Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Pro and PayPal Express Addon GPL Overview:
This two-in-one gateway add-on allows you to accept payment through PayPal Payments Pro and PayPal Express Checkout. When purchasing downloads through PayPal Pro, users enter their credit card details during the checkout process and never leave your site, resulting in a better experience for the user, and more successful conversions for you. When checking out with PayPal Express, the user experience is very similar to PayPal standard, except it is more secure.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Does this PayPal Gateway support the Recurring Payments extension?
Yes it does! However, customers with German PayPal accounts are not permitted to purchase subscriptions with PayPal.
Does this plugin support In-Context Checkout?
Yes it does! Since, the In-Context Checkout for PayPal Express can be enabled from the Payment Gateways settings tab.
Which countries does this extension support?
PayPal Website Payments Pro is only available to merchants in the following countries: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
PayPal Express is available in most countries. See the complete list here.
Do I need an SSL certificate?
If using PayPal Pro to process credit cards, you must have an SSL certificate. An SSL certificate is not required for PayPal Express, though it is highly recommended. See our documentation for assistance with obtaining an SSL certificate.
About Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway
Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway is a premium WordPress plugin developed by Easy Digital Downloads. Adds a payment gateway for PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway It is distributed under the GPL v2 or later licence, which means you can install it on an unlimited number of websites — including websites you build and manage for your clients.
Compatibility & Requirements
Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway requires WordPress 4.9 or later, and has been tested up to WordPress 6.0, and requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Our team checks every version for conflicts and clean activation — what you download is what we tested. This listing reflects version , updated within 24 hours of the upstream release.
Your Rights Under GPL
Every product in our library, including Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway, is distributed under the GNU General Public License — the legal foundation of open-source WordPress. This means you are fully entitled to use it on personal websites, client projects, and staging environments without any additional cost or permission. The GPL was designed to keep software free; we built our store on top of that principle.
Why Download from digitalgpl
- Latest version guaranteed – Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway matches the most recent upstream release.
- Unlimited domain usage – Personal sites, client projects, and staging servers are all covered.
- Instant delivery, 24×7 – Your download link arrives immediately after payment, day or night.
- Verified before listing – Every file is tested for clean installation and conflict-free activation.
- Encrypted checkout – Payments are processed through 256-bit SSL secured gateways.
- No renewal fees – One payment covers you indefinitely. No subscriptions, no surprises.
Before You Download — Quick Answers
Will Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway break my existing site?
Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway has been tested up to WordPress 6.0 and PHP 5.6. We recommend always testing on a staging site before installing on live production.
I build sites for clients — is one purchase enough?
One purchase covers unlimited installations. The GPL v2 or later licence that Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway is released under has no domain or site limits — neither does digitalgpl.
My host uses PHP 5.6 — any issues?
None at all. Easy Digital Downloads – PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Express Gateway requires PHP 5.6 as a minimum version, so your hosting environment is perfectly compatible.
What if Easy Digital Downloads releases an update next month?
Log into your digitalgpl account and re-download for free. We keep our files current within 24 hours of any upstream release.
Is it safe to buy a GPL plugin from a third-party store?
Yes. The GPL licence was created specifically to allow this. Any developer who releases software under GPL grants everyone the legal right to redistribute it. That is the foundation of the open-source WordPress community.
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