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Prevent Direct Access Gold
Prevent Direct Access Gold adds advanced controls for restricting WordPress media and downloadable files. It can protect files, create expiring private links, limit access by users or roles, replace exposed URLs, and extend protection to folders and selected integrations.
PluginNest file-validatedZIP downloadUpdated Dec 26, 2024
Overview
Prevent Direct Access Gold is designed for WordPress sites that need more control over uploaded files than ordinary Media Library visibility provides. Its feature set centers on protecting media URLs and managing how authorized visitors receive files, rather than building a complete membership or digital-commerce system by itself. Depending on configuration, administrators can protect individual or multiple files, apply protection to new uploads, create private download links with time- or click-based expiry, and restrict access to logged-in users or selected roles. The plugin also documents folder protection, referrer-based permissions, URL replacement, and integrations for use cases such as multisite, LearnDash, WooCommerce, and Amazon S3. Hosting configuration matters: the vendor documents separate considerations for Apache, Nginx, IIS, and writable rewrite rules. Before launch, verify protected URLs, embedded media, PDFs, caching/CDN behavior, scheduled link expiry, and any extension-specific integration on a staging copy.
Protects unlimited files and supports all file types according to the Gold feature list.
Automatically protects new uploads or allows files to be protected on demand.
Restricts protected files to logged-in users or selected custom user roles.
Creates private download links that can be customized and expired by time or number of clicks.
Provides search-and-replace tools for unprotected file URLs already used in site content.
Supports folder-level protection for files stored in selected WordPress root or uploads directories.
Offers referrer-link permissions for granting access to individual or multiple protected files.
Includes documented integrations and extensions for scenarios such as multisite, LearnDash, WooCommerce, and Amazon S3.
Compatibility and setup context
- The vendor states that the plugin works out of the box on Apache, while Nginx, WP Engine, and IIS sites may require server-configuration changes.
- The plugin relies on rewrite rules and may require a writable .htaccess file or manual rule configuration, depending on the hosting environment.
- Multisite support is associated with the Gold version and its PDA Multisite extension rather than the Lite plugin alone.
- Extension-based integrations should be tested separately because availability and behavior depend on the connected plugin, storage service, or membership setup.
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- The official WordPress.org page lists Gold features including all-file-type protection, automatic protection of new uploads, role-based access, URL replacement, expiring private links, folder protection, referrer links, and integrations.
- The official documentation provides a PDA Gold feature index covering file protection, private links, URL replacement, access permissions, and related controls.
- The vendor documents installation and administration of Prevent Direct Access Gold within WordPress.
- The official settings documentation explains Gold access-permission behavior and automatic protection of new media files.
- The vendor documents hosting limitations and configuration considerations for Apache, Nginx, IIS, rewrite rules, and multisite deployments.
- The official limitations documentation identifies known issues affecting PDA Gold and its extensions, supporting the recommendation to test file-delivery workflows before deployment.
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Version 3.3.10
Product Details
Version
3.3.10
Last Updated
Dec 26, 2024
File Size
3.3 MB
License
GPL
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