# Purchase Limit Setup

Once the [Purchase Limit](https://easydigitaldownloads.com/downloads/purchase-limit/) plugin is installed you can navigate to ***Downloads → Settings → Extensions → Purchase Limit*** to adjust the configuration of the extension. There are two places to manage settings.

1. Global settings (see below)
2. [Per Product](#per-product)

Global settings
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![](https://easydigitaldownloads.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6184cccd0cc4a.png)### Labels

The global settings area allows you to set the text for the Buy button in the event of a Sell Out, and also allows you to set an error message in case someone makes it to a checkout page for a sold out Download. ### Scope

Download restrictions can apply Site Wide, or Per User. Site Wide means you have a set number of items available globally. Per User means you may have an unlimited number of items, but no user may have more than a set number. There is also an option to show how many items are available for purchase. ### Show Remaining Purchases

You can choose to show how many purchases are remaining as well as set a custom message. ![](https://easydigitaldownloads.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6184cccd68a2d.png)### Date Restrictions

In addition to or instead of limiting by number you may limit downloads by date as well. You can set a begin date and/or an end date. This allows you to do things like not allow sales until a date, or close all sales at a certain date, or allow sales only between 2 dates. ![](https://easydigitaldownloads.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6184cccdc2c1c.png)### Errors

Errors can be rendered inline or the user can be redirected to any page on the site. If inline is chosen, the Error Label mentioned above can be used. ![](https://easydigitaldownloads.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6184ccce29add.png)If redirection is chosen then it's up to the site editor to put a proper error message on the selected page. ![](https://easydigitaldownloads.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6184ccce6a8ed.png)Per Product
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The Purchase Limit If the "Per User" option is selected, a new configuration area is available on each Download.

![](https://easydigitaldownloads.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6184ccceaf692.png)On a single product you may set a specific number of downloads for that item and/or restrict by date for that item. This is used just like managing the inventory of a physical product. *Important* If there is a global date restriction you may narrow it on the single page, but not expand it. For example, if the global restriction is a 4 day span, you may narrow it to fewer than 4, but not expand it to more than 4. **NOTE:** Purchase Limit takes into account lifetime sales on downloads so if adding to an existing site, the purchase limit figure needs to exceed lifetime sales. Example: If "Download X" has 20 total sales and purchase limit is set to 10, the item will show as "Sold Out".