Description
The WordPress Pro Membership addon transforms WordPress Download Manager into a subscription platform, creating membership plans with restricted access to download bundles and blocking premium files from unauthenticated visitors. Suitable for sites that sell recurring digital content, it connects Download Manager’s access control to user levels, enabling or disabling the download button based on each registered member’s active plan.
Main Features
- Subscription plans: creates configurable membership levels linked to Download Manager file bundles.
- Download restriction: blocks access to premium files for users without an active plan or with expired membership.
- Member management: admin panel to monitor registrations, subscription status, and renewals of registered users.
- Member area: dedicated page where each subscriber views their unlocked bundles and access history.
- Gateway compatibility: works with payment methods supported by WordPress Download Manager for subscription billing.
Benefits of WordPress Pro Membership
- Recurring revenue: monetizes download library through periodic billing instead of single sales.
- Access control: ensures only paying members can download protected files.
- Level segmentation: allows offering differentiated bundles according to the user’s subscribed plan.
- Centralized operation: keeps all member and file management within the Download Manager environment.
Who Is It For?
- Digital content creators who sell ebooks, audio, videos, or media bundles by subscription.
- Course sites, educational materials, and communities that provide exclusive resources to members.
- Resource banks such as templates, fonts, icons, or stock that charge recurring access fees.
Combining access control, subscriber management, and a file library into one workflow, this component adds the recurring layer needed for Download Manager to operate as a premium content platform. Recommended for those already using the base plugin to distribute downloads and wanting to switch from a one-time sale model to predictable revenue while keeping files protected behind a membership wall.
Frequently asked questions
Is Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership GPL-licensed?
Yes. Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership on multiple sites?
Yes. You can use Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership on multiple sites. The number of sites connected to Ultrapack Auto Updater is limited by your plan.
How much does Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership cost at Ultrapack?
Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership include updates?
Yes. The current version of Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership is 3.5.3, published at Ultrapack on Sep 29, 2021. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Download Manager WordPress Pro Membership goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
This item is an add-on for the Download Manager Pro plugin. Installed on its own it throws no error, but it does not work either.
- Install and activate the Download Manager Pro plugin before this one.
- Download the file
wppromembership.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
wppromembership.zip, click Install Now and then Activate.
- Both stay active at the same time. Deactivating the Download Manager Pro plugin turns this add-on off with it.
- An add-on settings usually show up inside the main plugin screens, not in a menu of their own. If you find nothing new in the dashboard after activating, look there before opening a ticket.
Stuck on a step? Open a ticket telling us which one you stopped at.

UAU Ready