Easy Digital Downloads Simple Shipping Addon GPL Overview:
Easy Digital Downloads is built specifically for selling digital products, but some people love the plugin so much that they want to use it for selling physical products as well. For this reason, we have built the Simple Shipping extension that adds some simple shipping features to Easy Digital Downloads.
This extension is designed primarily for those people selling mostly digital products (as EDD is designed to do) with a few physical products on the site, perhaps DVD versions of your video downloads, or perhaps CDs of downloadable audio files. Perhaps even t-shirts to complement your digital brand.
With this extension, you can easily collect shipping info from your customers during checkout, set shipping rates for domestic and international orders, and mark payments as being shipped or not.
Shipping can be enabled on a per-product basis and can even be enabled on a per-price basis for products with multiple price options.
To make shipping orders even easier, a new option to export all unshipped orders is also added to the Downloads → Reports → Export screen.
Running a marketplace? Simple Shipping includes complete support for our Frontend Submissions extension.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Simple Shipping integrate with my preferred shipping company?
No, Simple Shipping doesn’t integrate with any shipping company. It simply collects the shipping location address and then the store owner is responsible for all shipping details.
Can I have variable shipping costs by weight?
No, Simple Shipping is flat rate only.
Can I have variable shipping costs by size?
No, Simple Shipping has no mechanism for dealing with product size.
Can I have variable shipping costs by distance?
No, Simple Shipping is flat rate only.
Can I charge a different rate for domestic and international shipping?
Yes, a single flat rate for domestic and a single flat rate for international.
Can Vendors set Shipping rates through Front End Submissions?
Yes.
Are our shipping fees included in tax?
No.
Can I send tracking numbers and shipping confirmations to my customers?
Yes, tracking numbers can be added to each order and an email confirmation can be sent to the customer with the tracking numbers.
About Easy Digital Downloads – Simple Shipping
Easy Digital Downloads – Simple Shipping is a premium WordPress plugin developed by Easy Digital Downloads. Provides the ability to charge simple shipping fees for physical products in EDD. 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 – Simple Shipping requires WordPress 6.2 or later, and has been tested up to WordPress 6.7, and requires PHP 7.4 or higher. We verify every file before it goes live on our store, so you can install with complete confidence. Text domain: edd-simple-shipping. This listing reflects version , updated within 24 hours of the upstream release.
What Does GPL Mean for You?
GPL, or General Public License, is the open-source license that powers WordPress and the entire ecosystem built around it. When a plugin like Easy Digital Downloads – Simple Shipping carries a GPL license, you receive the legal right to install it on any number of websites, customise the code to fit your project, and even share it with others. You are paying for the convenience of our hosting, verification, and instant delivery service — not for a restricted seat licence.
What Makes digitalgpl Different
- Always up to date – We track upstream releases and update Easy Digital Downloads – Simple Shipping within 24 hours of every new version.
- Zero domain restrictions – Use it on as many websites as you need, now and in the future.
- Round-the-clock delivery – Automated delivery means your download reaches you within seconds of purchase.
- Manually tested files – We do not list any file without first verifying it installs correctly on a clean WordPress setup.
- Safe payment processing – All transactions are encrypted and handled by trusted payment partners.
- Single purchase, lifetime access – Pay once, re-download anytime from your account at no extra charge.
Before You Download — Quick Answers
Will Easy Digital Downloads – Simple Shipping break my existing site?
Easy Digital Downloads – Simple Shipping has been tested up to WordPress 6.7 and PHP 7.4. 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 – Simple Shipping is released under has no domain or site limits — neither does digitalgpl.
My host uses PHP 7.4 — any issues?
None at all. Easy Digital Downloads – Simple Shipping requires PHP 7.4 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.
Official developer page: https://easydigitaldownloads.com/downloads/simple-shipping
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