Smart Download Redirector

Smart Download Redirector sends chosen links through a countdown page before the visitor reaches the target. It handles two kinds of links, each with its own screen and texts:

• Downloads (links to files like zip or pdf): “Preparing your download”, file name, download button
• External links (links to other websites): “You are leaving this website”, target domain, “Continue to …” button

Use it to announce downloads from other servers, to show a short notice before visitors leave your site, or to count how often your files and partner links are used.

You choose which links go through the countdown. The plugin changes those links on your site automatically, you do not have to edit your posts.

Features

• Three layouts: Card (centered, progress ring), Minimal (large number, thin bar, no box) and Inline (compact bar between your content)
• Live preview in the settings: every change to colors, corners, texts and timing shows up right away, including all stages of the countdown (counting, at zero, fallback button, invalid link)
• Downloads and external links: the plugin detects the kind of every link and shows the matching screen and texts
• Link rules: domains (with subdomains), file types (zip, pdf, …), files from your media library, or all external links. Exclusions and a “smartdr-skip” class for single links
• Show what you want: file name, target domain and the skip link can each be hidden; the skip link can also appear only in the last seconds
• Link tester: paste a link and see which rule applies, with the finished countdown link to copy
• Download statistics: countdown views and downloads per file, completion rate, chart per day and a dashboard widget. Only totals per file and day are stored, no IP addresses, no cookies
• Fallback button: if the browser stays on the page, visitors get a “Download now” button. Visitors without JavaScript get it right away
• Visitor friendly: the timer pauses in background tabs, screen readers hear every state change, animations follow “reduce motion”