Checkout with Paddle for EDD
Docs for Checkout with Paddle for Easy Digital Downloads.
Software Licensing
How license keys are created, extended and revoked with Paddle payments.
Refunds and chargebacks
Refund from EDD or from Paddle, and what happens when a customer disputes a payment.
Managing your store
Day-to-day use: the customer checkout, subscriptions, licenses, refunds, the order screen and taxes.
What your customers see
The checkout from your customer’s side, from cart to receipt.
Account and credentials
Status, account type, live and sandbox credentials, and the webhook row.
Checkout settings
Checkout style, theme, language, labels, icons, images and tax options.
Subscriptions, refunds and maintenance
Cancellation timing, customer links, uninstall clean-up and debug logging.
Settings reference
Every option on the Paddle settings screen, with its default and what it does.
Webhook alerts
Turn on the Paddle Classic alerts that subscriptions, refunds and disputes need.
Test the connection
Check that your saved Paddle Billing credentials work.
Set up Paddle Classic
Connect an older Paddle Classic account with your Vendor ID, API Auth Code and public key.
Vendor ID, Auth Code and public key
Copy your Paddle Classic credentials into WordPress and test them.
Set up the webhook
Let Paddle notify your store about payments, renewals and refunds, in one click or by hand.
Approve your website and payment link
Approve your domain in Paddle and set the default payment link to your checkout page.
Set up Paddle Billing
Connect a Paddle Billing account in five steps: keys, credentials, webhook, website approval and a connection test.
Create an API key and client-side token
Create the Paddle Billing credentials the plugin needs, with the right permissions.
Enter your credentials in WordPress
Paste your Paddle Billing API key and client-side token into the Paddle settings.
Paddle Billing or Paddle Classic?
Find out which Paddle platform your account uses and which credentials you need.
Live and sandbox mode
How EDD Test Mode switches between your live and sandbox Paddle credentials.
Requirements
WordPress, PHP, EDD and Paddle versions the plugin needs, plus optional EDD extensions.
Installation
Upload the plugin, turn on the Paddle gateway and open its settings.
Checkout with Paddle for EDD
Sell with Paddle as your merchant of record in Easy Digital Downloads: setup, subscriptions, licenses, refunds and the developer reference.
Getting started
What you need, how to install the plugin, which Paddle account you have and how test mode works.