CM Download Manager – Organize, Protect & Share Files in WordPress
by CreativeMindsSolutions · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 19.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage and protect your downloads in WordPress with secure access, categories, and powerful file sharing.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
100+
≈170 estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “documents management plugin” for “micropayment”. “documents management plugin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “micropayment” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 138.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 43 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| micropayment | #9 | #5 | down 1 |
| micropayments | #9 | #5 | down 1 |
| download manager | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| download counter | #19 | #13 | up 2 |
| protect download | #22 | #21 | up 1 |
| organize files | #23 | #22 | — |
| documents management plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| download manager plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| file sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| secure downloads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress download manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 24 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “documents management plugin” for “micropayment”. “documents management plugin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “micropayment” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 778 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 10 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.1.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-03-27 CVE-2025-30910 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.9.6 Patched in 3.0.0
- Patched High · 7.2 CM Download Manager <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗2022-09-05 CVE-2022-3076 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 2.8.5 Patched in 2.8.6
- 2021-04-13 CVE-2020-24145 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.8.0 Patched in 2.8.0
- Patched High · 8.1 CM Download Manager < 2.8.0 - Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion and Denial of Service ↗2021-04-13 CVE-2020-24146 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects < 2.8.0 Patched in 2.8.0
- 2020-10-22 CVE-2020-27344 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.8.0 Patched in 2.8.0
- Patched Medium · 6.1 CM Download Manager <= 2.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting ↗
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage and protect your downloads in WordPress with secure access, categories, and powerful file sharing."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "use case", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, bbPress, Easy Digital Downloads, Multisite and 5 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 34 headings and 23 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 13,166 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "secure downloads" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Kitgenix Document Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Shared Files – File Upload & Download Manager 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Private Files – Secure File Sharing and Client Portal Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Filevue 90+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Frontend File Explorer 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Assets Manager 70+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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