by threadi 5 (7 reviews)

Download List Block with Icons

Name: Download List Block with Icons
Rating: 5.0 (7 reviews)
Author: threadi

Use a Gutenberg Block to manage a download list with file type specific icons. No configuration is necessary.

Download List Block with Icons ranks #9,793 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, is #1,060 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Oct 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.2

v5.0.1 Current Version v5.0.1

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 24 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#1,060 of 6,651 in Media Top 25% by installs Downloads -71.6% this week Actively maintained

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16.9K

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.0.1
Last Updated: Oct 24, 2026
Requires WP: 6.6+
Tested Up To: 7.2
PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
Author: threadi

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 7
Support Threads: 0
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display downloadable files in a styled list within the Gutenberg editor. It solves the problem of manually building download lists by letting users pick files from the media library and auto-generating file-type icons, links, and metadata.

Choose files from media library
File-type-specific icons
Multiple iconsets included
Drag & drop sorting
Toggle file size and description
Direct link or attachment page
Sort list by title or filesize
Set colors, typography and borders

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Download List Block with Icons

The description stored at the file in the Media Library itself is used as the description. You can edit it in 2 ways: Open the file in the Media Library for editing. There you will find the field "Description". Enter the desired description here. Or open this editing mask via the pencil at the file in the block you have created. You can also add a custom title and description for each file used only by the Block of this plugin.

No, there are no restrictions.

The block can basically be used in any theme that supports Gutenberg blocks. If this is the case for your theme, you have to ask your theme developer.

Yes, you can manage your custom iconsets in WordPress-backend.

The file will probably have a file type that does not follow the WordPress standard and is therefore not included in our plugin. You have 2 options: Use the iconset specific hook "downloadlist_*_icons" to add the list of icons. Check beforehand with the developer of your chosen icon set if the icon you want is included there. Use another icon set, which supports the file type if necessary.

WordPress generates the preview of the first page of a PDF file during the upload. This requires Imagick with Ghostscript on your hosting. PDF files uploaded before have no preview: regenerate them e.g. with the plugin "Regenerate Thumbnails" or with wp media regenerate. Files without preview are shown with their icon.

Images, PDF files with generated preview and audio or video files with a cover image. WordPress takes the cover from MP3 files during the upload; you can also set it as featured image when editing the file in the media library. All other files are shown with their icon. The block shows a hint for each case.

Yes, if the plugin saves its folders as taxonomy for the media library, as for example Folderly, HappyFiles or Folders do. Choose the folder in the toolbar of the block with "Choose a download list or folder". New files in this folder are shown automatically. Plugins which save their folders in their own database tables, like FileBird or Real Media Library, are not supported yet. Developers can add other folder taxonomies with the filter downloadlist_folder_taxonomies. You can disable the use of folders under Settings > Download List Block with Icons > Settings.

Yes, since WordPress 6.9 the plugin offers abilities for the Abilities API of WordPress. An AI agent can e.g. find where a file is shown, list the download lists and folders or check for missing preview images. In the mode "All" it can also assign files to download lists and add download lists to posts. The abilities always run with the rights of the logged-in user. You can disable them or allow only reading abilities under Settings > Download List Block with Icons > Settings, where you also find a check whether they could be used in your project.

No. The preview images are saved in the uploads directory and are public, even if a plugin protects the files themselves. Do not enable the previews for confidential documents.