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mdxdave/force-download
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Force download of assets

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ForceDownload plugin for Craft CMS 5.x
======================================

[](#forcedownload-plugin-for-craft-cms-5x)

Simple Downloader for Craft CMS 5.x

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 5.x or later.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions.

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    ```
     cd /path/to/project

    ```
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    ```
     composer require mdxdave/force-download

    ```
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for ForceDownload.

Using ForceDownload
-------------------

[](#using-forcedownload)

Just use the following code in your Twig template file (whereas **filename** is an asset field):

```
     {{ entry.filename[0]|forceDownload }}

```

To use a rudimental download counter, use the fieldname as 2nd param (the **downloadCounter** field will be inceremented by 1):

```
     {{ entry.filename[0]|forceDownload("downloadCounter") }}

```

See example in the folder *example*.

Brought to you by [MDXDave](https://mdxdave.de)

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 61% of packages

Maintenance14

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.6% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~670 days

Total

5

Last Release

617d ago

Major Versions

1.2.1 → 2.0.02022-06-11

2.0.0 → 3.0.02024-12-06

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6099976?v=4)[Dave](/maintainers/MDXDave)[@MDXDave](https://github.com/MDXDave)

---

Top Contributors

[![MDXDave](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6099976?v=4)](https://github.com/MDXDave "MDXDave (28 commits)")[![brandonkelly](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47792?v=4)](https://github.com/brandonkelly "brandonkelly (1 commits)")

---

Tags

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