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Selling Digital Downloads on Wordpress: Complete Setup Guide

You've built an audience on WordPress and now you want to sell them something

You've built an audience on WordPress. Now you want to sell them something: An ebook, templates, audio files, or digital resources you've created. The good news is WordPress digital downloads are entirely achievable. There are multiple approaches, each with meaningful trade-offs.

January 8, 2026
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