Easy Digital Downloads Authorize.net Payment Gateway Addon

Easy Digital Downloads Authorize.net Payment Gateway - Secure Payment Integration

Easy Digital Downloads Authorize.net Payment Gateway is a powerful plugin that allows you to accept credit and debit card payments directly on your Easy Digital Downloads website. This solution seamlessly connects your store to the Authorize.net payment gateway, minimizing the number of steps required for the buyer and increasing conversions when selling digital products, licenses, and add-ons.

Key functionalities

• Direct integration with the Authorize.net API, allowing you to accept card payments without redirects.
• Support for major payment cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express), optional tokenization of card data.
• Possibility to make refunds and cancel authorizations from the Easy Digital Downloads panel.
• Full integration with EDD shopping cart: automatic assignment of transactions to orders, reporting of sales and transaction numbers.
• Configurable payment fields and messages, as well as test (sandbox) and production modes.
• Security compliance: SSL requirement, payment token support to limit storage of sensitive data.

Benefits for a store selling digital content

• Increase your conversion rate with a seamless, integrated checkout path without redirects to external sites.
• A professional and consistent purchasing process that matches the store's appearance, positively impacts customer confidence.
• Faster settlements and simpler transaction management – transaction data visible directly in the EDD panel.
• Flexible setup: ability to test payment flow before going live.

Example applications

• Software and digital licensing stores requiring secure card payments.
• Sales of e-books, online courses, graphics and downloadable resources where immediate access after payment is important.
• Platforms selling subscriptions or add-ons that integrate one-time and recurring payments (depending on EDD configuration and additional extensions).
• Agencies and content creators who want to accept payments without redirects while maintaining full control over the UX of the purchasing process.

Technical requirements and compliance

The plugin is designed to work with Easy Digital Downloads and current versions of WordPress. To ensure secure transactions, an SSL certificate is required on the website. For testing, an Authorize.net sandbox should be configured; API keys and authorization signatures provided by Authorize.net are required for production. For plans using tokenization, it is recommended to verify compatibility with other installed EDD extensions.

Basic setup steps

• Install and activate Easy Digital Downloads Authorize.net Payment Gateway as an add-on to EDD.
• Entering API keys (test or production) obtained from the Authorize.net panel.
• Turn on test mode and perform a test transaction to verify the correctness of the settings.
• Checking the visibility of transactions in the EDD panel and optionally adjusting payment messages and forms.

Payment security and compliance

The integration is based on official Authorize.net mechanisms, supporting compliance with payment security requirements. The HTTPS requirement and tokenization option minimize the risk of card data leakage. The store owner is responsible for complying with PCI DSS standards for storing and processing customer data and for configuring the server environment.

Easy Digital Downloads Authorize.net Payment Gateway is a solution dedicated to sellers of digital assets who expect stable, secure, and professional card payment processing without the need to redirect customers to external payment sites. Integration improves transaction tracking and ensures a consistent shopping experience with the store's brand image, which promotes increased conversions.