Title: Download Helper
Author: Pooja Parmar
Published: <strong>Jen 29, 2025</strong>
Last modified: Jen 29, 2025

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Download Helper

 By [Pooja Parmar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parmarpooja/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/download-helper.zip)

 * [Details](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/download-helper/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/download-helper/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/download-helper/#installation)
 * [Development](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/download-helper/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-helper/)

## Description

Easily download any installed theme or plugin as a ZIP file directly from your WordPress
admin dashboard. Adds a “Download” button to the Plugins and Themes screens for 
quick backups or migration. Now with bulk download support!

Features:
 * Download individual plugins and themes with a single click * Bulk download
multiple plugins or themes at once * Organized ZIP structure for easy installation*
Administrator-only access for security

## Installation

 1. Upload the `download-helper` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to the Plugins or Appearance > Themes screen to use the new Download buttons.

## FAQ

### Who can use the download feature?

Only administrators (users with the `manage_options` capability) can see and use
the download buttons.

### Where are the ZIP files created?

ZIP files are created on-the-fly and downloaded directly to your computer. No files
are left on the server.

### What are the requirements?

 * PHP 5.6 or higher
 * WordPress 4.0 or higher
 * PHP ZipArchive extension enabled

### How do I use the bulk download feature?

 1. Go to the Plugins or Themes screen
 2. Select multiple items using the checkboxes
 3. Choose “Download Selected” from the Bulk Actions dropdown
 4. Click “Apply” to download all selected items as a single ZIP file

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Download Helper” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Pooja Parmar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parmarpooja/)

[Translate “Download Helper” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/download-helper)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-helper/), 
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/download-helper/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-helper/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-helper/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release: Download any installed theme or plugin as a ZIP file from the
   admin area.
 * Added bulk download support for plugins and themes

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **1 year ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.10**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-helper/)
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[bulk](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bulk/)
   [download](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/download/)[file manager](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/file-manager/)
   [helper](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/helper/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/download-helper/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Pooja Parmar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parmarpooja/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-helper/)

## Donate

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