1. Do you sell, or want to sell, digital downloads, digital content, products or services from your WordPress site on Autopilot while maintaining total SECURITY of your digital asset?
2. Are you frustrated with the e-commerce WordPress plugins you’ve looked at? Do you want a plugin with reliable customer service (where your questions get answered and issues get addressed)?
3. Do you hate the thought of paying ongoing fees and commissions to sell via a third party web site?
4. Do you hate having to buy many expensive addons after you install a shopping cart? and then pay a yearly fee to upgrade?
If you are still reading, then the WordPress eStore plugin may be just what you need!
Plugin Summary
In a Nutshell this powerful, sleek and conversion oriented WordPress shopping cart plugin allows you to sell any type of digital products and services from your WordPress powered site securely with complete automation.
Once you set it up, the whole process (the buying, payment verification, and the delivering of the product(s) without revealing the real URL of the product) works on auto-pilot. You can view a simple overview of the WP eStore’s digital delivery operations here.
Yes, you can sell physical (tangible) products with this plugin too as long as you don’t need complex shipping options.
Thousands of internet marketers use this plugin to sell their products from landing/sales pages.
Plugin Features
Below are just some of the notable features of the WP eStore Plugin (you can view a full list of features here):
Security of Your Digital Asset
Automatic instant digital product delivery upon payment through dynamically generated encrypted download link. This way the actual location of your digital product never gets revealed. The link expires after a configurable amount of time or specified number of downloads which ensures the security of your digital asset.
Sell Anything
Sell services, tangible and non-tangible products from your site. For example, you can sell digital downloads, videos, music, photos, subscriptions, tickets, serial numbers, web hosting, collect membership fees, and much more.
Secure Download Manager
WP eStore allows you to embed secure download now buttons for your free downloads (this will prevent hot linking to your files). You can also collect the user’s email address in exchange for the download (helps you build an email list).
Easy Streamlined Checkout
Simplest one-click checkout through PayPal, Authorize.net or Manual Payment. Customers can pay using a credit card or PayPal account. Don’t lose your customers to a complicated checkout system. Read the benefits of an express checkout system.
Lightweight Shopping Cart
WP eStore is a lightweight shopping cart solution. This lean shopping cart structure ensures that the plugin will not slow down your site.
Multi Site License
When you buy the WP eStore plugin you can use it on as many sites as you own (you gotta love that!). There is no “Developer Option” here. One low price entitles you to use the plugin on all of your sites.
Ease of Design and Usage
WP eStore seamlessly blends into your existing WordPress theme. You have the freedom of placing a Buy or Subscribe button for a product or service anywhere on your blog. Read the design overview here.
Autoresponder Integration
It can be integrated with Autoresponders (AWeber, MailChimp, Mad Mimi). This way the customers automatically get signed up to your list/campaign for email marketing purpose.
Elegant Product Display
WP eStore comes with elegant product display templates which you can use to display your products. Checkout the available fancy product display templates here.
Extensive Shortcode Library
With the library of shortcodes WP eStore provides, you can customize your WordPress ecommerce store exactly the way you want it. Designing your online store has never been easier. Checkout the available eStore shortcodes here.
Lots of Free Addons
WP eStore has many free addons that you can use to extend the cart behavior in various ways. You get access to all the free addons and extensions when you purchase the eStore plugin. See the addons list here.
Lots of Payment Gateways
The eStore plugin has free integration with a lot of popular payment gateways including PayPal, Braintree, Authorize.net, Offline payment methods (payment via cheque, cash or bank transfer), BitCoin via BitPay, eWay. There is a premium gateway addon module to add even more payment gateways if needed (example: Stripe, PayPal Pro etc).
Create Buy Now Buttons
WP eStore allows you to create buy now type buttons that offer a super fast product checkout. This type of button allows your customers to purchase a product without having to add it to the cart.
PayPal Subscription Button
You can create PayPal subscription buttons so you can charge recurring payments for a product or service.
Free Future Upgrades
Free future improvements and upgrades (there is no annual fee). You will always have access to the latest version of the plugin for free.
Plugin Stability
Our plugin code-base is very stable. We put a lot effort into testing and developing our plugins so it doesn’t break your site after you upgrade.
Save and Retrieve Cart
Ability to allow your customers to save their shopping cart content so that it can be retrieved at a later time.
Sell License or Serial Keys
You can configure a product with a bunch of serial numbers or license keys and the plugin will dispatch it to the customers upon purchase of that product. This feature can be useful to sell tickets too. View details here.
Discount Coupons
Create standard or conditional discount coupons using the discount coupon functionality. Use it to allow your customers to buy your products at a discount.
Customer Purchase History
Show customers their purchase history. They will be able to see which products they purchased from you in the past. Also allow them to re-download the digital items they purchased.
Sell Using a Link
You can use this plugin to sell your products via a link. This can be very useful if you have created a landing page using a landing page creator software and you just needed a link to accommodate the item purchase process.
Pay What You Want Price Option
You can enable a “pay what you want” or “custom” price option for your products so the customers can enter the amount they wish to pay for the item. You can specify a minimum amount for the custom price also.
Amazon S3 Integration
Can be integrated with Amazon S3 so that the downloadable files can be stored on your Amazon S3 account and served via secure encrypted download links.
E-Commerce Tracking
Integrates with Google Analytics eCommerce tracking. Your product sales will be tracked in your Google Analytics account (if you are using one).
Create Donation Buttons
WP eStore allow you to create PayPal donation buttons to collect one-time or recurring donations for a cause.
Shorten Encrypted Download Links
You can choose to deliver a shortened version of the encrypted download links. The links are shortened using the free Bitly link shortening service.
Works with HTTPS Pages
WP eStore works with https pages out of the box (useful if you are using an SSL certificate on your website).
Use inside a Pricing Table
WP eStore plugin is very handy when you need to put Buy or Subscribe buttons inside a price list or pricing table of your landing page.
Product Grid Display Option
Ability to list your products on a page using a grid display. There are a few pre-configured grid display templates for your to use.
NextGen Gallery Integration
Can be integrated with the NextGen Gallery Plugin to create a Digital Photo Store from the NextGen Gallery to sell photos from your WordPress site.
WP Security Plugins
WP eStore is compatible with most popular WordPress security plugins (including our free All In One WordPress security plugin).
WP eMember Integration
Can be integrated with the WP eMember plugin to create a WordPress store with membership capability. Creating a membership site with the WP eMember plugin is very easy.
Affiliate Software Integration
Can be integrated with the WordPress Affiliate Software Plugin. So if you decide to boost your sales by introducing an Affiliate Program later then you just have to activate the affiliate plugin.
Always Kept Upto Date
We keep our plugins upto date to work with the latest version of WordPress. We have been doing this for 5+ years so rest assured that our plugins will always be compatible with any future WordPress updates.
Detailed Documentation
Scared of getting worthless product documentation after you purchase the product? Checkout the shopping cart documentation before you make a purchase.
Great Support
Tired of listening to fake support promises? Checkout our customer only forum to see how we handle product related issues (usually within 24 hours). Our support forum is moderated by the developers who created the plugin(s).
View the full list of WP eStore plugin features.
Please see the documentation site to get a feeling for what this plugin can do (this will help you determine if this plugin will meet your needs).
WP eStore Plugin Demo
Click on the above live demo button to see how the Add to Cart, Buy Now and Subscribe buttons work.
You can also watch these set of video tutorials to see how easy it is to setup and use this plugin.
You can also try the free WordPress PayPal Shopping Cart Plugin to get a feel for how the shopping cart works. PayPal Shopping Cart plugin’s checkout is similar to this plugin (it just doesn’t have all the cool features that WP eStore does).
Purchase Demo Video
The following video shows a typical checkout process from a customer’s point of view when using PayPal:
The following video shows the customer’s point of view when checking out using the Stripe payment gateway:
WP eStore Shopping Cart Screenshot
There are a few different ways to display the shopping cart. The following screenshot is one example of how the shopping cart looks when customers add product(s) to the cart:
Below is a screenshot of another fancy cart:
Squeeze Page Type Form
The WordPress eStore Plugin can be used to insert a squeeze page type form in a post, page or sidebar to offer a free product to build email list for internet marketing purpose (view details).
Documentation & Technical Support
- WordPress eStore Documentation – WP eStore tutorials, how to’s, tweaks and everything else that you need to know about this plugin.
- WP eStore quick installation and Usage Video Tutorial
- WP eStore Forum – The WordPress eStore plugin is simple and easy to use but if you are facing an issue with this plugin then post it on the customer only support forum and we will address it.
Customer Feedback
We won’t waste your time with fake testimonials! Checkout the customer feedback page and see what some of our customers have to say about us.
Thank you so very much. I’ve just set up the new version of the plugin, and a new test PayPal button and as far as I can tell this solution works perfectly! I really can’t thank you enough. Your support has been very fast, and extremely helpful. This made my day!
Kat Landreth
http://pareandfocus.com
You can also check the comment section below for more customer feedback.
Get the WordPress eStore Plugin Now
Sell digital and non-digital products from your WordPress blog Securely. (Includes Free Lifetime Updates)
Sleep well at night knowing your digital asset is safe!
You will be automatically redirected to the checkout page once you add a product to your shopping cart. you can also find the shopping cart on the sidebar.
Frequently Bought Together
Bundle and Save
Sale Price: $79.95
Original Price: $99.90
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Sale Price: $129.90 (35% Discount)
Original Price: $199
See the Products page for more bundled product deals.
I am not going to tell you that the WordPress eStore is the best WordPress Store plugin ever but for what this plugin does makes it gold.
If you want a WordPress Store plugin that is being actively developed and has someone behind it to offer support and troubleshoot issues then feel free to purchase this plugin.
When you buy this plugin you also indirectly support all my other free wordpress plugin development.
WP eStore Questions (F.A.Q)
If you have any questions please leave a comment below.
Look in the “Manage Customers” menu of eStore to see all the purchase history.
For eMember you can place a shortcode on a members only page that allows the member to see their purchase history.
Where I can see the history of purchase inside of Admin interface and inside of Member account interface. Is it possible to see without making payment?
Hi Marc, yeah I can definitely do it… Please post on the forum exactly what you need and I will add it in (this way the steps are also documented in on thread.. i am sure others will find this useful too)
https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/
Thanks, but I already read that article.
I know how to exclude static files from Super Cache, but what I really want to do is to to be able to use the Shopping Cart Widget on every page.
There are 2 ways to make it work:
-) the DONOTCACHEPAGE constant, to tell Super Cache on the fly to stop caching, as soon as somehing is in the Shopping Cart.
-) rendering the Shopping Cart widget with ajax/javascript, to avoid being cached. This is how the Star Rating plugin does it, for example.
I could do it myself, if you could provide a constant session cookie, as soon as the Shopping Cart is filled, with a simple function in functions.php:
[code]
function wp_super_cache_dont_cache_when_shopping_cart_active() {
if( $_SESSION[‘shopping_cart_active’] ) {
define( “DONOTCACHEPAGE”, true );
}
}
add_action(“init”, “wp_super_cache_dont_cache_when_shopping_cart_active”);
[/code]
This woul be the most elegant solution, I think.
Yeah, you can use Super Cache with this plugin as long as you don’t cached the page that displays the shopping cart (a cached version of the page will display the cart to be empty as it’s not dynamically generating the content based on users input).
This page has some workaround instructions:
https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-shopping-cart-and-wp-super-cache-workaround-334
Hi,
I have one question.
I rely on Super Cache…I’m not able to disable it completely for performance reasons.
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/347847
Is it possible to implement this solution? DONOTCACHEPAGE constant, as soon as something is added to the shopping cart.
This would allow to leave Super Cache alone, but as soon as something is in the cart, it is disabled, for all pages displaying the shopping cart widget.
Thanks so much!!!
Hi Jon, You will need to download the plugin to your computer. You can then install it on your sites via the WordPress plugin uploader (the zipped file needs to be used for this option) or by FTP (You will need to unzip the file for this option). You will need to load this on each site you want to use it on,.
Please let me know if you have anymore questions.
Cheers,
Ivy
Hi,
thanks for getting back to me. I currently install plugins from the wp page. Just was’t sure if I purchase your plugins, do I download them to my mac first or download them somehow in my c-panel first in order to be able to use them on multiple sites…
Thanks so much,
Jon
Jon,
if you are creating your WP with something like “simple scripts” or sympatico, then it is a WP site like any other. As long as you have control over the plugins and can add one you can use these.
T.
Hi Jon, You can find a list of all of our products and bundle packages here: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/products
As for “I create my wordpress pages via my hosts cpanel”
is this a ture wordpress page or a simple HTML page on a site that has wordrpess installed on it?
Cheers,
Ivy
Hi Justin, The eStore has a multi site license and can be used on as many sites that you own. You can sell real products with the eStore. With that said the eStore only has simple shipping options. Please see the following post for the available shipping options: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/how-the-shipping-cost-calculation-works-in-wordpress-estore-50
Cheers,
Ivy
Hi, I’m interested in the 3 three solutions
wp estore plugin
wp emember plugin
wordpress affiliate software plugin
Is there a discount for purchasing all 3 at once?
I create my wordpress pages via my hosts cpanel, will I be able to use these plugins?
Will I be able to use them on multiple sites?
Thanks so much,
J
Can i use the estore plugin on more than one site? And can i sell products i’ll then ship to customers, or does it only work for downloadable content?
thanks,
Thanks for the info in your post. I can really use this, much appreciated. Again, thanks.
Hi Craig, Which plugin are you talking about eStore? Can you explain a little bit more about what you are looking to do?
Cheers,
Ivy
I use the picture perfect theme with success but unsure about the plugin
check it out here
http://www.increasesales.net.nz
Cheers Craig
Hi Gina, This would not be possible with the eStore. The eStore only supports the following payment gateways.
Paypal
2checkout
Manual checkout
Authorize.net (this will be released shortly but is available upon request).
Cheers,
Ivy
If I want to customize to use QuickBooks merchant account instead of Pay Pal is that possible?
Thank you
I just have to say that this product is bar none. Also the support you get is unbelievable. I have had some small issues with the shop and it got fixed right away and then some features that i wanted was added. I would pay for the support even since it is so good. Now i just have a few more things to iron out and it is all setup. Thank you ivy and admin for such fine support.
Hi Jovon, unfortunately the eStore can not do this. But I will talk to Amin about this and see if there is a work around for this.
Cheers,
Ivy
Thanks for such a fast response.. One more question.. Is there anyway to have it so the buyer pays the paypal transaction fees? I used another shopping cart where it would calculate the paypal fees and add it on to the purchase total.
Hi Jovon, You can find the latest stable version in the change log this will also tell you what changes have been made.
The following post will tell you how updates are handled; https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/how-and-when-do-you-get-an-update
You can do a post payment landing /Thank you page where the links will be displayed after a purchase. You can find out more about how to do this here: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-estore-instant-digital-product-delivery-499
Happy Easter,
Ivy
Ok a few things
1. whats the current version of the plugin and is there an easy way to keep track of this and get the download?
2. Is it possible to have maybe a pop up page of some sort of link generated for the user after the item is purchased. I would just like the link that is emailed to also be displayed to the buyer after purchase.
Thanks!
Hi Matthew, Paypal does not allow sales with a “0” amount. If there is a “0” amount item in the shopping cart it will cause an error when you go to Paypal and will not allow you to checkout. You will need to use a squeeze page of a normal download button so this item does not get added to the shopping cart.
Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Cheers,
Ivy
Is there a way instead of using a squeeze page to have a free tutorial download. i would want to put it in the shop like the other paid ones ?
Thanks for all your help with my questions. I’ll take a good look at the documentation area as that seems to answer all of the questions I have. This looks like a fantastic plugin and I look forward to purchasing and using it once I have the site designed.
Hi Alan, The following page will explain how coupons and discounts work: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/how-to-use-coupons-discounts-in-wp-estore-364
Again please let me know if you have anymore questions.
Cheers,
Ivy
Is there a way to add discounts to the basket i.e. Enter a discount code and/or if you purchase more than one item a preset percentage discount is deducted?
Hi Alan, You are correct they would receive 3 different download links.
Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Cheers,
Ivy
How does this plugin work with multiple digital downloads i.e. I have 3 digital downloads for sale and the customer purchases all 3. Do they receive 3 links or them to download each of the files or 1 link to download all 3 in one go. I’m presuming it would be 3 separate links but would just like clarification on this before proceeding to purchase the plugin. Thanks in advance for your help.
It depends on how you want to use it. This plugin will work on WPMU.
Hi, does this e-store plugin support WPMU and BUDDYPRESS?
Thanks, Titus
Hi Matthew, The eStore does not limit the size of the download, however your hosting provider may. You will want to check with them that your package supports large uploads/downloads. With eStore you can offer a product that sends out multiple download links for different products (All the links will be sent in the same email). You can not however limit the times the item can be download you can only limit the amount of time the link is good for (e.g. 12 hours). To do a free product you will have to use a squeeze page or a download button the following shortcode is for the download button option:
You will need to create the free product in the eStore for the free download the same way as if you where creating a product you wanted to sell.
[wp_eStore_download_now_button id=1]
Display a button that lets the visitor download a
product (this way the actual location of the product
doesn’t get revealed to the user when they
download it)
You can read more about squeeze pages here: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/how-to-make-a-squeeze-page-using-the-wordpress-estore-plugin-126
Cheers,
Ivy
I have a shop and was wondering if i could sell digital downloads with large files. I have a shop now and love but would love to get mine in wordpress and switch site. I have one video that i offer in 15 parts. Can you script handle that ? can you look at my site now it sends email with downloads and they all expire after one download. Also does your product offer free downloads but keep them in the database ?
Hi Heather, Can you explain what you are trying to do a little more?
Cheers,
Ivy
They want to add a cart but not sell – going to import file from their POS in a year or so …. Can your cart do this and or “quick view” pop ups?
Me again.
I just found the answer I was looking for in the trouble shooting guide. It was the Thesis image re-sizing issue.
It seems to be working fine now.
Thank you for your extensive documentation!
Lisa
Hi Robert, There is an upsell feature after the order has gone through. You can find this option under coupon/discounts menu. Authorize.net is on its way. It should be up with in the next week. We have finished the integration and testing is being done as we speak. This will be offered as an addon to the eStore.
Cheers,
Ivy
One other question. When will Authorize.net payment be available? That it probably what is holding me back from ordering as we dont use paypal that much. Let me know. Thanks!
Hi, wow great plugin looks good. I am curious if it has any “upsell” features or cross promotion while in the cart. Also an upsell feature after the order has gone through would be a great add. Or the ability to have special discounts in the cart such as ” because you are ordering X, you can get the following for % off” with a “add to order” button underneath. Anything like this coming?
HI Hendra, At this time we do not support these payment gateways. The supported payment gateways for the eStore are: Paypal, 2checkout, manual payments, and coming soon Authorize.net.
Cheers,
Ivy
Hey .. if your plugin supports “Liberty Reserve” or “WebMoney”? because I do not want the buyer to take the money back for no apparent reason. I want to sell the ebook and many forums said, many buyers ask for money back for some reason do not fit the description, paypal stolen, etc.. I really hate people like that. If you have one, please let me know.
thanks.
Hi,
I’ve purchased this plugin for myself and I’m very satisfied with the features and support.
I’m also considering it for a client of mine and I’d like to know if the manual mode can interface with credit card verification & processing service over SSL (or if there is another way for it in this plugin)?
The CC processing service is this one:
http://www.tranzila.com/overview_eng.html
It’s the main processing service for e-commerce in Israel.
btw, I could use PayPal, but I’d rather not because it’s not that well known here and the client could lose sales because of that.
Thank,
T.
Hi John, I will send you an update. Let me know if you do not receive the email.
Cheers,
Ivy
and my version is v 2.8.9.5
i cant find that option any where
Hi John, You can use the “Compact” cart version but it doesn’t show the total. Amin will work on adding the total to this view of the shopping cart. If you do not have this option please let me know so I can send you an update.
Cheers,
Ivy
or what php file would i change to do this my self if possible
is it possible to just have the cart widget or php cart to just show the item count and total price and a checkout link to the checkout page. something like this (Items:3 total: $13.95 Go to checkout) with no images just text?