WordPress File Manager Plugin (CMDM) - Getting Started - Changing Front-End Text (Labels)


Getting Started - Changing Labels

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The WordPress File Manager plugin makes it easy for you to customize the text labels that appear in the downloads manager!

To control the appearance of the text that appears in the downloads manager, navigate to the Admin Dashboard → CM Downloads Pro → Settings.

Navigation to the plugin settings - File Download Plugin
Navigation to the plugin settings

Click on Labels tab.

Labels settings - WordPress Document Management
Labels settings

General

In the General section, the Admin can modify the most common labels used in the WordPress File Manager plugin interface, starting from what the downloads manager is called on your site and how you would like to label the user's dashboard (where users have a list of their own downloads). 

You can also create customized labels for the search field and the author of downloads.

Label Note
Author Define what will be the label for the author.
My Downloads My Downloads
Downloads Downloads
All downloads All downloads
Search... Search...
Tags Tags
-- top -- -- top --
« Previous « Previous
Next » Next »
Cancel Cancel

Index page

Under the Index page section, you can change labels that appear on the Downloads Index page.

Label Note
Title Download title in the table view.
Status Status
Downloads Downloads
Actions Actions
Sort by Sort by
name ascending name ascending
name descending name descending
recently modified recently modified
newest newest
rating rating
downloads number downloads number
views number views number
manual manual
tiles tiles
list list
category category
table table
Details Details
Details Details
No results have been found No results have been found
Show more Show more
One level up One level up
Layout: Layout:
Showing %d-%d of %d Showing %d-%d of %d
1 download 1 download
%d downloads %d downloads
All downloads All downloads

Dashboard

Under the Dashboard section, you can change labels that appear on the user dashboard.

Label Note
ID ID column header.
Title Title
Status Status
Downloads Downloads
Actions Actions
You haven't added any downloads yet You haven't added any downloads yet
Unpublish Unpublish
Publish Publish
Edit Edit
Delete Delete
Are you sure you want to delete? Are you sure you want to delete?
No results have been found No results have been found
Manage my Downloads Manage my Downloads

Upload

Under the Upload section, you can change labels that appear on the page with the files uploading form. Here are only some of the many available options:

Label Note
Shortcodes Document's shortcode field on the upload page.
Title Title
Files Files
Allowed extensions Allowed extensions
Thumbnail Thumbnail
Thumbnail won't be shown on the screenshots region. Thumbnail won't be shown on the screenshots region.
Click on a screenshot above to set the main thumbnail. Click on a screenshot above to set the main thumbnail.
Screenshots Screenshots
Max. 4, Size: H: 220px W: 720px Max. 4, Size: H: 220px W: 720px
Protect by password Protect by password
Who can download Who can download
All users (including guests) All users (including guests)
All logged-in users All logged-in users
All users with "publish_posts" capability All users with "publish_posts" capability
All users with "edit_posts" capability All users with "edit_posts" capability
All users with "manage_options" capability All users with "manage_options" capability
Selected CMDM user groups Selected CMDM user groups
Selected users Selected users
Only author Only author
Allowed Users Groups Allowed Users Groups
Allowed WP Roles Allowed WP Roles
Select files Select files
Add Add
New category New category
Add Add
Update Update
Please wait, sending data in progress Please wait, sending data in progress
Browse WP upload dir Browse WP upload dir
Add new Add new
Delete Delete
View View
Edit Edit
Upload Upload
Categories Categories
Category (max. %d) Category (max. %d)
Video Lessons channel Video Lessons channel
Associate with the CM Video Lessons channel to display an extra Video tab. Associate with the CM Video Lessons channel to display an extra Video tab.
Tags Tags
Add tag Add tag
You have reached the uploads limit. Please try later. You have reached the uploads limit. Please try later.
Admin Recommended Admin Recommended
Number of downloads Number of downloads
Allow single file download Allow single file download
For multiple-file package you can allow user to download each file separately. For multiple-file package you can allow user to download each file separately.
Allow selecting specific files to download Allow selecting specific files to download
For multiple-file package you can allow user to select only specific files to download as a ZIP package. This feature works with if option "Allow single file download" is enabled. For multiple-file package you can allow user to select only specific files to download as a ZIP package. This feature works with if option "Allow single file download" is enabled.
Find category... Find category...
New category New category
Parent: Parent:
Agreement Agreement
URL URL
Hide URL from users Hide URL from users
Stream file behind the URL to hide the address from users (may not work on all servers). If disabled, simply redirect browser to the given URL. Stream file behind the URL to hide the address from users (may not work on all servers). If disabled, simply redirect browser to the given URL.
Allowed CMDM User Groups Allowed CMDM User Groups
Allowed Wordpress Users Allowed Wordpress Users
Allowed Users Allowed Users
Browse WP home dir Browse WP home dir
File File
URL URL
Shortcode Shortcode
Version Version
Download type Download type
Allowed extensions Allowed extensions
Shortcode Shortcode
Screenshots are disabled in the plugin settings and won't be visible on the download's page. Screenshots are disabled in the plugin settings and won't be visible on the download's page.
Images Images
Enable Preview Enable Preview
For documents or images you can show Google Docs preview for users. For documents or images you can show Google Docs preview for users.
Enable Media Player Enable Media Player
For audio/movie files you can show media player for users. For audio/movie files you can show media player for users.
Notify me on new support topics Notify me on new support topics
Require non logged in users to provide name and email Require non logged in users to provide name and email
Visibility Visibility
All users (including guests) All users (including guests)
All logged-in users All logged-in users
All users with "publish_posts" capability All users with "publish_posts" capability
All users with "edit_posts" capability All users with "edit_posts" capability
All users with "manage_options" capability All users with "manage_options" capability
Selected CMDM user groups Selected CMDM user groups
Selected Wordpress roles Selected Wordpress roles
Selected Wordpress users Selected Wordpress users
Only me Only me
author author
"%s" has been successfully added "%s" has been successfully added
%s has been held for moderation %s has been held for moderation
"%s" has been successfully updated "%s" has been successfully updated
"%s" has been successfully deleted "%s" has been successfully deleted
"%s" has been successfully published "%s" has been successfully published
"%s" has been successfully unpublished "%s" has been successfully unpublished

Download

Under the Download section, admins can adjust the labels for many of the prompts, alerts, and buttons users will see when they attempt to download a file from the download manager. 

You can choose the "Download" label to appear differently for File and URL downloads, and customize the "Open" label for our supported "files list" shortcode.

Label Note
Please login to download. Login prompt on the restricted download page.
You have no permission to download this file. You have no permission to download this file.
You have reached the downloads limit. Please try later. You have reached the downloads limit. Please try later.
Download Download
Download Download
Open Open
More... More...
Report Report
Enter the reason... Enter the reason...
Send report Send report
Thank you, the resource has been reported. Thank you, the resource has been reported.
Video Lesson Video Lesson
Views Views
File size File size
Tags Tags
Back to All Downloads Back to All Downloads
Rating Rating
Select specific files to download: Select specific files to download:
Select specific file to download: Select specific file to download:
published published
draft draft
waiting for moderation waiting for moderation
Download Info Download Info
Version Version
Downloads Downloads
Updated Updated
Recommended Recommended
Show Preview Show Preview
Description Description
Excerpt Excerpt
Notes Notes
Tags Tags
Installation Installation
Changelog Changelog
Support Support
View video View video
Categories Categories
First name First name
Last name Last name
Email Email

Support

Label Note
RESOLVED Resolved status for the support thread.
No topics No topics
would you like to create one? would you like to create one?
Topic Topic
Posts Posts
Last Poster Last Poster
Updated Updated
Leave your comment/question Leave your comment/question
Title Title
What is your comment about? What is your comment about?
Notify me of follow Notify me of follow
Post Post
Allow markup Allow markup
Wrap your code using Wrap your code using
Your question has been successfully added. Your question has been successfully added.
Thank you for your question, it has been held for moderation. Thank you for your question, it has been held for moderation.
Please log in to post questions Please log in to post questions
« Back to Support Page « Back to Support Page
Leave your comment Leave your comment
What is your comment about? What is your comment about?
Mark this topic as resolved Mark this topic as resolved
Post Post
Your answer has been successfully added. Your answer has been successfully added.
Thank you for your answer, it has been held for moderation. Thank you for your answer, it has been held for moderation.

Following

Under the Following section, the admin can draft their own text labels related to following downloads categories, including the "Follow" and "Unfollow" labels, and the messages that users receive when they follow or unfollow a download category.

Label Note
Follow category Label for the "Follow category" button.
Unfollow category Unfollow category
You have been added from the category followers. You have been added from the category followers.
You have been removed from the category followers. You have been removed from the category followers.

Search

Under the Search section, you can create labels for the JS filter and search inputs.

Label Note
Filter... Placeholder of the quick JS filter input.
Search... Search...
Search Search

Shortcodes

Under the Shortcodes section, you can change the labels for filters from shortcodes.

Label Note
Category: Category filter (single tree) in the cmdm-files-list
Category: Category:
Subcategory: Subcategory:
Author: Author:
Uncategorized downloads Uncategorized downloads
No downloads. No downloads.

Panel Titles

Under the Panel Titles section, you can change the text that will appear in many places on the WordPress File Manager plugin interface.

Label Note
panel_title_cmdownload_edit label: Downloads - Edit
panel_title_cmdownload_empty label: panel_title_cmdownload_empty label:
panel_title_cmdownload_dashboard label: panel_title_cmdownload_dashboard label:
panel_title_error_error label: panel_title_error_error label:
panel_title_uploader_index label: panel_title_uploader_index label:

Other

Under the Other section, you will find a mix of labels that may not fit under the other categories.

Label Note
Please sign-in with the following login form. Login widget text.
Login Login
Thanks for rating! Thanks for rating!
accepted accepted
rejected rejected
Add Add
questions questions
Questions Questions
answers answers
Answers Answers
expiration expiration
uploads uploads
Uploads Uploads
Go back to previous page Go back to previous page
Go back to previous page Go back to previous page
Social Profiles Social Profiles
Login Login
You do not have sufficient permissions to view this page You do not have sufficient permissions to view this page
Wrong password Wrong password



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