WordPress eStore Plugin – Complete Solution to Sell Digital Products from Your WordPress Blog Securely

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1. Ivy says:

   Hi Sean, You can make a real product with a digital download after the purchase is made the buyer would get an email with a encrypted download link. You would have to use a different plugin for the private viewing.

   Cheers,
   Ivy
2. Sean says:

   When selling photographs for printing, can this product allow an individual photo/s to be privately viewed (wp allows password protected posts-so no biggy) and allow customers to order a print rather than a download? Can it also accomodate a simultaeneous order of print and customer receives a download?

   Kind regards.

   Sean
3. Ivy says:

   Hi Tim, You can change the body of the email in the settings menu of the eStore plugin. Also you may want to change the from email you can do this by using the following plugin: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-plugin-change-wp-email-from-details-1883

   Let me know how it goes.

   Cheers,
   Ivy
4. Ivy says:

   Hi Julie, The eStore does not have a limit on the number of downloads you can have or the size of the file. With that said many hosting providers do limit the size of a download. You will want to check with your provider to see if they have any limitations on download size.

   Cheers,
   Ivy
5. Julie Fletcher says:

   Is there a limit to how any products that you can have at any one time?

   Can the plugin handle multiple download files per product ie for audio/video?
6. tim says:

   Hi

   I just started using this plugin for free downloads of music & a user commented:

   By the way… the “download mail” appears as spam in my Gmail… Maybe there are more users having this problem.

   Have you any experience of this?
   Any suggestions?

   the download email just says:

   Title: Free download link

   Dear George
   Below is your download link:
   > LINK
   Thank you
7. Ivy says:

   Hi Nigel, You can host your files anywhere you want. You just need to be able to point the eStore to where they are. You can use your current server all you need to do is upload the file via FTP to a folder on your server. The following forum post will explain how this more:
   https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/download-directory-protection

   If you have anymore questions feel free to ask me.

   Cheers,
   Ivy
8. Nigel says:

   Hi, forgive me if this seems a bit stupid, I’m a bit of a newbie to these plugin’s for WP. I like the sound of your plugin and it definitely will solve the issue of selling ebooks via my blog however I have what could be a silly question.

   Where is the best place for me to store my ebooks so they can be accessed by the plugin? I’m guessing that you would sign-up for some sort of file host? if that’s the case do people have a suggestion as to which one works best?

   Can I use my current webhost that I use for my blog and how does that work if I do?

   Any help for this newbie would be much appreciated… tell it to me like I’m a 5 year old LOL
9. Bill Messick says:

   I looked at a lot of plugins before having my client buy yours for his site, I have to say this is by far the best WP store out there, thanks for the great plugin!

   Will be using you for all my future stores!
10. Ivy says:

    Hi, Unfortunately eStore does not support micropayments at this time. eStore only has the option to use one Paypal email address at a time.

    Ivy
11. Bo the Webguy says:

    Does wp e-store support paypal micropayments? I am looking to convert a store to wp e-store.. my current software supports 2 paypal email addresses and processes depending on total amount of order if its less than or greater than $12.
12. Ivy says:

    Hi Chord, The eStore plugin does not have file size limits. However some servers do have a file size limit (this is not a big problem there is a work around) =).
13. chord says:

    hi what is the maximum size of a file that can be uploaded
14. Mike says:

    Thank you so much for the quick response!
15. Ivy says:

    Hi Mike, You can read more about how we handle updates on the forum here is a link to the post: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/how-and-when-do-you-get-an-update

    As for customer service we personally support each and every plugin and we do not charge for customer service (be if you need custom work done to the plugin in we do charge for this). We do not have a time limit on how long we will support our products.

    If you have anymore questions feel free to let me know.
    Ivy
16. Mike says:

    Hey – Just had two quick pre-sale questions before I decide to purchase a bundle… 1) how do you handle plugin upgrades (ie. will there be an automatic prompt to update estore/emember in WP’s plugin section or do you email zip files based on customers’ email addresses)? 2) How long do you provide support for (ie. say you decide to rewrite the thing for WP 3.2, will you charge existing customers again?)? Looks like an awesome plugin. Already successfully tested the free estore version =)
17. WebTechGlobal says:

    RomanCart modification has been made to eStore by WebTechGlobal so all you RomanCart fans can now keep your existing payment gateway.

    Simply purchase eStore from this site then contact me for more details [email protected]

    WebTechGlobal recommends eStore with or without RomanCart. It is one of or the best allround solution for WordPress.
18. admin says:

    @Fabi, At the moment only Aweber and Infusion soft autoresponder services can be integrated. I am in the process of adding MailChimp.

    I haven’t tried the template with any automatic content updater.
19. Fabi says:

    Hi,
    I have two questions please;
    1- the aweber integration, does it need to be aweber or it could be any other email marketing like getresponse.com, etc…
    2- Have you tried your template with any automatic content updater plugin(wp robot) for wordpress?
    Thanks,
20. admin says:

    @Mike, you won’t be able to list the products on the same page and make only the members purchase it for free. The way to do this would be to have a member’s only download page (this page is only accessible to members) and list all the products there so the members can instantly download it without paying for it (there is a shortcode that you can use that gives a download button which allows the download of the product without revealing the real URL). Then you can put the products on a page where non-members can purchase it.
21. Chack Pesh says:

    I recently purchased and installed EStore. The purchase process was smooth and I got to see the plugin in action as I was buying!

    As with nost WordPress plugins, installation is super simple, and after watching the videos on the support site, I was able to setup and test my first downloadable product without any hitches (after removing Bad Behavior Plugin). Worked like a charm!

    This plugin is a no-brainer if you have digital products to sell. Easily beats the typical (expensive) e-commerce alternatives and from what I’ve seen of the EStore forum, the support is very good.

    Great value for money!! Highly recommended!
22. Mike says:

    I would like to be able to create a membership site using Wishlist Member. Have the Posts offer product downloads for sale where non-members can add to cart and purchase individual products, then have a membership where if they were a member, they could download the product on the same page without paying. I wouldlike to integrate the Affiliate Plugin with this as well.

    Is this possible with your Plugin?

    Mike
23. WebTechGlobal says:

    I’m a big fan of eStore, highly recommend it. Here is a YouTube video showing some recent modifications I made to keep a client happy.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHgJyey47Pk

    If you need a site with a cart that does this simply buy eStore from this site then contact [email protected] to discuss.

    Who knows might see them on this plugin as standard eventually.
24. admin says:

    @SvendK, switching from simple shopping cart to estore is not problematic but their usage methods are slightly different. The video tutorials on the documentation site should give you a good idea on this.
25. Ivy says:

    Valerie, It sounds like you might be using a older version of the eStore plugin. Can you tell me what version of the eStore you are using?

    Ivy
26. SvendK says:

    Hi – I’m doing a website for a client, and maybe I’m going for the eStore plugin, but until further, I’m fine with the Simple Paypal Shoppingcart plugin.
    Would there be any crumbles in changing from Simple to eStore in the future?

    I’m going to use the NextGen integration as well, is that going to be a problem when switching to eStore in the future?

    Another thing, would I be able to store the user details on site, so that the user don’t have to write it again, and for me to add the user to a news letter and such stuff?

    Thank you for a really great plugin! As the other people write, it’s impressively simple and impressively effective. It does not interfere with the homepage or take over the home page – it just plugs in… 🙂

    /Svend K
27. Ryan Bayne says:

    I could get you more sales if this cart worked with roman cart. Customers want my WordPress e-commerce sites and I want to use your cart but many use roman cart on their old html websites and want to keep using it.

    Only way I can think is that when a product is added to shopping cart two seperate sets of data are stored. There would also be a product ID entry on the product form.

    In theory to me it sounds possible but you know your cart. If it were you open up the ability for people to use roman cart and therfor use any other payment method. You can then state all the payment methods as something your plugin can help offer.

    Thats got to catch some attention!

    What do you think?
    Ryan
28. Valerie says:

    I can’t find my previous message about the coupons. Anyway it’s fixed. Thank you!
29. Valerie says:

    Hello, thank you for your answer about the coupon. But how come I do not have the conditions in my coupon setting page? I cannot set conditions, that part is totally missing….
30. admin says:

    Hi Valerie, You should be able to apply coupons to a specific product using the conditional coupon option explained in this doc:

    https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/how-to-use-coupons-discounts-in-wp-estore-364

    At this moment it is not possible to create multiple products from one template but I will add this capability.
31. Valerie says:

    Hello,
    I love your plugin! Easy to use! Great price!

    I have 2 questions.
    1. Would there be a way to apply coupons to only one type of products that I sell? Could be one WP category or even one product category. So the cart would have to check if that type of product is in the cart for the coupon to work or something like that…

    2. I have many products that are the same type. Is there a quick way to create many products at a time when they have all the same options? If I could copy and paste or create a product template… I did not find an answer to this question.

    Thank you!
32. admin says:

    Hi Charles, Glad to hear that you like the plugin. This one is a paid plugin so it’s not on WordPress directory but I have the simple shopping cart on wordpress. Here is the link:

    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart/
33. Charles says:

    Hi Amin:
    purchased eStore and LOVE it! Would be a bargain at 5 times the price.
    Tried to give a rating for eStore at WordPress.org plugin directory but could NOT find eStore anywhere in the plugin directory.

    Can u post a link to it if eStore is indeed in the directory??
    If it isn’t then please submit it!
    Searching for ecommerce plugins in the WP directory only brings up garbage stuff that doesn’t have the features or ease of use of eStore.

    Keep up the good work.
34. admin says:

    @Chodhry, You can turn manual checkout on from the “Payment Gateway Settings” tab under the settings menu.

    Yes, most things will have to be done manually as you want to confirm that the customer actually made the payment before he gets anything.

    Affiliate commission is given out immediately (this is so you don’t have to keep track of who referred who) but if a payment doesn’t go through then you will just have to reverse the commission from the “Sales Menu” of the affiliate plugin by adding a negative commission of the same amount.
35. William Estrella says:

    I just recently started using WordPress. I’ve been hooked, and now that I’ve found this plugin I feel like I just struck gold. The price is very reasonable. Thanks for all your work. We really appreciate it.
36. chodhry says:

    Well, that would be ok. How can I turn this feature on?

    And as I also have emember and afiliate integrated. Does that have any impact on them?

    For example, will I have to upgrade memberships manually as well?

    And would my affiliates will earn the comission once the purchase has been approved or when the payment was made? so after payment through an affiliate link, I get to give a refund and do not send the link. Would this automatically deduct the comission amount from the affiliate account?
37. Ivy says:

    Chodhry, You can have manual check out but this will apply to all the items that are in the shopping cart. You would have to send out links to each product.

    Ivy
38. admin says:

    Hi Joe, Nope, multiple membership under one email address is not possible. Each member must have unique email address (this is due to WordPress’s requirement)

    There is no straight forward way to do this but there a few ways you can achieve this.

    i) Create various coupon codes and make it available to the appropriate membership levels

    or

    ii) Create two sets of product (one normal price and one discounted price) and put them on the corresponding membership pages.
39. Joe says:

    I have both eMember and eStore plugins. I have two questions:

    1) Is there a way to give the option to signup for multiple memberships at the same time? Not as a package but rather selecting those multiple items out of a list of all items. I’m aware that this can be done with the eStore products option but I wanted them to actually buy/pay for multiple memberships not just products.

    2) Can I set it up so that different membership levels get the option to order more products/memberships at a discounted rate. For example, once a silver member pays and signs in they now have the option to buy the gold and platinum at 25% off. But… a gold member has the option to buy the platinum at 50% off.

    Thanks in advance. These plugins are awesome by the way. 😉
40. Ivy says:

    James, One of my main concerns is, after a buyer adds to the cart and pays fot the item what happens next?

    Paypal sends a IPN file to your site and the plugin verify that the product was paid for and that this information came from Paypal. Once this is done it will send out an email to the customer with the download links in it for all the digital products that where purchased and information on the non digital products such as name and price (this is like a receipt). This will also send you an email telling you what was purchased, Paypal will also send you a payment email.

    The person is sent a download link? Where to? Where do they input their email address?
    This uses the email address from their Paypal.

    Secondly, is it possible for the buyer to pass the link to another person or to publsh it for others to use or does the download link expire?

    You can set the expire time for the downloads.

    Would I upload it to my WordPress Library for example or should I use a third party? And if so how? What are the limits?

    You can upload the file anywhere you want to.

    Also would spiders be able to find the download link page?

    The plugin send out an encrypted link so the person buying the product do not know the location of the download. So the answer to this is no spiders would not be able to find the download page.

    Ivy
41. james says:

    Oh, one other thing, I am wondering if you could tell me where I should host my product for download?

    Would I upload it to my WordPress Library for example or should I use a third party? And if so how? What are the limits?

    Also would spiders be able to find the download link page?
42. james says:

    Hi,

    This looks to be exactly what I am looking for but I have a couple of questions before I go ahead and buy.

    One of my main concerns is, after a buyer adds to the cart and pays fot the item what happens next?

    The person is sent a download link? Where to? Where do they input their email address?
    Secondly, is it possible for the buyer to pass the link to another person or to publsh it for others to use or does the download link expire?

    Thanks, Look forward to your reply so I can get my store going!
43. chodhry says:

    It may look stupid but can we sell some manual products through this plugin? Where the buyer will only get a confirmation email about the product and product itself will be sent after doing necessary customization to them.

    So product is still digital but need some manual custom work depending upon the client choices and being sent to them manually.

    Anyway we can make this possible?
44. Michael Avery says:

    Wow,

    I am glad I asked about that, I actually put my newsletter email address in that field, I have it now thanks!
45. admin says:

    Hi Michael, this is the aweber list name (e.g. [email protected]). In AWeber you have setup a few list for different campaigns I presume so put the name of the list where you want the buyers to be opted in.
46. Michael Avery says:

    Hi,

    Not quite sure I get this? in WP eStore/Settings/Auto Responder Settings

    Aweber list name setting, is it the email address if the list that goes in that field or is it the actual list name at aWeber that goes in that field?

    Great Porduct!
47. admin says:

    @Daniel, This plugin supports any currency that is supported by PayPal. I am pretty sure Canadian Dollar is supported by PayPal.
48. admin says:

    @Ann, Yes, I plan to add Google Checkout gateway to this plugin. Free updates are also included in the price. Please refer to the license agreement of individual product for the last question (on the documentation site of every product there is a link to the License agreement for that product)
49. Daniel says:

    Hello,

    Any support for Canadian currency?

    Thx!
50. Ann says:

    I am just about to buy this plugin as well as the affiliate program plugin. It looks great, the price is right, and it looks very well supported (which is worth 2x the price!) I do have some questions first though.

    Will there ever be a google checkout integration? And are free updates included in the price? How many sites can I install a single purchase on?

    Thanks!