Moving from WordPress Download Manager
Keep your packages and categories, replace the old plugin, and get a faster, genuinely searchable library — in minutes. FileDeck reads your WordPress Download Manager library right where it sits and brings it across in one click: packages, categories, files, download counts and access rules included. It all runs on your own WordPress; your files never move.
One click, on your own site
Switch in three steps
Install FileDeck alongside
Add FileDeck Pro to the same site, with WordPress Download Manager still active. Nothing changes on your live pages yet.
Click Import
Go to Documents → Import & Export → Migrate. FileDeck shows a WordPress Download Manager card with the number of packages it found — click Import. It runs in the background, so a large library won’t tie up your browser. Import as drafts first if you’d like to review before going live.
Switch the old plugin off
Spot-check the results, swap in the FileDeck block or shortcode, and deactivate WordPress Download Manager. Your files never moved — they’re linked right where they already were.
What comes across
The parts that matter come with you — automatically, with nothing sent off your server.
Packages & files
Every package becomes a FileDeck document, with its title and description. Files are linked right where they live — nothing is copied or moved.
Categories & tags
Your package categories — including sub-categories — are rebuilt with the same nesting, and your tags come too.
Download counts
Each package’s running total carries over, so your numbers don’t reset to zero on the way in.
Restricted access
Packages locked to roles or a password become documents restricted to logged-in users, so gated files stay gated after the move.
Why teams move to FileDeck
A real searchable library
Instant search, sortable and filterable columns, and grid, table or folder layouts — a library visitors can actually search and browse, not just a list of download buttons.
Search inside your files
Full-text search reads the contents of your PDFs and Office documents, not just their titles — so people find the right file by what’s in it.
Honest, flat pricing
Your renewal never jumps, and a 30-day money-back guarantee backs every plan. No switch-and-bait discounts that spike at renewal.
Prefer a hand? We’ll do it with you.
Big or unusual library? We’ll walk the import through with you and stay on it until it’s live and you’re happy — and we’ll add the time left on your current plan to your FileDeck licence, so you never pay twice. No credential handoff needed; it all runs on your own site.
Questions about moving
Do I need to export anything first?
No. FileDeck reads your WordPress Download Manager library directly from your own site — there’s no file to export and no columns to map. Just keep the plugin active while you import. See the full walkthrough.
Will my download counts and files be preserved?
Yes. Each package’s download count carries over, and your files are linked exactly where they already are — including files kept in Download Manager’s own upload folder. Nothing is duplicated or moved on disk.
What about password-protected packages?
Packages locked to roles or a password come across as documents restricted to logged-in users, so they stay gated. You can then re-apply precise role or password rules with FileDeck’s category-level access control.
Is it safe to run more than once?
Completely. FileDeck remembers which packages it has already imported, so re-running skips them and never creates duplicates. If an import is interrupted, just start it again — it picks up where it left off, and your original content is never changed.
Bring your library across today
Install FileDeck Pro, click Import, and have a faster, searchable library live in minutes — with your packages, categories and counts intact.
Want to look before you buy? Install the free version — it runs happily alongside your current plugin, and nothing is imported until you tell it to. The one-click importer is a Pro feature; you can add Pro whenever you’re ready.
Our comparison claims are tested on fresh installs, not copied from marketing pages — here’s how we test.
WordPress Download Manager is a trademark of its respective owner. FileDeck is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by it; the name is used only to identify the plugin you are migrating from.