This document describes how Download Monitor uses cookies to store, measure, or control user access to different functionalities.
Overview
Download Monitor uses HTTP cookies to “remember” which locked downloads a user has unlocked, or stores functional (essential) information about the user’s journey on your website.
| Extension | Cookie Name | Duration | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | wp_dlm_downloading | 60 seconds | Prevent double counting the same download ( in case the user initiates a download multiple times within a 60s window) |
| Core | dlm_session | 1 week | Allows access to the desired download without a captcha for 5 minutes. |
| MailChimp Lock | dlm_mailchimp_email | 1 week | If you have the Shop functionality enabled, On shop specific pages we save the session data in the database and afterwards store a session reference in the cookie. Most commonly, this is used to store cart contents in the cookie. This cookie gets deleted when the user successfully completes a purchase. |
| Captcha Lock | dlm_ca_access_<download_id> | 5 minutes | Allows access to the download for the duration of the whole session without asking for email again. |
| Email Lock | _dlm-el-cookie | end of session | Allows access to the download for the duration of the whole session without asking again for form submission. |
| Ninja Forms Lock | _dlm_nf-cookie | end of session | Allows access to the download for the duration of the whole session without asking again for form submission. |
| Gravity Forms Lock | Saves the email address used to unlock the download and automatically unlocks all other MailChimp-locked downloads so, for the duration of a week, users won’t have to unlock a form again. | end of session | If you have the Shop functionality enabled, On shop-specific pages we save the session data in the database and afterwards store a session reference in the cookie. Most commonly, this is used to store cart contents in the cookie. This cookie gets deleted when the user successfully completes a purchase. |
| Terms and Conditions | dlm_tc_access_<download_id> | 5 minutes | Allows access to the desired download without accepting the terms and conditions for 5 minutes. |