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Simple Download Monitor
Relief arrives when your file tracking stays lightweight and simple.
HealthyDeclining
73/100
Users enjoy the lightweight tracking features despite occasional memory issues and broken paid tools.
Active installs
~25,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 20k+
Rating
4.6★
154 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-50%
Declining fast
189 → 94 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 50% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -50% in the last year
189/day a year ago→94/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySimple Download Monitor is well-regarded as a lightweight, easy-to-use file download plugin for WordPress, though a minority of users report memory issues and occasional functional problems with paid add-ons.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and use, described as simple and straightforward×5
- +Reliable and functional over long-term use×3
- +Good feature set for a free plugin×2
Common complaints
- −Memory limit issues cause the plugin to fail intermittently, requiring manual PHP configuration changes
- −Paid add-on (Hidden Download) reported as non-functional — redirection did not work
- −No ability to add images to category/taxonomy items, leaving an empty image area in category preview cards
- −No cache-busting on download URLs, which can cause users to download outdated cached file versions
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.80★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 9%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 154 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-15★★★★★Very Pleased – Has Worked GreatGeorge Young
- 2026-05-11★★★★★Piece of shit, nothing but problemsjvsteen
- 2026-05-11★★★★★Just perfectplat4m1-shot
- 2026-05-11★★★★★Great Plug-ingoerage
- 2026-04-01★★★★★Love itbud8ie
- 2026-03-26★★★★★Clean, Simple and it just works!Nico Visagie
- 2026-03-24★★★★★Great plugin, but missing taxonomy image ?!rrvoigt
- 2026-01-15★★★★★Molt bon pluginmandigit
- 2025-11-01★★★★★Great simple pluggin24steps
- 2025-09-24★★★★★Genial plugin para gestionar las descargas.difko
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
88
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
91
Prior 7-day baseline
75
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
88
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-3.3%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
13%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.03
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
89%
5★ share in analyzed sample
9%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+60%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.82 → 4.80★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered