Easy Media Download

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1. ★★★★★ dgfd6f8g54d5f4g

   6.5y ago

   The plugin provides an option to define a class to it but my own css styling gets overwritten by the styling the plugin came with. As I maintain highly stylised websites, this plugin is, alas, a no-go. I hope it gets fixed.

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2. ★★★★★ kms8888

   7.8y ago

   Though it wasn’t completely intuitive, I got this to work without any help, without it even taking very long, and that is really saying something. The cute little demo film provided by the developer clinched my success. if you are not exactly sure how to make this plugin work right away, just exercise a little patience as you watch the demo several times. I am very grateful to the developers–thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ 123up

   8.1y ago

   Wonderful plugin

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4. ★★★★★ affiliateman42017

   9.4y ago

   hello, i’ve downloaded the plugin “easy media download” i activated plugin, everything was successful and now i cannot locate the actual plugin. Yes it is listed with all my plugins. but still cannot locate the actual plugin to set up and use. ty in advance

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5. ★★★★★ marygcoach

   9.5y ago

   Great plug in to be able to offer audio downloads and request donations!

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6. ★★★★★ batonage

   9.6y ago

   Does a great job thanks! Took me a wee while to get my head around how it works, now I love it

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7. ★★★★★ locallad

   9.6y ago

   I was battling with html code (and I’m not a coder), so this little addin worked wonders for me, really simple to use with an embedded code (and the donate option was an added boon) Just one issue (its an internet browser issue) Not all internet browsers download the file when clicked… This is not a major problem, just add a note to say, if the download opens in another window, tell the user to right click and select “Save As”

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8. ★★★★★ beate73

   9.6y ago

   I’m not a coder. As a ‘regular’ person, when you say plugin, I expect something along the lines of ‘plug and play’, meaning give me clickable options. Do not tell me to add this or that code, make such and such changes – to me, it makes no sense! I’ve now spent an hour on this, trying to find where the plugin went after activation; meaning I spent an hour looking for something that isn’t there. Nothing ‘easy’ about this one. Bah. This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by beate73.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.1.12 Improved sanitization of the width and height parameters. 1.1.12
2. — Version 1.1.11 Added a parameter in the easy_media_download2 shortcode to customize the font family. 1.1.11
3. — Version 1.1.10 Additional check for the settings link. 1.1.10
4. — Version 1.1.9 Added containers for the download buttons. 1.1.9
5. — Version 1.1.8 Added support for the user only download option. 1.1.8
6. — Version 1.1.7 Fixed a security issue in the plugin. The vulnerability was reported by wpscan.com. 1.1.7

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Easy Media Download <= 1.1.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-01-08 CVE-2025-69169 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.11 Patched in 1.1.12
2. Medium · 5.4 Easy Media Download <= 1.1.5 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-09-22 CVE-2021-24699 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.5 Patched in 1.1.7
3. Medium · 6.4 Easy Media Download <= 1.1.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2020-08-17 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.4 Patched in 1.1.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 19 languages, 10 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-02-14 10K+ → 9K+ down

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).

• Easy Digital Downloads Free Link 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• W WP Edit 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• Simple Download Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP-DownloadManager 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Secure Downloads 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Menu Buttons 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Easy Media Download: 9K+ active installs, 4.0★ (28 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-media-download