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This page documents Pro edition settings. Upgrade to Pro to access these features.

Pro: Settings Reference

Complete reference for all Pro edition settings. This page documents every setting, its purpose, accepted values, and default configuration.

Accessing Pro Settings

You need an active license key to access and use Pro settings. If you have no active license (or it has expired), the settings screen will be disabled. Activate your key at WP Enhanced > Free Download Woo > License to enable settings.

Go to WP Enhanced > Free Download Woo, then click the section you want in the sidebar.

Pro settings are organized into sections:

• Tracking - Download tracking and email capture
• Download Limits - Quota management
• Newsletter - MailChimp integration
• Reports - Analytics, export data, and delete logs

Tracking Settings

Enable Download Tracking

Setting: Enable Download Tracking
Type: Checkbox
Default: Unchecked
Purpose: Enable logging of all free downloads

When Enabled:

• Creates log entry for each download
• Stores user information and metadata
• Powers statistics and reports
• Required for download limits

Database: Creates somdn_tracked custom post type entries

Enable Email Capture

Setting: Enable Email Capture
Type: Checkbox
Default: Unchecked
Purpose: Show email capture form before downloads

When Enabled:

• Modal form appears before download
• Collects user information
• Validates email addresses
• Stores data in download logs

Requirements: Download tracking must be enabled

Capture Users

Setting: Capture Users
Type: Radio buttons
Default: all
Options:

• all - All users (logged-in and guests)
• guests - Guests only (skip for logged-in users)

Purpose: Control who sees email capture form

Required Fields

Setting: Required Fields
Type: Checkboxes (multiple)
Default: Email only
Options:

• email - Email address (always required)
• fname - First name
• lname - Last name
• tel - Phone number
• company - Company name
• website - Website URL

Purpose: Make fields required in email capture form

Newsletter Subscription

Setting: Newsletter Subscription
Type: Select dropdown
Default: disabled
Options:

• disabled - No subscription option
• checkbox - Optional checkbox (not pre-checked)
• text - Text only (no checkbox)
• hidden - Auto-subscribe (no checkbox shown)
• required - Required checkbox (must check to download)

Purpose: Control newsletter subscription in email capture

Subscription Text

Setting: Subscription Text
Type: Text input
Default: "Subscribe to our newsletter"
Purpose: Label for subscription checkbox

Supports HTML: Yes, basic HTML allowed

Enable Download History

Setting: Enable Download History
Type: Checkbox
Default: Checked
Purpose: Show download history on My Account page

When Enabled:

• Adds "Free Downloads" tab to My Account
• Displays user's download history
• Shows download limits
• Provides re-download links

Download Limits Settings

Enable Download Limits

Setting: Enable Download Limits
Type: Checkbox
Default: Unchecked
Purpose: Enable download quota system

When Enabled:

• Enforces download limits
• Tracks download counts
• Displays limit errors
• Auto-enables tracking

Limit Type

Setting: Limit Type
Type: Radio buttons
Default: user
Options:

• user - Track by WordPress user ID
• ip - Track by IP address

Purpose: Method for identifying users

Recommendations:

• Use user for accuracy (requires login)
• Use ip for guests (less accurate)

Frequency

Setting: Frequency
Type: Select dropdown
Default: Day
Options:

• Day - Daily limit (resets at midnight)
• Week - Weekly limit (resets every 7 days)
• Month - Monthly limit (resets every 30 days)
• Year - Yearly limit (resets every 365 days)

Purpose: Time period for limit enforcement

Amount

Setting: Amount
Type: Number input
Default: 5
Min: 1
Purpose: Number of downloads allowed per period

Example: 5 with Day frequency = 5 downloads per day

Products

Setting: Products
Type: Multi-select dropdown
Default: Empty (all products)
Purpose: Products subject to limits

Options:

• Empty - Apply to all products
• Selected products - Apply only to selected

Require Login

Setting: Require Login
Type: Checkbox
Default: Unchecked
Purpose: Require login to enforce user ID limits

When Enabled:

• Users must log in to download
• Enables accurate user tracking
• Prevents IP-based circumvention

Note: Only relevant for user limit type

Error Message

Setting: Error Message
Type: Textarea
Default: "You have reached your download limit. Please try again later."
Purpose: Message shown when limit reached

Supports:

• Plain text
• HTML
• Placeholders: {limit}, {frequency}, {reset_time}

Example:

You've reached your limit of {limit} downloads per {frequency}. 
Your limit resets in {reset_time}.

Newsletter Settings (MailChimp)

MailChimp API Key

Setting: MailChimp API Key
Type: Text input
Default: Empty
Purpose: MailChimp API authentication

Format: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-us1
Validation: Click "Validate API Key" button

Get API Key:

1. Log in to MailChimp
2. Go to Account > Extras > API Keys
3. Create new key
4. Copy and paste here

MailChimp List ID

Setting: MailChimp List ID
Type: Select dropdown
Default: Empty
Purpose: Target audience for subscriptions

Options: Populated after API key validated
Validation: Click "Validate List ID" button

Double Opt-In

Setting: Double Opt-In
Type: Checkbox
Default: Checked
Purpose: Require email confirmation

When Enabled:

• User receives confirmation email
• Must click link to confirm
• GDPR compliant
• Reduces spam subscriptions

When Disabled:

• User subscribed immediately
• No confirmation required
• Faster list building

Tags

Setting: Tags
Type: Text input (comma-separated)
Default: Empty
Purpose: Tags applied to subscribers

Format: tag1, tag2, tag3

Placeholders:

• {product_id} - Product ID number
• {product_name} - Product name
• {variation_id} - Variation ID
• {variation_name} - Variation name

Example:

free-download, product-{product_id}, {product_name}

Result:

free-download, product-123, Premium eBook

Reports (Export Data tab)

Export preferences are saved when you click Save on the Reports page. The Export Data tab uses the date range from the top of the page and lets you choose what to export (All Downloads, All Products, or Specific Products) and which columns to include.

Export Date Range

Setting: Export Date Range
Type: Radio buttons
Default: all
Options:

• all - All time
• today - Today only
• yesterday - Yesterday only
• last_7 - Last 7 days
• last_30 - Last 30 days
• last_90 - Last 90 days
• custom - Custom date range

Purpose: Filter exports by date

Custom Date Range

Settings: Start date, End date

Type: Date picker
Format: YYYY-MM-DD
Purpose: Custom date range for exports

Export Type

Setting: Export Type
Type: Radio buttons
Default: all
Options:

• all - All products
• specific - Specific products only

Purpose: Filter exports by product

Selected Products

Setting: Selected Products
Type: Multi-select dropdown
Default: Empty
Purpose: Products to include in export

Note: Only used when export type is specific

Export Columns

Setting: Export Columns
Type: Checkboxes (multiple)
Default: All checked
Options (column labels in the UI):

• Download ID
• Date/Time
• User ID
• Email Address
• User Name
• Product ID
• Product Name
• Variation ID
• Variation Name
• Downloaded Files
• IP Address
• Phone Number
• Company
• Website
• Newsletter Subscription

Purpose: Columns to include in export

User Role Limits

Per-Role Configuration

Setting: User Role Limits (per role)
Type: One set of options per WordPress role (e.g. Subscriber, Customer)
Where: Download Limits → User Role Limits section

Per-role options:

• Enable limits for this role
• Download limit (amount)
• Time period (Day / Week / Month / Year)
• Applicable products
• Custom error message

Purpose: Role-specific download limits

Priority: Role limits override global limits

Membership Plan Limits

Per-Plan Configuration

Setting: Membership Plan Limits (per plan)
Where: Download Limits → Membership Plan Limits; configured per membership plan.

Per-plan options: Enable limits, download limit (amount), frequency, applicable products, error message.

Purpose: Membership-specific limits (override role and global limits).

Free trial limits: Enable trial limits, trial limit amount, trial frequency (when the plan supports trials).

Individual User Limits

Per-User Configuration

Setting: Individual User Limits (per user)
Where: Download Limits → Individual User Limits; set per user (e.g. in user profile or via support).

Per-user options: Enable custom limits, download limit, frequency, applicable products.

Purpose: User-specific limits (highest priority; override role, membership, and global limits).

PDF Watermarking Settings

Enable Watermarking

Setting: Enable Watermarking
Type: Checkbox
Default: Unchecked
Purpose: Enable PDF watermarking

Requirements:

• PHP GD Library
• 128MB+ memory
• 60+ second execution time

Watermark Text

Setting: Watermark Text
Type: Textarea
Default: Empty
Purpose: Text to display as watermark

Placeholders:

• {user_name} - User's full name
• {user_email} - User's email
• {user_id} - User ID
• {date} - Download date
• {time} - Download time
• {product_name} - Product name
• {site_name} - Site name
• {site_url} - Site URL

Example:

Licensed to {user_name} ({user_email}) on {date}

Watermark Position

Setting: Watermark Position
Type: Select dropdown
Default: Bottom Center
Options:

• top-left, top-center, top-right
• middle-left, middle-center, middle-right
• bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right

Purpose: Watermark placement on page

Font Size

Setting: Font Size
Type: Number input
Default: 12
Range: 8-72 points
Purpose: Watermark text size

Color

Setting: Color
Type: Color picker
Default: Black (#000000)
Format: Hex color code
Purpose: Watermark text color

Opacity

Setting: Opacity
Type: Number input (slider)
Default: 50
Range: 0-100%
Purpose: Watermark transparency

Rotation

Setting: Rotation
Type: Number input
Default: 0
Range: 0-360 degrees
Purpose: Watermark angle

Products

Setting: Products
Type: Multi-select dropdown
Default: Empty (all PDFs)
Purpose: Products to watermark

Database Storage

Options Table

Pro settings are stored in WordPress options. The following correspond to the sidebar sections you see in WP Enhanced > Free Download Woo:

Settings section (in UI)	Stored as
Tracking	Tracking configuration
Download Limits (global)	Global limits
Download Limits (per role)	Role-based limits
Newsletter (MailChimp)	MailChimp config
Reports (export options)	Export preferences
PDF Watermarking	Watermark config

Post Meta

Membership limits stored as post meta on membership plan posts.

User Meta

Individual user limits stored as user meta.

Custom Post Type

Download logs stored as somdn_tracked custom post type with extensive post meta.

Default Values Summary

Setting	Default Value
Tracking Enabled	Unchecked
Email Capture	Unchecked
Capture Users	All users
Required Fields	Email only
Newsletter Subscription	Disabled
Download Limits	Unchecked
Limit Type	User ID
Frequency	Day
Amount	5
Require Login	Unchecked
Double Opt-In	Checked
Export Date Range	All time
Export Type	All products
PDF Watermarking	Unchecked
Watermark Position	Bottom Center
Font Size	12pt
Opacity	50%

Related Topics

• Download Tracking - Tracking feature details
• Download Limits - Limits feature details
• Email Capture - Email capture details
• MailChimp Integration - Newsletter integration
• Reports - Analytics, export, and delete logs
• PDF Watermarking - Watermarking details
• Shortcodes Reference Pro - Pro shortcodes