You can filter your private files protected by Prevent Direct Access Gold and display their protected URL using WordPress WP_Query
function.
Here’s an example:
// Get protected files $args = array( 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => '_pda_protection', 'value' => '1' ) ) ); $query = new WP_Query( $args ); // Get an array of protected attachments using $query->posts $attachments = get_attachment_urls( $query->posts ); // Refer to the screenshot below for the returned array print_r($attachments); // e.g. display the first attachment title & URL echo $attachments[0]->post_title . $attachments[0]->url; // Get the protected file URL and update the results function get_attachment_urls( $query_result ) { return array_map( function ( $attachment ) { $attachment->url = wp_get_attachment_url( $attachment->ID ); return $attachment; }, $query_result ); }
Here’s what you’ll get from the $attachments
variable