[wp-edu] protecting uploaded files from direct download (multisite)

Covello, Steve Steve.Covello at granite.edu
Mon Aug 12 15:51:42 UTC 2013


Not much to look at in this plugin documentation. Can't say much on behalf
of myself.

- Steve

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On 8/12/13 11:49 AM, "Stas Sușcov" <stas at nerd.ro> wrote:

>În data de Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:21:28 +0300, Joseph Ugoretz
><joseph.ugoretz at mhc.cuny.edu> a scris:
>
>> It's interesting that this isn't something included in WordPress at
>>this  
>> point.  And it's also interesting that so many of the proposed
>>solutions  
>> don't work at all in multisite.  I think most people assume that a link
>> 
>> on a password-protected page is also protected, or at least not indexed
>> 
>> by google. Especially if they're using a plugin which is supposed to
>> manage downloads. Testing with a direct link in a separate
>> (not-logged-in, no password entered, no cache existing) browser will
>> almost always allow direct download of those "protected" files.
>
>Hey Joseph,
>do you mind taking a look at?
>http://wordpress.org/plugins/uploads/
>
>Thanks.
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