<p>You can track the number of times a file has been downloaded using the <a href="https://github.com/verbb/asset-count" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Asset Count</a> plugin by Verbb.</p>

<p>As the readme shows, rather than linking directly to your files, you’d point the link to the plugin’s controller action:</p>

<pre class="lang-html prettyprint-override"><code>&lt;a href="{{ actionUrl('asset-count/count', { id: file.id }) }}" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
</code></pre>

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2020-01-12T06:05:22.153Z
@mateostabio Now on Craft 3 - https://github.com/verbb/asset-count/releases/tag/1.0.0
crawf
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2019-11-18T20:00:10.937Z
Any news for this on Craft 3?
mateostabio
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2020-01-12T06:06:13.450Z
Brandon Kelly
<p>Until the plugin store is a real thing, the most comprehensive list of plugins available for Craft is currently here: <a href="http://straightupcraft.com/craft-plugins" rel="nofollow">http://straightupcraft.com/craft-plugins</a></p>

<p>The closet thing I'm seeing to what you're looking for is <a href="http://straightupcraft.com/craft-plugins/counter" rel="nofollow">http://straightupcraft.com/craft-plugins/counter</a></p>

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2014-09-12T20:32:17.400Z
Thanks, Brad -- I was punting to see if someone was doing something off the grid. Time for a custom plugin.
Shanan Galligan
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2014-09-12T17:11:24.640Z
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Brad Bell
<p>Is anybody familiar with a plugin (similar to EE's Link Vault) that tracks all downloads, by user? </p>

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2015-06-05T04:00:51.563Z
Shanan, sorry for grave-digging but did you ever make a plugin for this? I'm exploring implementing similar functionality and am still a baby when it comes to plugin development. Any sort of ideas for a head-start would be really helpful.
Kirk Roberts
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2015-06-05T17:49:35.987Z
Kirk, this was for a project that would have brought an EE install over to Craft. To date, they haven't pulled the trigger on making the switch, so we haven't had the occasion to create the plugin. That said, I'm also a baby when it comes to Craft plugins.
Shanan Galligan
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2015-06-05T23:28:37.467Z
Thanks for the reply. We all need to start somewhere. "I started out as a child..."
Kirk Roberts
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What would be the best way to track downloads by user?
# What would be the best way to track downloads by user?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-12)

Is anybody familiar with a plugin (similar to EE's Link Vault) that tracks all downloads, by user?

**Tags:** users, plugins
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Shanan, sorry for grave-digging but did you ever make a plugin for this? I'm exploring implementing similar functionality and am still a baby when it comes to plugin development. Any sort of ideas for a head-start would be really helpful.  
> **username_0**: Kirk, this was for a project that would have brought an EE install over to Craft. To date, they haven't pulled the trigger on making the switch, so we haven't had the occasion to create the plugin. That said, I'm also a baby when it comes to Craft plugins.  
> **username_1**: Thanks for the reply. We all need to start somewhere. "I started out as a child..."  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-29. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

You can track the number of times a file has been downloaded using the Asset Count plugin by Verbb.
As the readme shows, rather than linking directly to your files, you’d point the link to the plugin’s controller action:

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Any news for this on Craft 3?  
> **username_3**: @mateostabio Now on Craft 3 - https://github.com/verbb/asset-count/releases/tag/1.0.0  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-09-12. Score: 1

Until the plugin store is a real thing, the most comprehensive list of plugins available for Craft is currently here: <http://straightupcraft.com/craft-plugins>

The closet thing I'm seeing to what you're looking for is <http://straightupcraft.com/craft-plugins/counter>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks, Brad -- I was punting to see if someone was doing something off the grid. Time for a custom plugin.  

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