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The Download Tracker in DataPlus monitors when visitors download specific types of files from your site.
It identifies these downloads by checking the file’s extension in the URL against a pre-defined list.
By default, we supports these extensions:
| Type | Extensions / Patterns | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Documents | pdf, docx, xlsx, txt, rtf, csv | docx matches .doc and .docx; xlsx matches .xls and .xlsx |
| Presentations | ppt, pptx | |
| Archives | zip, rar, 7z, gz, pkg | GZ is often used for compressed files |
| Installers | exe, pkg | EXE for Windows, PKG for macOS |
| Media (video) | avi, mov, mp4, mpeg, wmv | mpeg matches .mpg and .mpeg |
| Media (audio) | midi, mp3, wav, wma | midi matches .mid and .midi |
| Other formats | key (Keynote), vcf (contacts), stp, dwg (CAD) | Duplicates like stp and dwg appear twice but don’t break anything |
The plugin uses this method:
return apply_filters('wpstatistics_data_plus_event_file_extensions', $fileExtensions);
This means you can hook into the filter wpstatistics_data_plus_event_file_extensions to add new file extensions.
Add this to your theme’s functions.php or to a small custom plugin:
<?php
// Extend WP Statistics DataPlus download tracker extensions
add_filter('wpstatistics_data_plus_event_file_extensions', function (array $extensions) {
// Add extra types
$extensions[] = 'svg'; // Vector graphics
$extensions[] = 'webp'; // WebP images
$extensions[] = 'apk'; // Android packages
// Optional: deduplicate list
$extensions = array_values(array_unique($extensions));
return $extensions;
});
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