by mkscripts 4.4 (30 reviews)

Download After Email - Subscribe & Download Form Plugin

Name: Download After Email - Subscribe & Download Form Plugin
Rating: 4.4 (30 reviews)
Author: mkscripts

Download After Email is a free Subscribe & Download plugin that allows you to gain subscribers by offering free downloads.

Download After Email ranks #2,654 among WordPress.org plugins with 7,000+ active installations, is #153 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 4.4/5 rating from 30 reviews, and was last updated Mar 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.4)

v2.1.10 Current Version v2.1.10

Updated 7 months ago Last Update on 19 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#153 of 3,634 in Communication Top 5% by installs Downloads -17.1% this week

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#2,654

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Active Installs

7K+

-6.6%

KW Avg Position

31.2

0.6 worse

Downloads

131.2K

+18 today

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Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (30 reviews)

Next Milestone 8K

Total Progress 43%

7K+ 8K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.4

30 reviews

Overall 88%

23 (77%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jan 23, 2026

Download After Email – Subscribe & Download Form Plugin [download-after-email] < 2.1.10

CVE-2026-24541 · Fixed in v2.1.10
Sep 25, 2025

Download After Email – Subscribe & Download Form Plugin [download-after-email] < 2.1.7

CVE-2025-54743 · Fixed in v2.1.7

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.10
Last Updated: Mar 19, 2026
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: mkscripts

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 30
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to grow an email subscriber list by offering free downloadable content. It solves the problem of gating downloads behind email opt-ins, with secure download links, customizable forms, and GDPR-compliant data handling.

Subscribe & download form builder
Multiple forms support
Email required before download
Time-based or one-time download links
Email notifications on download
Responsive Ajax-based opt-in form
GDPR consent checkboxes
Hooks and filters for developers

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Download After Email - Subscribe & Download Form Plugin

Our plugin uses the wp_mail() (WordPress core) function to send the emails, just like WordPress and many other plugins. This function uses PHP's mail function by default, but can be configured to use SMTP instead. If you are using an SMTP plugin, it might be better to leave the options "From Email" and "From Name" empty (Admin Menu > Downloads > Messages) and let the SMTP plugin handle these settings. If not, to avoid your email being marked as spam, it is highly recommended that your "from" domain match your website. Some hosts may require that your "from" address be a legitimate address. If these settings have no effect, there is probably another plugin that overrules these email settings. You could disable other plugins to find out which plugin this is and if there is a setting available that will lower its priority. Email problems are often solved by using SMTP to send emails. If your hosting allows you to send emails via SMTP, you can try this first. If this is not possible, you could try one of the (free) SMTP providers available. Here you can find a great article about the common causes of not sending emails (and SPAM issues) and solutions to fix it.

The following can cause an error (Failed - Network Error) after clicking a download link: The maximum execution time (PHP) has been exceeded during the download process. You could try to increase this time limit in your .htaccess or php.ini file or you could ask your hosting.

The download links are changed by your translation plugin. This topic is covered here. There is something wrong with your .htaccess file or your SSL certificate.

Some plugins or changes that you make to WordPress can cause extra spaces and/or line feeds (return characters) to be added to the output of every WordPress page. These extra characters can change and corrupt the file. You could disable other plugins to see if that fixes your problem. If not, try to change your theme temporarily.