Subscribe to Download - An advanced subscription plugin for WordPress

Subscribe to Download – Email Subscription & Lead Magnet Plugin for WordPress

Turn your downloadable content into a reason to subscribe.

Subscribe to Download helps you grow your email list by offering visitors a downloadable resource in exchange for their email address. Share eBooks, guides, checklists, templates, discount vouchers, and other digital freebies through customizable subscription forms on your WordPress website.

Create unlimited forms, choose from 22 pre-designed templates, and customize the appearance to match your brand. Display forms within your content or in a popup, collect additional information with custom fields, and connect subscribers to your email marketing service.

Choose how visitors receive their files: deliver a download link by email, require email confirmation with double opt-in, or show an instant download button after subscription. Manage subscribers, track download status, and export your list directly from your WordPress dashboard.

You can also use Subscribe to Download as a standalone subscription form without offering a downloadable file.

Features

Flexible Subscription Forms

• Unlimited subscription forms: Create separate forms for different downloads, offers, and campaigns.
• 22 pre-designed templates: Choose a ready-made layout and tailor it to your website.
• Shortcode integration: Embed subscription forms within your WordPress content.
• Custom form fields: Add text fields, text areas, dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, date pickers, number fields, phone fields, URLs, and hidden fields.
• Required field controls: Choose which information visitors must provide.
• Customizable form content: Edit headings, subheadings, labels, button text, and footer content.
• AJAX submission: Let visitors subscribe without a full page reload.
• Custom feedback messages: Personalize success, validation, and error messages.
• Subscription-only option: Collect subscribers without offering a downloadable file.

Design & Display Options

• Inline and popup forms: Display forms within your content or open them through a text or image trigger.
• Timed popups: Show a subscription popup immediately or after a configurable delay.
• Popup visibility controls: Hide selected popups for existing subscribers or after visitors close them.
• Built-in style customization: Adjust text, buttons, hover colors, backgrounds, images, and form width.
• Custom CSS: Fine-tune your form’s appearance with your own styles.
• Admin form previews: Preview your subscription form before placing it on your website.

Download Delivery & Access Controls

• Flexible file sources: Upload a file, select one from the WordPress Media Library, or provide a download URL.
• Email delivery: Automatically send subscribers an email containing their download link.
• Instant downloads: Display a download button immediately after successful subscription.
• Double opt-in: Require email confirmation before sending the download email.
• Encrypted download links: Enable encrypted links with subscriber IP validation to help limit direct link sharing.
• Link expiration: Set a download link expiration time and customize the expired-link message.
• Post-subscription redirects: Send subscribers to a thank-you page or another destination.
• Returning subscriber controls: Show a download button to recognized subscribers or keep the subscription form visible.

Email Marketing Integrations

Connect your subscription forms with these email marketing services:

• Mailchimp
• Constant Contact
• MailerLite
• Sendinblue
• ConvertKit

Select the available lists or groups for each form to organize subscribers around different offers and campaigns.

Customizable Emails & Notifications

• Custom sender details: Configure the sender name and email address.
• Editable email content: Customize confirmation and download email subjects and messages.
• Personalization placeholders: Insert supported subscriber details, confirmation links, and download links.
• Subscription notifications: Notify administrators or specified recipients when someone subscribes.
• Download notifications: Receive email notifications when subscribers download a file.

Subscriber Management

• Subscriber dashboard: View subscriber details directly within WordPress.
• Search and filtering: Find subscribers by keyword and filter records by form.
• Download status tracking: See whether subscribers have downloaded their file.
• CSV export: Export subscriber records, including custom field information when exporting by form.
• Individual unsubscribe links: Generate unsubscribe links from the subscriber list.

Consent & Spam Protection

• Terms and agreement fields: Add agreement text with links to relevant policies.
• Marketing consent checkbox: Collect marketing consent separately within your subscription form.
• Google reCAPTCHA v3: Add verification to help reduce automated submissions.
• Cloudflare Turnstile: Choose Turnstile as an alternative captcha provider.
• Email domain restrictions: Block subscriptions from specified email domains.

Developer-Friendly Customization

• Hooks and filters: Extend selected form, subscription, email, export, and download behaviors.

Perfect for Your Next Free Download

• eBooks and PDF guides
• Checklists and worksheets
• Design templates and resource packs
• Discount vouchers and promotional downloads
• Reports, tutorials, and educational resources

Give visitors something worth subscribing for—and make delivering it easy with Subscribe to Download.

Support Resources

Change Log

Version 2.1.1

Added Cloudflare Turnstile Functionality
Revamped Download Functionality for better download support

Version 2.1.0

Fixed security issues

Version 2.0.9

Integrated Constant Contact V3

Version 2.0.8

Fixed a minor issue on email settings section
Added #custom_fields support in the download notification email

Version 2.0.7

Added google reCaptcha v3 security

Version 2.0.6

* Replaced site_url() with home_url() to solve the WordPress directory issue
* Fixed the bug for IP address not being saved in database
* Layout reference image in the Form Settings section
* Third party subscription functionality modified to subscribe by default without needing to select the list in the general settings of the form
* Removed "Use Browser as Downloader" option

Version 2.0.5

Fixed backend js error causing the issue with plugin settings save

Version 2.0.4

 Added Convertkit subscription service
 Replaced normal textarea with wp_editor for double opt in confirmation message
 Added header and footer while displaying double opt in confirmation message

Version 2.0.3

Fixed download button link on encrypt download link disable 
Added required option for GDPR Agreement Checkbox 
Added note in subscribers export

2.0.2

* Fixed custom fields not saving issue for double opt-in
* Added popup hide option after closed once

2.0.1

*Added #custom_fields in admin notification to receive custom fields in the admin notification email message

2.0.0

* Added Custom Fields support
* Added admin notification support
* Added Mailerlite support
* Added Sendinblue support

Check our detailed change log here