Should I choose Download Sender or reCaptcha Protected Downloads?

reCaptcha Protected Downloads holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 0.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Download Sender or reCaptcha Protected Downloads?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. reCaptcha Protected Downloads has the deeper published review base (1 vs 0), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Download Sender typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). reCaptcha Protected Downloads typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Download Sender and reCaptcha Protected Downloads?

Migration support varies by app and category. Download Sender and reCaptcha Protected Downloads both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Download Sender" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

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Download Sender vs reCaptcha Protected — WordPress

Download Sender vs reCaptcha Protected Downloads

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	Download Sender	reCaptcha Protected Downloads
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Description	2587 / 5000 chars52% used	2019 / 5000 chars40% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Mustapha FERSAOUI	DevriX
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Feature comparison between Download Sender and reCaptcha Protected Downloads
Metric	Download Sender	reCaptcha Protected Downloads
Rating	—	5.0 ★
Total reviews	0	1
Active installs	10+	10+
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Download Sender

Download Sender allows you to add a download button, which when clicked displays a file sending form requiring users to enter their email address to receive a download link. It is flexible and highly customizable with tons of customizing options to make sure to match your preference. Here is a live demo FEATURES: Upload file via WordPress Media Uploader. Private, Encrypted file Sending: Send files through a safe, private, and encrypted link that automatically expires to ensure your stuff does not remain online forever. Prevent users from spamming your file sending forms. Prevent inaccurate email addresses from pranksters, spam-bots, or people who are just in a hurry. This feature allows to logs only the verified email address.* Set expiration times for your download links. Disable file sending form for logged in users. Ability to enable/disable downloading logs. Abbilty to resending download link from in the admin logs page with a simple click. Export logs to CSV file. Configure URL of “Expired Link” page. Customizable email template with different parameters: subject line, email body, from name, or from email address. Customize the default form validation messages: description, email placeholder, wrong email, empty email, success, failed, already sent and already sent “Help Text”. Delete expired links. Accent Colors: 4 globally defined color schemes and 3 color gradients. Unlimited colors for icons, texts and buttons. 2 Button Hover Animation Effects. Display alert boxes as a tool-tip. FontAwesome integration. Translation ready. PREMIUM: Integrates well with WPBakery Page Builder. Add Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) to the file sending form. Feature to verifies the email address at sending file time to minimize the sending of emails to non-working email addresses and receiving too many bounced and returned emails. Ability to verify emails manually from the logs page. Manually enter a valid URL with ability to use URLs of files hosted on external web sites. Set custom expiration times for your download links (Manually enter the number of hours or days). Set maximum number of times a user can download files. Download counter for each file. Offsetting the download count for each file. Showing the download counter. Send encrypted download link through admin panel. Delete sent links older than a certain date. 9 more button hover animation effects. Choose custom icons from FontAwesome for your notifications. Ability to display multiple download buttons in the same page. Create a direct single click download button.

Top keywords

download13×3.28%
email11×2.78%
file10×2.53%
sending7×1.77%
file sending5×1.26%
link5×1.26%
logs5×1.26%
page5×1.26%
ability4×1.01%
address4×1.01%
button4×1.01%
email address4×1.01%

reCaptcha Protected Downloads

Use the shortcode `[recaptcha-protected-download]` to wrap any direct download link that you’d like reCaptcha to process. `[recaptcha-protected-download]https://example.com/download.zip[/recaptcha-protected-download]` Example Here’s my `hello world` post HTML: Hello! This page is dynamically generated with my plugin called Content Generator which you can download from here . You can also download WordPress following this URL Which is parsed as follows: Hello! This page is dynamically generated with my plugin called Content Generator which you can download from here . You can also download WordPress following this URL About This plugin opts to generate fake links (anchors) controlled with JavaScript to open up a modal once clicked to opt users to complete the anti-spam test with Google reCaptcha. Once a user successfully submits a test, an AJAX callback will then verify the response and parse the download. `md5` is used to hash the download links and fetch them later once a user submits a test. You must provide your Google reCaptcha credentials which you can obtain from this page Once you activate the plugin, you should now navigate to “Settings” > “reCaptcha Downlaods” (or “Options” > “reCaptcha Downlaods” for network activated plugin) and add your Google reCaptcha credentials (public and private keys) which you can obtain from https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin The development version of this plugin is hosted on Github, feel free to fork it, contribute and improve it, or start a new issue if you want to report something like an unusual bug. Here’s the Github repo: https://github.com/elhardoum/recaptcha-protected-downloads Thank you!

Top keywords

download8×3.10%
recaptcha7×2.71%
google4×1.55%
here4×1.55%
once4×1.55%
com3×1.16%

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