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EDD Sell Services extends Easy Digital Downloads so store owners can sell services (design work, consulting, custom orders) instead of, or alongside, digital files. Each service order carries a requirements step, a buyer and seller conversation, a delivery and approval flow, and a star review.

Requirements

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  • Easy Digital Downloads must be installed and active. EDD Sell Services checks for the Easy_Digital_Downloads class on plugins_loaded; if EDD is not active, the plugin deactivates itself and shows an admin notice reading “EDD Sell Services requires Easy Digital Downloads to be installed and active.”
  • WordPress 3.0.1 or later (tested up to 6.7.2).
  • A valid license key to receive updates (see Quick Start).

Install the plugin

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  1. Upload the edd-sell-services folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install the zip through Plugins, Add New, Upload Plugin.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
  3. On activation the plugin creates its database tables and a page titled “Manage Order” that contains the [edd_sell_services_manage_order] shortcode. This page is saved to the plugin setting ess_manage_order_page automatically.
  4. After activation you are redirected to the settings screen at WP Plugins, EDD Sell Services.

Bundled Advanced Custom Fields

Section titled “Bundled Advanced Custom Fields”

The requirement question builder is powered by Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). The plugin ships with ACF Pro bundled and hides the ACF admin menu so it does not clash with your own configuration.

  • If ACF Pro is already active on the site, the plugin uses that copy.
  • If the free ACF plugin is active, the plugin shows a notice asking you to deactivate free ACF, and falls back to its own built in custom fields loader for the requirement builder.

You do not need to install ACF separately.

What activation creates

Section titled “What activation creates”
  • Custom tables wp_edd_sell_message, wp_edd_sell_notification, and wp_edd_sell_product_reviews.
  • The “Manage Order” page with the manage order shortcode.
  • Default general, image, and notification settings.

See the Developer Guide for the exact table columns.