Overview
EDD Sell Services turns Easy Digital Downloads into a marketplace for services. Instead of delivering a file at checkout, a service order opens a structured buyer and seller workflow that runs on a dedicated Manage Order page.
What it adds
Section titled “What it adds”- A new “Service” product type for EDD Downloads, sitting alongside the standard and bundle types.
- A per product requirement builder so the seller can collect the information needed before starting work.
- A staged order lifecycle: waiting for requirement, work in progress, waiting for approval, waiting for review, order complete.
- A threaded conversation between buyer and seller with file attachments.
- A final delivery and approval step, with an option to auto complete stalled orders.
- Star reviews for completed orders, with optional integration into EDD Reviews.
- Live on site notifications and conversation emails.
The moving parts
Section titled “The moving parts”- Manage Order page. A single page carrying the
[edd_sell_services_manage_order]shortcode. It lists a buyer’s service orders and, through theess-singleendpoint, renders one order’s conversation and delivery screen. - Requirement questions. Defined per service product with several field types, gathered from the buyer immediately after purchase.
- Conversation. Stored in a custom table and shown as a chat thread on the single order screen.
- Reviews. Stored in a custom table and in product meta, and optionally pushed to EDD Reviews comments.
Who takes part
Section titled “Who takes part”- Buyer (customer). Purchases the service, fills requirements, chats, approves or rejects the delivery, and leaves a review.
- Seller (service provider). The product author. Chats, updates the delivery date, and submits the final delivery.
- Assigned users. Additional administrators, shop managers, vendors, workers, or accountants that the seller assigns to a product so they can also work the order.
Optional integrations
Section titled “Optional integrations”EDD Sell Services detects and adapts to several EDD extensions when they are present:
- EDD Frontend Submissions (FES) for creating services and assigning co-authors from the vendor dashboard.
- EDD Reviews for storing reviews as native review comments.
- EDD Recurring or Subscriptions for recurring service orders with previous and next order navigation.
- EDD PDF Invoices for showing the invoice link while a service is still processing.
Each integration is optional; the core service flow works with Easy Digital Downloads alone.