Simple File Vault is a beautiful, lightweight frontend file vault designed for agencies, law firms, and small businesses to exchange client documents securely.
Built with performance and security at its core, it ensures your files are protected from unauthorized access while providing your users with a modern, fast file management experience right inside your WordPress site.
Stop sending clients to third-party services. Use Simple File Vault as a secure alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive, and keep your clients on your own website.
Live Demo: View the Live Demo of Simple File Vault
Core Features (Free Version)
- Secure File Storage & Path Isolation: Safeguards files by placing them in isolated, non-browsable directories with robust RCE prevention, strict MIME-type validation, and path traversal mitigation.
- Instant Live Previews & Media Streaming: Integrated lightbox allows users to open and preview PDFs, images, and audio/video files (MP4, MP3, WebM, etc.) directly in their browser without downloading.
- Drag-and-Drop Upload Form: Clean, responsive frontend uploader that makes file submissions effortless for clients and staff alike.
- Modern CSS Grid & List Layouts: Ultra-fast, hardware-accelerated layouts to display uploaded files beautifully across mobile, tablet, and desktop screens.
- Automated Upload Notifications: Trigger instant email alerts to administrators and clients upon successful file submissions.
- Webhook Integrations: Seamlessly dispatch upload event payloads to Zapier, Make, Slack, or Microsoft Teams.
- Visual File Badges & Favorites: Clear status badges, file extension icons, and favorite indicators in file list views.
- Cross-Platform Path Normalization: Full compatibility across different hosting operating systems, preventing broken links and directory mapping errors.
- Frontend Shortcode: Easily embed file vaults and upload dropboxes anywhere using the
[sfvlt_safe_file_vault]shortcode.
Simple File Vault Pro (Premium Upgrade)
Looking for enterprise-grade control? Upgrade to Simple File Vault Pro for a complete, all-in-one client portal solution:
- Unlimited Subfolders: Organize complex document libraries with nested directory trees.
- Role-Based & Individual Access Control: Lock vaults to specific WordPress user roles or create isolated, private client vaults.
- Instant AJAX Search & Pagination: Search through thousands of documents in milliseconds with full Unicode normalization support.
- Bulk File Operations: Select multiple files to download as a unified ZIP archive or delete in bulk.
- Expiring Email Share Links: Generate and email secure, time-limited download links directly from the interface.
- Advanced File Metadata: Set automatic file expiration dates, download count limits, and custom tags.
- FTP/SFTP Auto-Sync: Upload large files directly via FTP and sync them into your vault with one click.
Screenshots
The frontend file vault dashboard and file list view.
