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Easy Digital Downloads Free Link

Name: Easy Digital Downloads Free Link
Rating: 5.0 (5 reviews)
Author: webaware

replace EDD add-to-cart button with download link when product is free

Easy Digital Downloads Free Link ranks #6,942 among WordPress.org plugins with 900+ active installations, is #1,144 of 14,124 in the E-commerce category, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Sep 6, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.1.0 Current Version v1.1.0

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 06 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#1,144 of 14,124 in E-commerce Top 10% by installs Downloads -28.3% this week

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#6,942

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Active Installs

900+

-17.3%

KW Avg Position

36.2

2 worse

Downloads

38.4K

+7 today

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (5 reviews)

Next Milestone 1K

Total Progress 95%

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Reviews & Ratings

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.0
Last Updated: Sep 06, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: webaware

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 5
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for Easy Digital Downloads store owners selling free products with a single downloadable file. It replaces the add-to-cart button with a direct download link so customers don't have to go through the cart process for free items.

Replaces add-to-cart with download link
Works for free single-file products
Requires external web-accessible file link
Replaces cart icon on Shop Front theme archives
Multiple language translations

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Easy Digital Downloads Free Link

Because I wanted to add my free plugins to an Easy Digital Downloads shop, without making it harder to download them from the shop than from WordPress.org plugin pages.

No. Downloads are direct from the site hosting the linked file.

Yes, see Downloads > Settings > Extensions. There's also a filter hook, edd_free_link_label, if you want finer control over the link label.

Yes, there are templates. Look in the templates folder of the plugin. There's also a filter hook, edd_free_link_template, if you want finer control over which template is used.