When users download files through Simple File List (SFL), their browser determines how the file is handled. Depending on the file type and the browser’s settings, the file might automatically open, download, or prompt the user to choose an action. This article explains why this happens and provides tips for testing and adjusting browser behavior. … Read more

Simple File List is meant to take on your website’s theme appearance by default. Without any modifications to the style, it should look presentable on your WordPress website. However, if you wish to adjust the appearance you can use CSS within your website’s theme. By targeting the following HTML elements, you can over-ride the built-in … Read more

You can change the styling of the file list and upload form by adding CSS to your theme file. The trick is to target the proper HTML elements. Here are some basic CSS snippets for easy copy-pasting. Specify the Width of the List To control the overall width of the file list, use this style … Read more

DRAFT Simple File List stores data related to a file list in two places; the file list array the file list settings array. The settings array contains information that defines how the file list appears and behaves, while the file list array contains information about each file and folder. This article should help you understand … Read more

Simple File List includes numerous hooks you can use in order to extend its functionality and integration with your theme or other plugins. In addition knowing when an action occurred, SFL custom hooks also return an array containing messages related to the action process. File Uploads Hooks These hooks will fire after a successful file … Read more

Security is a major focus for Simple File List. Because by its very nature this plugin allows access to the file system, great care is taken to ensure hackers cannot easily abuse your website and web server. A major threat to anyone allowing adding or editing files on the disk from a publicly accessible website … Read more

Here’s a neat trick you can use if you want to completely hide a folder, both front and back. Navigate to the folder you want to hide using FTP or your web host’s file manager application. Be sure its setting for “Show Hidden Items” is ON. You should be able to see the .thumbnails folders. … Read more

This article is written with the WordPress plugin; Simple File List in mind, but applies equally to most other plugins as well. Simple File List is written in English, but supports a number of additional languages. I don’t speak more than one language, so I rely on an app to get me started and then … Read more

WordPress shortcodes are an ingenious way to add complex theme and plugin functionality to your website. You just put the shortcode snippet directly into your content and when your page is shown, WordPress swaps the shortcode snippet with the functionality defined within it. 1 ThumbNameSizeDate Uploaded-with-Terms/ Uploaded-with-Terms directoryUploaded-with-Terms https://simplefilelist.com/can-i-force-acceptance-of-terms-before-viewing-files-or-uploading-files/ Open Download Zip File 93.13 KB … Read more

Yes File and folder naming is something I struggle with continually. European and eastern languages are a particular challenge. Unfortunately, file naming rules are different for each operating system, as well as for HTTP. What works on your machine, might not work as a URL. So I do my best. Whatever you upload or add … Read more

Many have asked how to show people their files, but not allow them to download copies for themselves. This sounds like a reasonable request. Unfortunately, you cannot prevent this. You can prevent access to files behind a login, but once you reveal the file contents, it can be copied. When a user views an image, … Read more

Some website owners do not want anyone from outside their own site to be able to access the files in their list directly, sometimes called “hot linking”. You can prevent this by using an .htaccess file.

Sometimes it might be helpful to make the website visitor tick a checkbox to accept terms before allowing a file upload. You must check this box before you can upload a file. Go ahead, check it. If you are at all comfortable with doing a little coding, this can be accomplished with some simple JavaScript … Read more

If you have the zip file of a newer version of a plugin, you can manually update it as opposed to using the built-in updater. Here’s how… Deactivate the current plugin. If you want to save it, use a file manager or FTP to download it. Now Delete the plugin. This only affects the plugin … Read more

Yes, you can certainly run the extensions on a local environment, as long as your WordPress install has web access for installing and updates. Go to the Add Features tab and then click on the Add Now button. The registration page will load and recognize that your website is not publicly accessible. Use an email … Read more

The file date format uses the format selected in your WordPress General Settings. Go to Settings > General

The initial default value is the largest that your server will currently allow. This will depend on your hosting setup. which is automatically detected. You can reduce this value on the File Upload Settings tab, under Upload Job Limits. If you require a larger size, you will need to edit your PHP configuration. Set both … Read more

Yes, you can hook into the action “eeSFL_UploadCompleted” and/or “eeSFL_UploadCompletedAdmin” and do pretty much anything you want after upload completion. Learn about using hooks and actions

Yes, the CSS is easily over-ridden, making it easy for anyone with CSS knowledge to customize the page design. Check the documentation page for more info.

It Depends… YES If you place a list on the front-side of your website that is openly viewable to the general public, these files and their associated data, such as descriptions, may be indexed by search engines. If your files need to be viewable by your visitors, but you do not want them indexed by … Read more

By default, files cannot be overwritten. If a file is uploaded having the same name as one already present, a series number is appended to the name ( filename_(2).ext ) You can use the renaming functionality to change this. To change this so files can be overwritten, go to the Upload Settings tab and check … Read more

No, files are uploaded to a special folder inside your general WordPress uploads folder, or anywhere you specify.