Easy Digital Downloads Software Licensing Addon

Easy Digital Downloads Software Licensing - Centrally manage licenses for digital products

Easy Digital Downloads Software Licensing is an extension for the WordPress-based digital sales platform that allows you to create, distribute, and verify license keys for software, plugins, and themes. This solution is aimed at digital product sellers and developers who require reliable usage controls, a convenient license deployment process, and mechanisms for renewal and activation throttling.

Key functionalities

• Generating and assigning license keys associated with orders and products.
• License verification via REST API and dedicated endpoints for quick validation on customer websites.
• Activation limit management – control the number of activations assigned to a single key (e.g. number of installations, domains).
• Support for license types: perpetual, subscription, trial, and the ability to set an expiration date.
• License status refresh mechanisms and related user activity reporting.
• Integration with EDD products – automatic linking of the key to the purchase and customer profile.
• Ability to manually assign, withdraw and renew licenses from the administration panel.
• Advanced filtering and export of license list and usage statistics.

Benefits for the seller and developer

Implementing Easy Digital Downloads Software Licensing simplifies software distribution control, minimizes the risk of illegal use, and allows for flexible management of sales models. Store administrators receive a clear interface for monitoring license activity, and developers receive an extensible API allowing them to integrate license validation directly into product installation.

• Security: Clearly identify legitimate installations and instantly block abuse.
• Sales scalability: license management for single products, bundles or subscriptions.
• Better customer service: quick access to license status information and purchase history without the need for manual operations.
• Monetization: Configure restrictions, trial periods, and renewal mechanisms to accelerate recurring revenue.

Practical applications

The extension works well in various digital software distribution scenarios:

• WordPress plugins and themes are sold under a licensing model where each copy requires activation.
• Desktop or web applications where you need to verify client permissions before enabling premium features.
• Selling packages with a limited number of installations (e.g. licenses for teams or agencies).
• Freemium model with trial version activation and conversion to a paid license.

Technical aspects of integration

Easy Digital Downloads Software Licensing offers ready-made API endpoints and webhooks that enable instant validation and license status synchronization between the store and the product. The interface also provides filters and programming hooks, allowing for extending functionality and customizing activation processes to specific requirements. The system supports bulk key operations, CSV import/export, and detailed query logs for usage auditing.

Sample workflow

• The customer purchases a product in a store based on Easy Digital Downloads.
• After payment, a unique license key assigned to the order is generated.
• The product on the client side sends an API request to verify the key and the number of allowed activations.
• Depending on the validation result, the product activates full functions or displays a message that the license needs to be renewed/supplemented.

Easy Digital Downloads Software Licensing is a tool designed for digital product sellers looking for a proven way to control distribution and manage licenses. Integration with the EDD platform and extensive configuration options make it a suitable solution for both smaller stores and larger software vendors.