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Pawa Downloads

Manage and display downloadable files (PDF, Word, Excel) on WordPress using a simple shortcode.

by Rahisi Solutions · github.com/cosmopawa/pawa-downloads · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/cosmopawa/pawa-downloads/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/cosmopawa/pawa-downloads ↗

Manage and display downloadable files (PDF, Word, Excel) on your WordPress site using a simple shortcode.

Features

Custom post type for organising downloads in the WordPress admin
Media library integration — pick files directly from your media library
Responsive card grid with colour-coded file-type icons (PDF=red, Word=blue, Excel=green)
Simple shortcode [pawa_downloads] with optional limit and order attributes
Works with Elementor and all major page builders
Translation-ready — full .pot file included

Installation

Upload the pawa-downloads folder to /wp-content/plugins/
Activate via Plugins → Activate in the WordPress admin
Go to Downloads → Add New to create your first entry
Add [pawa_downloads] to any page or post

Shortcode Usage

[pawa_downloads]                          — up to 12 downloads, newest first (default)
[pawa_downloads limit="6"]               — show 6 downloads
[pawa_downloads order="ASC"]             — oldest first
[pawa_downloads limit="-1"]              — show all downloads
[pawa_downloads limit="6" order="ASC"]  — 6 downloads, oldest first

Customisation

Button colour

The download button uses #2a7c5f (green) by default. Override it in your theme's Additional CSS:

.pawa-dl-btn {
    background: #your-colour;
}
.pawa-dl-btn:hover {
    background: #your-darker-colour;
}

Dequeue styles

To remove the plugin's stylesheet entirely (e.g. if you want to write your own):

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', function () {
    wp_dequeue_style( 'pawa-downloads' );
}, 20 );

Supported File Types

Extension	Icon colour
PDF	Red
DOC / DOCX	Blue
XLS / XLSX	Green
All others	Grey (generic)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this work with Elementor? Yes. The stylesheet is enqueued on every front-end page, so it works with Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and any page builder that stores shortcodes outside of post_content.

Is the plugin translation-ready? Yes. All user-facing strings use the pawa-downloads text domain. A .pot file is included in languages/.

What happens to my data if I delete the plugin? All download entries are permanently deleted (force-deleted, not trashed) when the plugin is removed via the WordPress plugins screen.

Changelog

1.0.0

Initial release