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From time to time, Easy Digital Downloads and specific extension or theme updates will require that we disclose a bit more information about the nature of the update. The Release Notes posts are a great source of that information.

If you are a developer, you should also consider following our Development Blog where we post more detailed, in-depth notes about changes in the codebase across the ecosystem.

New UI in Version 1.2.2

Version 1.2.2 has just been released and with it we have delivered a dramatically improved user interface for setting up and configuring download products. Previously, there was an excess of options that often confused users and made them not quite sure how to properly setup the downloadable product. We have significantly simplified and improved the

Version 1.1.5 Brings Improved Security

Easy Digital Downloads version 1.1.5 was released a few minutes ago and one of the focuses for this release was improvements to file security. A few days ago a user reported that he had found a massive security flaw in the plugin that allowed site visitors to find and browse (and download) any product download

PDF Earnings and Sales Reports with Version 1.1.4.0

Version 1.1.4.0 was released earlier today, and with it several new features. The main new feature that we’ve added is an option to generate a PDF report of sales and earnings form your Reports page. A new short code has been added, and dozens of bug fixes and other minor improvements were also included with

Easy Digital Downloads Version 1.1.2 Released

Another minor point release has just been pushed out. This update fixes a couple of noticeable bugs (and one semi major one) and also brings a couple of nice new minor features. The short code now accepts an optional “class” parameter that you can use to append additional classes to the purchase link. This is

Version 1.1.0 Released

Easy Digital Downloads version 1.1.0 has just released and it brings several new features and quite a few minor bug fixes. The major new feature that has been added is the ability to filter the Payment History page by payment status, meaning you can now very easily view all Complete payments, all Pending payments, all

Version 1.0.9 Brings a Great New Feature

Easy Digital Downloads version 1.0.9 has been released and is ready for your upgrades. This version brings a lot of minor bug fixes and a couple of really great new features Many of the new features are primarily for developers, but there is one major feature that everyone will love: variable-price-option-specific download files. The big

The New Email Template System

Since version 1.0.8.3 of Easy Digital Downloads, there has been an email templating system in place that allows users to customize the appearance of the purchase receipts sent to buyers after they make a purchase. The feature has not been advertised very much until now, as we’ve been locking down a few things with the

Easy Digital Downloads Version 1.0.8.3 Released

Version 1.0.8.3 was released late last night and brings a huge number of minor bug fixes, a couple of major bug fixes, some security improvements, and a couple of new shortcodes. One of the big changes made is in the EDD Favorites Requires EDD Wish Lists EDD Favorites is a plugin for EDD Wish Lists

Version 1.0.8.1 Released

The latest version, 1.0.8.1, was released today, and with it were brought a lot of minor enhancements. Some of the changes will be noticeable while you use the plugin, but many of them will go unseen, as they were primarily enhancements made to the plugin’s code base and interior functions.

Version 1.0.8 Released

Easy Digital Downloads version 1.0.8 has just been released. Most of the updates that this version brings are under the hood, and you may not even notice them, but it’s still an important release. We have made a lot of improvements in the entire code base, primarily with extensive code documentation, thanks to Matt, as

Two New Add-Ons and the First EDD Theme

Two more add-ons have been added to the Easy Digital Downloads Extensions page, and the very first official theme built just for Easy Digital Downloads has been released. The add-ons, which are described more below, are the 14th and 15 extensions to be released. That’s awesome; 15 add-ons in just a few weeks, and there are

v1.0.6 Released

Version 1.0.6 was pushed out last night and can be downloaded from the WordPress plugin repository, or from within your WordPress dashboard. This version has a lot of minor bug fixes and quite a few significant enhancements. Many of the upgrades that were done do not have any direct impact on normal users, but they

Version 1.0.5 Released and Brings Variable Pricing

Version 1.0.5 has just been released. It is available to download from the WordPress plugin repository and your WordPress dashboards. There are a lot of updates included in version 1.0.5, but most important is the new variable pricing system. This new option gives you the ability to set multiple price variations for a single digital

Email News Letter Add-Ons Available

Add-ons for the popular email newsletter services Mail Chimp and Campaign Monitor are now available for purchase and download. These add-ons allow you to add a simple checkbox to your checkout form that, when selected, will sign users up for your mailing list. Both extensions are very simple, but very effective. It has been shown

New Template System in v1.0.3, and Other Improvements

Version 1.0.3 was pushed out to the WordPress plugin repository a few minutes ago, and it includes quite a few small bug fixes and one major new feature: customizable templates. For this version, there is just one template that can be modified, but others will be added very soon. In this version you can now

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