Use this download manager plugin as an alternative to Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive to list the downloads directly on your WordPress site instead of an external service.

Media Gallery Create a media gallery of images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP and AVIF are supported formats) and allow users to upload their own images.

File Manager Use the file manager at WP admin / Shared Files / File manager to add the files. Then use one of the shortcodes listed at WP admin / Shared Files / Shortcodes to list the downloads anywhere on your site.

Files of any type Shared Files is a file sharing solution for WordPress that allows sharing numerous types of files with ease, including

PDF

Word

PowerPoint

XLS

Images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP and AVIF)

YouTube videos

Any file type can be activated from the plugin settings

File folders – this is particularly important for big teams for effective collaboration

File search What is the purpose of a file-sharing plugin if not allowing you to easily and quickly find the exact file you’re looking for. This is what Shared Files plugin offers to it’s users.

Powerful and fast file search functionality based on defined file data, such as file name, description, and more makes it super easy for Shared Files plugin users to track and find the exact file/document they’re looking for.

Previewing files This file managing plugin allows a team to upload files onto the WordPress admin, collaborate with each other, and most importantly administrator and users can preview the files on the browser before going live to ensure the accuracy of the uploaded file.

Download files The files you have listed on your site are available for anyone to download by default. It’s also possible to manage, track and limit downloads by various settings.

Document / file tags The best way to stay organized and seated with a bulk of files is to assign them tags. With a couple of tags, you can instantly categorize and label files for hassle-free searches down the road, and then find all of those files again easily.

Shared Files allows adding tags to files, either using the same tags as posts or a custom taxonomy.

File management If your site is continuously growing there is definitely a need to handle the dozens of files and media you have out there. Luckily if you are using the Shared Files plugin, you don’t need any other add-ons.

File managing solution Shared Files not only helps to upload and organize files, but it also performs the task of the media library and file manager allowing to store and categorize files and images without the need for other third-party solutions.

Lightbox preview Shared Files plugin offers the feature of opening YouTube videos or image files in a lightbox preview. Lightbox previews offer a number of benefits including the ability to customize, add content and update it when necessary, flexibility in location placement, and most importantly high visibility.

File upload An exciting feature of the Shared Files WordPress file-sharing plugin is the ability of users or visitors to upload files. So any of the users having access can upload files right from the front end having their own contribution to a vast depository of website files.

It is critical to allow both visitors and users to upload files/documents, particularly allowing to do it from the frontend as it requires the least effort.

File sharing For a team collaboration or a group of developers working on the same website, it’s crucial to be able to constantly share files and be able to preview the files others have shared.

The Shared Files plugin has thought of it. The plugin allows the quick and easy share of uploaded files with various users with access.

FTP upload Using an FTP server is a common solution for businesses that want to keep their data safe. File manager enables the administrators and users to upload files using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). They can do it using a single-file or multi-file uploader.

Statistics What is more important than having a statistics of your uploads! Shared Files plugin allows you to have constant eye on the uploaded files and documents by providing you with accurate file upload statistics and analysis.

Shared Files FREE – a simple solution for file management and download tracking

Fast search of all files targeting all visible data on the file card, e.g. name and description

Wait for the Countdown page with a counter and automatic download when the counter reaches zero

Any file type upload (audio, video, image, PDF, Word, file folder, etc)

SVG icons of high quality for 25 various file types, plus individual custom icons for various file types

Browser preview of the uploaded files/documents

Lightbox view for images and videos (, YouTube, mp4, webm, ogg, mov)

Functions as a file explorer, download manager, and file manager

WordPress Multisite compatible

Shared Files PRO – a full featured download manager and file management plugin

Search filters based on categories, tags, and custom field data

Users and roles with different file-opening permissions

Downloads wait countdown page

Frontend file uploader

Visitors/users can upload and add files to new categories

FTP files can be uploaded and activated with a single click

Upload multiple files

Allow any user role to edit files from the front end

Favorite files for both logged-in and non-logged-in users

Activate Media Library files

Sort files into groups

Alternatively, specify an external URL for the file and track its loads

When a file is downloaded or uploaded, you will receive an email notification

Set a file’s expiration date

Limit the number of downloads for each file

Display files in the site search results

Log downloader’s city and country

City and country also in the search log

This product includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind, available from maxmind.com

Demos

Simple List

2 columns

Single file on page

List files from a category

Search only

List files by category

File upload 1

File upload 2

Accordion

Favorite files

Wait Countdown Page – an isolated download page for all files

Additional resources You can check more info about us on our website: https://www.sharedfilespro.com/

For any support queries or feature requests regarding the free version, please contact us at the support forum.

Follow the Shared Files blog to stay informed about the plugin and its advancements.

Do you want to effectively work with a lot of files by managing them quickly and easily? The solution is one – Shared Files!

How can I report security bugs? Please see the first FAQ item below.