# Installation - Fileline 1.x documentation

> Install Fileline from WordPress.org and offer your first download in a couple of minutes.

Fileline is free and listed on WordPress.org, so you can install it straight from your dashboard. It works on any WordPress site: it doesn't need WooCommerce or any other plugin.

## Install the plugin

1. Go to **Plugins → Add New Plugin** and search for **Fileline**.
2. Click **Install Now** on "Fileline – Download Manager", then **Activate**.

If you have the zip file instead, use **Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin**, choose the file, then **Install Now** and **Activate**.

A **Downloads** menu appears in the admin. Activating also makes the protected folder, `wp-content/uploads/fileline`, where files uploaded for downloads are kept.

## Offer your first download

1. Go to **Downloads → Add Download**.
2. Give it a title, such as "Oak table care guide", and a short description.
3. In the **Versions** box, click **Upload or choose file** and upload the file (or pick one from the Media Library). The version number and release date are filled in for you.
4. Click **Publish**.

The **Download link** box now shows the link, such as `example.com/download/oak-table-care-guide/`, and the shortcode `[fileline id="12"]`.

![Every download with its latest version, count and shortcode](https://storage.extendiment.com/media/965/screenshot-1.png)

## Put it on a page

- In the block editor, add the **Download button** block and choose the download.
- Anywhere else (classic editor, widgets, page builders), paste the shortcode.
- Or share the link itself: in an email, a newsletter or on social media.

Each download also has a page of its own on your site (the **View Download** link at the top of its edit screen), with the button, the file's details and its earlier versions.

## What's next

- **Adding downloads and versions** covers versions, external files and categories.
- **Secure serving and server setup** explains the protected folder and the settings for big files.
- **Blocks and shortcodes** lists every option of the button and the download list.

Source: https://extendiment.com/plugins/fileline/docs/1.x/installation