Description

The Recur.ly Checkout addon connects the purchase flow of Easy Digital Downloads to the Recurly platform, redirecting the customer to an externally hosted checkout where the card is captured and stored for automatic recurring charges. The integration is recommended for digital product stores that need to sell subscriptions, recurring downloads, or monthly plans, taking advantage of Recurly’s billing engine to manage renewals, charge failures, and subscription cycles without overloading WordPress.

Key Features

  • Hosted Checkout by Recurly
    It forwards the buyer to Recurly’s payment page, without storing cards on the WordPress store.
  • Tokenized Card Capture
    Card data is stored in Recurly’s vault and returns to the store only as a token.
  • Compatibility with Recurring Products
    Enable monthly, yearly, or custom billing for downloads sold as subscriptions.
  • Order Sync in the EDD admin
    It records each completed transaction as a native Easy Digital Downloads order for reporting and history.
  • Setup via Recurly API Keys
    It connects the store to the Recurly account by providing the subdomain and private key in the gateway settings.

Benefits of Recur.ly Checkout

  • Simplified PCI Compliance
    Since cards travel directly through Recurly, the site dramatically reduces the PCI-DSS scope.
  • Automated Recurring Revenue
    Renewals, retries, and dunning are handled by Recurly, with no additional routines in WordPress.
  • Less Checkout Friction
    Recurly’s optimized flow reduces cart abandonment for paid plans and recurring products.
  • Scalability for Digital Stores
    Supports growing subscriber volume without requiring infrastructure upgrades on the store’s server.

Who is it for?

  • Retailers selling software, plugins, or themes on a subscription basis.
  • Course creators, e-books, and digital content with recurring access.
  • Businesses already operating Recurly accounts that want to connect the operation to Easy Digital Downloads.

For EDD stores treating the download catalog as subscription products, the Recur.ly Checkout component removes the recurring processing burden from WordPress and delegates it to Recurly’s specialized infrastructure. The result is a consistent billing flow, with tokenized cards, automatic retries on payment failures, and renewal cycles managed outside the store, freeing the admin to focus on product and customer relationships.

Frequently asked questions

Is Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout GPL-licensed?

Yes. Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout cost at Ultrapack?

Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout include updates?

Yes. The current version of Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout is 1.2.3, published at Ultrapack on Mar 6, 2017. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of Easy Digital Downloads Recur.ly Checkout goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.