Title: Protected Files
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Protected Files

 *  Resolved [Brad Griffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/burlesonbrad/)
 * (@burlesonbrad)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/protected-files/)
 * If I’d like to set up a membership site where, for $20 a month, people can download
   as many videos as they want.
    So… Membership level – looks like this’ll work.
   Payment through Stripe – still lookin’ great. Functions and code – seems pretty
   good. Now, how do I protect my content (in my case it’d be .mp4 files that would
   probably land in the /uploads folder) from being hijacked and folks finding the‘
   protected’ content? Thanks!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/konnichiwa/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/konnichiwa/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Bob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prasunsen/)
 * (@prasunsen)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/protected-files/#post-5156736)
 * Hm. Thanks for bringing this question. We’ll have to think about some solution.
 *  Thread Starter [Brad Griffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/burlesonbrad/)
 * (@burlesonbrad)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/protected-files/#post-5156738)
 * I work w/ WordPress and companies professionally, but here’s why I think you 
   might have a winner on your hands….
    EDD is big. So big, as a matter of fact,
   that sometimes folks get ‘overwhelmed’ with WAAAAAAAAY too many options. Plus,
   to get a site to do something specific, it involves purchasing and configuring
   WAAAAAAY too many options. So now, folks are stuck with “expensive” _**and**_“
   overwhelming”!
 * WPMU DEV has a great Membership plugin, but they haven’t pushed an update to 
   work with Stripe.
 * I can go on and on and on with different plugins. But the point here is that 
   the WP community needs a plugin that can focus on simplicity. For example:
    $
   20/mo unlimited downloads w/ protected file paths would involve tons of levers,
   buttons, configurations, downloads, and a “plugins” menu that’ll damn near have
   to be paginated 😉 if I went with most of the current options!! (which is absolutely
   crazy)
 * So, all you pretty much need to do (in my opinion) is obfuscate the downloadable
   files and you’ll be in the big leagues!!
 *  Plugin Author [Bob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prasunsen/)
 * (@prasunsen)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/protected-files/#post-5156760)
 * Thanks Brad! Yes, our idea was to create something simple and quick to get started.
   Will take care for files as soon as I have some time for this plugin.
 *  Plugin Author [Bob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prasunsen/)
 * (@prasunsen)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/protected-files/#post-5156858)
 * OK, this has been done!
 *  Thread Starter [Brad Griffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/burlesonbrad/)
 * (@burlesonbrad)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/protected-files/#post-5156859)
 * Nice! I’ll have to revisit this sometime soon!

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/protected-files/#post-5156859)
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