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Artem Frolov

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<p>The WP Express Checkout plugin allows you to sell any type of products and services from your WordPress powered site easily using <strong>fast checkout options from PayPal and Stripe</strong>. Install the plugin, configure some basic settings, create a few products and you are ready to sell products and services from your site. The checkout process is quick and easy.</p>
<p>This plugin gives you shortcodes to generate customizable payment buttons that allow customers to pay for items instantly via a payment popup window. Customers can pay using <strong>PayPal, Stripe, or a credit card</strong>. It uses the newest/latest Checkout APIs for both services.</p>
<p>Additionally, this plugin provides a product block that seamlessly integrates with the WordPress block editor, enabling you to easily incorporate products into your website.</p>
<p>The full checkout takes place in a payment popup window and the customer never leaves your site. It creates a fast and elegant checkout experience.</p>
<p>This is ideal for users who want a lightweight and simple solution for selling products or services via PayPal and Stripe.</p>
<h4>Checkout Demonstration</h4>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="WP Express Checkout Transaction Process Overview" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KF32ZOgsb2U?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h4>Great for Selling Digital Downloads</h4>
<p>If you want to sell digital products using PayPal or Stripe then you will love the simplicity of this plugin. You can configure it to expire the download links after it has been used a few times or after a certain period of time.</p>
<h4>Works with PayPal’s Buy Now Pay Later Feature</h4>
<p>This plugin works with PayPal’s Pay in 4 (Buy Now, Pay Later) feature also. It lets your customers pay later in 4 installments.</p>
<h4>Basic Setup and Usage Video</h4>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="WP Express Checkout Plugin - Basic Setup" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UIUvpYGYuiU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="WP Express Checkout - Creating Products" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YP9E12KDo1A?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="WP Express Checkout  - Add a Product to a Page" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n9YDFVFHDf8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h4>Usage Documentation</h4>
<p>View configuration and usage details on the <a href="https://wp-express-checkout.com/wp-express-checkout-plugin-documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Express Checkout</a> plugin’s documentation page.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Offer fast, secure checkout using both <strong>PayPal Checkout and Stripe Checkout</strong> from the payment popup.</li>
<li>Sell products or services using a quick and easy checkout process.</li>
<li>Accept payments via PayPal (PayPal account, credit card, debit card, Pay in 4, Venmo etc.).</li>
<li>Accept PayPal donations with minimum donation amount limit.</li>
<li>Accept payments via Stripe (credit card and other payment methods).</li>
<li>Support for Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other Stripe-supported payment methods.</li>
<li>Sell downloads, files, or any digital goods.</li>
<li>Sell music, video, ebook, PDF or any other digital media files.</li>
<li>Shop page that will list all your products in a grid view. Users can browse your products and purchase it.</li>
<li>Allow the customers to automatically download the file once the purchase is completed via PayPal or Stripe.</li>
<li>You can deliver the digital downloads using encrypted download links that expire automatically.</li>
<li>Ability to enable force download option on your digital products.</li>
<li>Option to offer downloads via a non-web accessible local file path, instead of a URL, to enhance download security.</li>
<li>Offer Buy Now Pay Later payment option to your customers (via PayPal).</li>
<li>Accept Payments via Venmo (through PayPal) easily.</li>
<li>View the transactions from your WordPress admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Option to configure a notification email to be sent to the buyer and the seller after the purchase.</li>
<li>Option to customize the purchase notification email on a per-product basis.</li>
<li>Ability to set a product thumbnail for a product.</li>
<li>Use a simple shortcode to add a payment button anywhere on your site.</li>
<li>Create a payment button widget and add it to your site’s sidebar.</li>
<li>Ability for a customer to enter an amount and pay what they want for a product.</li>
<li>Ability to configure variable products. You can charge different amount for different options of the product.</li>
<li>It can be used to accept donations on your site.</li>
<li>Option to configure a minimum donation amount so the customers have to pay a minimum amount for donation.</li>
<li>Option to customize the currency formatting.</li>
<li>Stock control option. You can limit the number of quantity available for a product.</li>
<li>Option to charge shipping for your items. Ability to set a shipping cost for each item separately.</li>
<li>Option to charge tax for your items.</li>
<li>Option to configure discount coupon codes.</li>
<li>Option to give a free product using 100% discount coupon code (offer complimentary product).</li>
<li>Option to configure terms and conditions before checkout.</li>
<li>You can see all the orders within your WordPress admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Option to customize the Thank You page.</li>
<li>Option to create product categories and apply it to some products. </li>
<li>Option to create product tags and apply it to certain products.</li>
<li>Option to export the orders data to a CSV file.</li>
<li>Ability to configure the download links to expire after X number of hours.</li>
<li>Ability to configure the download links to expire after X number of clicks.</li>
<li>Option to test it on PayPal Sandbox mode before going Live.</li>
<li>Option to use <a href="https://wp-express-checkout.com/how-to-use-manual-offline-checkout-in-wp-express-checkout/" rel="nofollow ugc">manual/offline checkout</a></li>
<li>Option to <a href="https://wp-express-checkout.com/woocommerce-paypal-express-checkout/" rel="nofollow ugc">Integrate it with WooCommerce</a> to offer product checkout via PayPal’s express checkout system.</li>
</ul>
<p>The setup is very easy. Once you have installed the plugin, all you need to do is enter your <strong>PayPal and/or Stripe API credentials</strong> in the plugin settings and your website will be ready to accept fast payments via both services.</p>
<p>You can also accept payment using <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/pay-in-4" rel="nofollow ugc">PayPal’s Pay in 4</a> feature (buy now pay later offering). Read the <a href="https://wp-express-checkout.com/paypal-pay-in-4-wp-express-checkout-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Buy Now, Pay Later Tutorial</a> to learn more.</p>
<h4>Optional WooCommerce Integration</h4>
<p>There is also an option for WooCommerce. So you can use this plugin to add the new PayPal Express Checkout gateway to WooCommerce.</p>
<p>Please note that the integration with WooCommerce is entirely optional. It is important to highlight that this plugin is primarily designed for standalone use and does not depend on WooCommerce.</p>
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
<p>This plugin adds the following shortcode to your site:</p>
<pre><code>[wp_express_checkout id="123"]
</code></pre>
<p>Where <code>123</code> is the product ID.</p>
<p>Or use the following shortcode to output product details and the express checkout payment button:</p>
<pre><code>[wp_express_checkout id="123" template="1"]
</code></pre>
<p>Additionally, you have the option to utilize the product block for adding a product into the post or page editor.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>View <a href="https://wp-express-checkout.com/basic-installation-and-setup-of-wp-express-checkout/" rel="nofollow ugc">this usage documentation</a> page for additional info.</p>


WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe)

Allows you to accept fast and secure payments for products and services via a payment popup window, supporting both the new PayPal and Stripe Checkout …

Silkalns

WP Chill

Mike Jolley (a11n)

Barry Kooij

<h3>Powerful Download Manager Plugin for WordPress</h3>
<p>Download Monitor is a powerful download manager plugin for handling downloadable files, adding download links to your posts or pages, and tracking downloads.</p>
<p>Download Monitor has been featured on the websites of some of the most popular and leading businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, such as WPBeginner, Pagely, Jilt, WP Fusion & Kinsta.</p>
<h4>See how easy it is to list a download on your WordPress site</h4>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="How to List a Download on Your WordPress Site" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xEbliDziMrU?list=PLM2tOjfhVrZfvMiJ3ib1GqvWBpYpBeQaS" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h3>Download Monitor Extensions available when purchasing a Pro plan</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/buttons/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Buttons" rel="nofollow ugc">Buttons</a>: Create beautiful, fully customizable download buttons for your files.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/downloading-page/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Downloading+page" rel="nofollow ugc">Downloading Page</a>: Serve your downloads from a separate page.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/google-drive/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Google+drive" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Drive</a>: Lets you use the files hosted on your Google Drive as Download Monitor files.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/advanced-access-manager/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Advanced+access+manager" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Access Manager</a>: Create advanced download limitations per download and on a global level.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/email-notification/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Email+notification" rel="nofollow ugc">Email Notification</a>: Trigger an email notification whenever one of your files is downloaded.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/kb/page-addon/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Page+addon" rel="nofollow ugc">Document Library Manage</a>: Display files in fast, searchable tables or grids with sorting, filters, and flexible styling. Your documents, easy to find.</li>
<li>Lock downloads option: Set restrictions to your download functionality using <a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/extensions/mailchimp-lock/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Mailchimp+lock" rel="nofollow ugc">MailChimp Lock</a>, <a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/extensions/email-lock/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Email+lock" rel="nofollow ugc">Email Lock</a>, <a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/captcha/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Captcha" rel="nofollow ugc">CAPTCHA</a>, </li>
<li><a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/extensions/gravity-forms/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Gravity+forms" rel="nofollow ugc">Gravity Forms Gated Content</a>: easily create a download gate with Gravity Forms. Require users to fill-in a form before accessing a download.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/extensions/ninja-forms/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=Ninja+forms" rel="nofollow ugc">Ninja Forms Lock</a>: if you are an user of Ninja Forms, you can also use this to require users to fill-in of a form before accesing a download.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/kb/wpforms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=WPForms" rel="nofollow ugc">WPForms Gated Content</a>: gate your downloads by first requesting users to submit a form build using WPForms.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/kb/contact-form-7/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=CF7" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact Form 7 Lock</a>: request the submission of a Contact Form 7 form before providing access to the download.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<p>We have a large Knowledge Base on our <a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=knowledge+base" rel="nofollow ugc">Download Monitor website</a> that contains documentation about how to how to setup and use Download Monitor.</p>
<h3>How-to Guides</h3>
<p>Are you a new Download Monitor user? Read these articles on how to get your files ready for download with Download Monitor:<br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/install-and-activate-download-monitor/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=how+to+install" rel="nofollow ugc">How to install Download Monitor</a><br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/adding-downloads-to-your-website/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=how+to+add" rel="nofollow ugc">How to add your first download in Download Monitor</a><br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/shortcode-downloads/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=how+to+list" rel="nofollow ugc">How to list your first download on your website with the download shortcode</a></p>
<p>More advanced topics that a lot of people find interesting:<br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/content-templates/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=style+buttons" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about the different ways you can style your download buttons</a><br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/overriding-content-templates/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=customize+buttons" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about how to customize your download buttons</a><br />
<a href="https://www.download-monitor.com/kb/action-and-filter-reference/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=action+filter" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about what actions and filters are available in Download Monitor</a></p>
<h4>Contributing and reporting bugs</h4>
<p>You can contribute code to this plugin via GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor</a><br />
You can contribute localizations via Transifex <a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/download-monitor/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/download-monitor/</a></p>
<h3>Help & Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Search our extensive <a href="https://download-monitor.com/kb/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=knowledge+base" rel="nofollow ugc">knowledge base</a> for documentation about installing the plugin/the extensions, available settings and how to use them.</li>
<li>Browse <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/" rel="ugc">Download monitor’s WordPress forum</a> to find answers to your queries or create a new topic.</li>
<li><a href="https://download-monitor.com/contact/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=description&utm_term=contact+us" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact us</a> directly for support.</li>
</ul>
<h3>3rd party or external service disclaimer</h3>
<p>The plugin connects to our website through an API call (https://download-monitor.com/?dlm-all-extensions=true) in order to request a list of available extensions.</p>
<p>IT DOES NOT SEND ANY DATA NOR DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM THE REQUEST</p>
<p>Our privacy policy can be found at this URL https://download-monitor.com/privacy-policy/</p>


Download Monitor

Excellent Support

Nice


I'm using it for years in some projects and it's the best tool I have ever tested.I now use it as soon as I have to offer downloads on a website.


Best download management plugin

Powerful Download Manager Plugin for WordPress

WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe) vs Download Monitor