Gives you a new shortcode that makes download-links secure on a per-user basis.
As of April 2026, mulllhausen's secure links is a WordPress secure file plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Hide Real Download Path.
Mulllhausen’s Secure Links lets you control the users who can download secure files from your site. Each user sees a different download URL, which is an encrypted combination of the user’s ID and the file name. If one user copies their download URL and sends it to another user then this other user will not be able to access the secure file.
Initial Setup
When you first install this plugin you should go to the admin panel page (under the tools menu) and make sure that everything is securely configured.
Usage
Once you have securely configured everything then the following shortcode becomes available:
[mulll0 allowed_users="alice anderson,bob brown,charlie clarke"]filename.pdf[/mulll0]
This will allow alice, bob and charlie to acces file filename.pdf. Each will have a different…
| WordPress | 2.6.0+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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