Comparison of file download gateway and tracking modules
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Files available for download can be valuable assets, and as such it can be advantageous to track downloads with in-depth analytics. This can be accomplished by providing a gateway step before file download to ask for an anonymous user's e-mail address and/or other information. Once the anonymous user's response is validated, the file becomes available through a direct download or a link on a secure page.
A number of file management modules implement a solution similar to this, and what follows is a chart comparing them to one another.
| Name | D7 | D6 | File Field support | Configurable fields | Collects e-mail addresses | Download link in e-mail | Downloadable statistics |
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| Email Download | Planned | |
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| File Download Form | Planned | |
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| FileField Track | |
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| Webform Protected Downloads | |
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| FileField Mail | |
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| Webform Private File Gateway | |
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Planned | Track da files | |
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1 Available in the Drupal 7 version of the module.
2 No direct download link, but a link to a protected downloads page is available.
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