Description
Built on Easy Digital Downloads, the Easy Digital Downloads – myCred gateway integrates myCred as a custom payment method at checkout, allowing users to purchase digital downloads with their account points balance. The extension serves stores that sell files, courses, or digital products and want to turn accumulated points into purchase credit, keeping the journey within the standard Easy Digital Downloads flow.
Main Features
- Custom gateway
Adds myCred as a payment option in Easy Digital Downloads. - Points payment
Allows purchasing items using the user’s points balance. - Integration with EDD
Connects the purchase flow to the Easy Digital Downloads checkout. - Balance usage
Applies the available points as a payment method in the store. - Module for myCred
Extends the points system with digital product purchases.
Benefits of Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway
- More points usage
Turns accumulated points into practical credit inside the store. - Smoother purchase
Keeps the user within the familiar Easy Digital Downloads checkout. - Greater engagement
Encourages customers to accumulate points for new digital purchases. - More flexible store
Adds a payment alternative without replacing existing gateways.
Who Is It Recommended For?
- Stores selling digital downloads with Easy Digital Downloads.
- Sites using myCred for points, rewards, or gamification.
- Projects aiming to accept points as payment for digital products.
The component acts as a bridge between rewards and digital sales, allowing accumulated points to have direct use in the Easy Digital Downloads catalog. For communities, membership areas, and stores with digital products, the gain lies in creating a return cycle: the user accumulates points, uses them at checkout, and stays more engaged with the site’s ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
Is myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway GPL-licensed?
Yes. myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway 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 myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway 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 myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway cost at Ultrapack?
myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway 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 myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway include updates?
Yes. The current version of myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway is 1.2.5, published at Ultrapack on Aug 8, 2025. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What are the requirements for the plugin myCred Easy Digital Downloads – myCred Gateway?
Requires WordPress 4.8 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.8.2.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
This item is an add-on for the myCred plugin. Installed on its own it throws no error, but it does not work either.
- Install and activate the myCred plugin before this one.
- Download the file
mycred-gateway-edd.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
mycred-gateway-edd.zip, click Install Now and then Activate.
Requirements: Requires WordPress 4.8 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.8.2.
- Both stay active at the same time. Deactivating the myCred plugin turns this add-on off with it.
- An add-on settings usually show up inside the main plugin screens, not in a menu of their own. If you find nothing new in the dashboard after activating, look there before opening a ticket.
Stuck on a step? Open a ticket telling us which one you stopped at.

UAU Ready