Easy Digital Downloads — WordPress Ecommerce Plugin
Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy
by Syed Balkhi · WordPress.org page · Website
Easy Digital Downloads has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,168,589 downloads all time. It was downloaded 60,916 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.
Easy Digital Downloads at a glance
Is Easy Digital Downloads well maintained?
Easy Digital Downloads reviews and ratings
591 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
591 reviews
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Download and install history
81,049 downloads over the last 49 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Easy Digital Downloads ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Easy Digital Downloads appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Ecommerce Plugins | #15 by tag, #2 in search | #2 | – |
| Best Payment Gateway Plugins | #8 by tag, #86 in search | #15 | ▲30 |
| Best Membership Plugins | #39 in search, not tagged | #72 | ▲8 |
Easy Digital Downloads alternatives
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Details
The #1 eCommerce plugin to sell digital products & subscriptions. Accept payments with Stripe & PayPal. Sell ebooks, software & more.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Easy Digital Downloads competes in
Tags
- digital store
- ecommerce
- payments
- sell digital products
- stripe
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- Version
- 3.7.2
- Last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First published
- Apr 10, 2012
- Requires WordPress
- 6.7
- Tested up to
- 7.0.7
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Easy Digital Downloads FAQ
How many active installs does Easy Digital Downloads have?
WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Easy Digital Downloads as of October 23, 2026.
Is Easy Digital Downloads still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.
Does Easy Digital Downloads have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 16 of 17 recent support threads for Easy Digital Downloads are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Easy Digital Downloads free?
Easy Digital Downloads is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Easy Digital Downloads rank among Ecommerce Plugins?
Easy Digital Downloads is #2 in the WordPress.org "ecommerce" ranking as of today.