--- title: Limit downloads with Download Monitor description: Set how many files or downloads each Membership allows in Download Monitor, plus a limit for registered users without an active Membership. url: "https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/download-monitor-integration/" updated: "2026-10-18" category: Integrations --- # Limit downloads with Download Monitor 4 minBeginnerUltimate Membership Pro 14.2+ · Module In Ultimate Membership Pro, the Download Monitor Integration module [limits how much each member can download](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/features/content-restriction/) from files you serve with the Download Monitor plugin. You set a limit per Membership, and one for registered users who have no active Membership. This guide switches the module on, chooses what is counted and sets the limits for three Coaching Club Memberships. Before you start - The [Download Monitor plugin](https://download-monitor.com/kb/install-and-activate-download-monitor/) is installed and active, and [your files are added as downloads](https://download-monitor.com/kb/add-your-first-download/) in it. - You have your Memberships. See [Create your first Membership](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/step-2-create-levelssubscriptions/). - Your license is active. See [Find and activate your license key](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/where-to-find-your-license-key/). ## Switch on the module and set the limits 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Modules and open **Download Monitor Integration**, in the **Integrations** group. 2. Switch on **Activate/Hold Download Monitor Integration**. 3. Choose the **Limit Type**, enter the **Memberships limits** and click Save Changes. [![Download Monitor Integration card: module on, Limit Type Total Downloads (1), Memberships limits with Users with no active Membership 0 (2), Free Community 2, Pro Monthly 20 (3) and Annual Pass empty](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-download-monitor-01-limits.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-download-monitor-01-limits.png) Total downloads per Membership; Annual Pass has no limit. 1Limit Type What the limits count. - **Downloaded Files**: each different file counts once, however often it's downloaded. - **Total Downloads**: every download counts, including the same file twice. Default: **Downloaded Files** 2Users with no active Membership Limit for logged-in users who have no active Membership. Enter 0 to block their downloads; leave it empty for no limit. 3One field per Membership Limit for members with that Membership. Leave it empty for no limit. ## How the limit is counted All-time count Downloads are counted from Download Monitor's download log for the member, since the first download. The count doesn't reset each month. Renewals add to the allowance Each time a Membership becomes active for a member, including renewals, its limit is added to that member's allowance. A member who renewed Pro Monthly once can download 40 times in total with a limit of 20. Several Memberships A member with more than one active Membership can download while any of them still has room. Who isn't limited Administrators, and visitors who aren't logged in. Download Monitor's own access settings still apply to them. Keep Download Monitor's log on The count comes from Download Monitor's download log. If Download Monitor doesn't log downloads, nothing is counted and the limits never trigger. When a member reaches the limit, Download Monitor refuses the download and shows its no-access message. Expired Memberships don't give any downloads. ## Example: download limits for the Coaching Club **Coaching Club worksheet library**Free members try two worksheets; paying members get more. **Limit Type** : Total Downloads **Users with no active Membership** : 0 (no downloads) **Free Community** : 2 **Pro Monthly** : 20 (40 after one renewal) **Annual Pass** : Empty (no limit) ## Troubleshooting Why can members download more than the limit? Check that the module is switched on and saved, that Download Monitor's download log is on, and that the field for their Membership isn't empty. Remember that renewals add to the allowance. Why can't a member download anything? Their limit may be 0, they may have reached it, or their Membership may have expired. Check the member's Membership status and Download Monitor's download log for them. I'm testing as administrator and nothing is limited. Is it broken? No. Administrators are never limited. Test with a member account. Do the limits apply to files that aren't in Download Monitor? No. They apply only to Download Monitor downloads. To protect other files, see [Restrict content with Access Rules](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-restrict-any-page-or-group-of-pages/). ## What's next [**Restrict content with Access Rules**Protect pages and files by URL.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-restrict-any-page-or-group-of-pages/)[**Hide part of a page (Inside Locker)**Hide download links from visitors.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-set-an-inside-locker/)[**Create your first Membership**The plans you set limits for.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/step-2-create-levelssubscriptions/)[**Manage your members**Check a member's Membership status.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-change-member-status/)