Filr – Secure document library

Easily Create a Secure Document Library with Filr

Filr helps you safely upload, organize, and share documents on your site. Use direct links or show all files in a library for easy access.

Filr Pro – advanced features available after making a purchase

Enhanced File Security & Access Control
– Support for external files.
– Restrict file access by user email or user role.
– Encrypt filenames for extra privacy.
– Password-protected ZIP files.

Flexible File Expiry Options
– Expire uploads after a set number of downloads.
– Set an expiration date for files to auto-remove access.

Advanced Upload & Storage Management
– Upload multiple files at once and automatically zip them.
– Store files in custom directories for better organization.
– Manage folders efficiently with built-in folder management.

Extended Shortcode Customization
– More options to configure, style, and customize document library shortcodes.

Get it now on wpdocumentlibrary.com

Documentation

Learn more about this plugin [in our official documentation]](https://wpdocumentlibrary.com/kb/)

Support

• Free users: Ask in our forum
• Pro users: Get priority help

Default Method

1. Go to Settings > Plugins in your administrator panel.
2. Click Add New
3. Search for Qr
4. Click install.

Easy Method

1. Download the zip file.
2. Login to your Dashboard
3. Open your plugins bar and click Add New
4. Click the upload tab
5. Choose filr-protection from your downloads folder
6. Click Install Now
7. All done, now just activate the plugin
8. Go to Filr and create restricted media links.

Old Method

1. Upload filr-protection to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

1. 

   Filr library shortcode

2. 

   Filr files admin

3. 

   Filr uploader

4. 

   Filr create library

1.2.11 – 22.10.2025

• Fix: Security issue with file uploads.

1.2.10 – 11.07.2025

• Fix: Undefined variable $timestamp issue.

1.2.9 – 26.06.2025

• Fix: Resolved an issue with assets not being loaded properly

1.2.8 – 20.06.2025

• Fix: Resolved an issue where hovering over the preview icon for non-image files displayed a broken image tooltip.
• Change: Clicking the preview icon now opens the file in a new browser tab for improved usability.

1.2.7 – 03.02.2025

• Fixed: Fatal error when creating a new file if …/wp-content/uploads/filr/ directory was missing.

1.2.6 – 06.12.2024

• Changed: Update readme

1.2.5

• latest Freemius SDK
• fixed security issue with insecure filenames
• updated docs and support links
• enhanced CPT capabilities checks for better security

1.2.4

• removed capability check to avoid empty libraries

1.2.3.9

• improved title escaping
• added capability checks for admin settings + CPT access
• force int for ID usage

1.2.3.8

• security improvements
• WP 6.5 compatibility

1.2.3.7

• SDK upgrade
• readme improvements

1.2.3.6

• WordPress 6.4 compatibility

1.2.3.5

• expired download 0 <= comparison
• improved expired download handling

1.2.3.4

• fixed security issue with file uploads
• fixed PHP notice with file link
• fixed decrease download count detection
• upgraded Freemius SDK

1.2.3.3

• WP 6.3 compatibility

1.2.3.2

• improved Freemius integration
• added filter to change filename

1.2.3.1

• Fixed frontend uploader upload to specific folder

1.2.3

• added filter filr_access_allowed to allow implementing custom validation for file access
• Freemius SDK update to 2.5.10

1.2.2.9

• updated uploader scripts
• fixed publish date in folders
• check for file_exists before getting file size

1.2.2.8

• clear filename on reload within frontend uploader
• fixed secure URLs with folders

1.2.2.7

• fixed size calculation from admin uploads

1.2.2.6

• auto-zip for frontend uploads
• fixed secure URL feature with frontend uploads
• improved visibilty for frontend uploads

1.2.2.5

• bugfix: reload with frontend upload
• auto-zip for frontend uploads to prevent missing meta on failed ajax requests
• Norwegian translation

1.2.2.4

• removed unknown method from create post

1.2.2.3

• prevent recursion on zipping files in admin

1.2.2.2

• added filter to dynamically add custom rows in a library
• added dynamic version number
• improved accessibility with ARIA tags (frontend & backend)
• added option to set a custom error message for unallowed access
• cleaned up CSS defaults
• improved responsive design (tables and folders)
• improved frontend uploader capabilities (library condition, fixed user role parameter)
• changed “Rows” to “Columns” – typo
• updated translations

1.2.2.1

• full security audit
• code refactoring and cleanup
• introduced PHP type hints for all methods and attributes
• improved PHP doc blocks

1.2.2

• improved german translation
• added filter parameter for uploader only view
• filter for disallowed file types added
• action for expire date comparisons
• cleaned up the free version
• fixed translation for folder buttons

1.2.1

• added finish translation
• added french translation
• prevent error if files array is empty
• auto cleaner only with filter
• filr_allow_file_access hook for additional permission checkup
• fixed all folders in select menu
• Windows-environment support

1.2

• target blank option for external files
• user as row (uploaded by) (pro only)
• frontend uploader with file name, folder and library selection (pro only)
• restrict uploaded files by user email and/or role from frontend (pro only)
• notification email after file submission (pro only)
• automatically restrict file from frontend uploader to the user
• Added option to encrypt File ID in secure URLs

1.1

• mobile design
• secure download links (pro only)
• options for default sorting
• option to adjust fontsize for folder headline
• enhanced status with max_upload_limits, max_post_size
• setting deactivate search/pagination also applies to folders now
• updated language files
• WP 5.8 compatibility check

1.0.0

• support for external files (pro only)
• frontend file uploader (pro only)
• filter for replacing the entire directory used by Filr
• better error handling for large files
• prevent error notices when empty files are created

0.9.5

• better freemius integration
• fixed date sorting

0.9.4

• decrease remaining on download (ajax) (pro only)
• added file preview for images (pro only)
• added version number (pro only)
• improved markup for easier styling of rows
• improved styles for better theme compatibility
• updated translation
• better fail-safe bootup

0.9.3

• fixed published/modified date
• class_exists for ZIPArchive to prevent errors
• Added options to toggle search and pagination
• added folder management (pro only)
• fixed decrease download ajax (pro only)
• improved german translation

0.9.2

fixed restriction by mail
fixed missing min assets for search and sorting

0.9.1

• SDK bufix which results in fatal error

0.9

• option to use publish date instead of last modified date
• option to overwrite the download button label
• included password-protection for zip files
• improved user mail and user role restriction
• improved trialing

0.8

• New shortcode with datatable.just
• More performance improvements
• Modified and optimized strings and localisation
• Option to configure the order of columns
• Additional rows to activate and use (filetype and modification date)
• latest freemius SDK

0.7

• fixed conditional for expiration
• readme improvments

0.6

• CSS bugfixes
• readme improvements

0.5

• Initial release