Download After Email — WordPress Download Manager Plugin
Download After Email – Subscribe & Download Form Plugin
by mkscripts · WordPress.org page · Website
Download After Email has 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 136,445 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Download After Email at a glance
Is Download After Email well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Create and manage your own form fields with the Drag & Drop Form Builder
- Export subscriber data to a CSV-file and use it for email marketing, newsletters etc
- Integration with Mailchimp. Automatically add new subscribers to your Mailchimp audience
Download After Email reviews and ratings
30 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Works like a dream
So, pretty straightforward install and configuration (unlike many of the similar products) - quick to create download links. Add the shortcode to your page - all done. Great.
alanparker73 -
Tested and works really well
This plugin works pretty well, the files are sent immediately, which is fantastic. You can also set the options so that if you have more than one file to offer as a download, you can allow the same email to be used (go to options and check the unlimited emails box). You can make more than one download link too. Yes, the URL has the file name in it eg yourwebsite dot com /?file=PDF.pdf (followed by the rest of the URL) but if you use that link directly, it takes you to the homepage, not the file, so you can't access the PDF file directly. What's great: You can customise the buttons and headings and text colours, heading content and a picture for your file eg a book cover for an ebook and you can change the size for it too. What could be improved: For some reason I could not change the "from" email address from the no-reply one to an actual email address in case I want to make it easy for customers to reply. I set a new email address but the file links are still sent from a no-reply email address. It would be great if we could have a form that can collect a name. Also you can only upload PDFs for download and not JPGs. Also, the edited download file heading and text does not update when I edit and update it - my workaround is to delete it and make a new one. Tedious but seems to be the only option.
stephunique -
Good Plugin ..
Good features .. needs a bit of customization for frontend
Hanu -
Excellent plugin
Helped me a lot, great support!
Maurizio -
Content of the email
Hi, First of all - this Plugin is awesome!!!I have one more question:I´m using your Plugin on Website with two diferent Languages translated with TranslatePress (English and German). Is there any way to translate the content of the email that will be sent to the subscriber?For example,if the user is on the German website and clicks on download there, that the content of the email is written in German.Otherwise, in English (when the user is on the English website).thanks in advance,Srdjan
srdjan777 -
Two download links issue
`Hello,I bought a "Download after email - Plug-in" a few months ago and started working with it.I hope you can help me with the problem.I created two different download links with email restriction and yet when downloading, the same pdf files come in. https://test.connymulder.nl/hormoonvragenlijst/ https://test.connymulder.nl/lyme-vragenlijst/ What is the problem do you think? Regards, Jazperva
jazperva
Where Download After Email ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Download After Email appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Download Manager Plugins | #10 by tag, not in search | #21 | – |
| Best Lead Generation Plugins | #15 by tag, not in search | #45 | – |
| Best Newsletter Plugins | #34 by tag, not in search | #64 | – |
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Details
Download After Email is a free Subscribe & Download plugin that allows you to gain subscribers by offering free downloads.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Download After Email competes in
Tags
- download form
- downloads
- mailchimp
- Opt-in
- subscribe
- Version
- 2.1.10
- Last updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- First published
- Jan 21, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 5.6
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Download After Email FAQ
What does Download After Email do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Download After Email offers Create and manage your own form fields with the Drag & Drop Form Builder, Export subscriber data to a CSV-file and use it for email marketing, newsletters etc and Integration with Mailchimp. Automatically add new subscribers to your Mailchimp audience.
How many active installs does Download After Email have?
WordPress.org reports 7,000+ active installs for Download After Email as of September 7, 2026.
Is Download After Email still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on March 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Does Download After Email have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Download After Email are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Download After Email free?
Download After Email is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Download After Email rank among Download Manager Plugins?
Download After Email is #21 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking.