Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Pro and PayPal Express

Easy Digital Downloads PayPal Pro and PayPal Express is an official extension designed for stores that sell digital products through Easy Digital Downloads and need to offer their customers more advanced and professional PayPal payment methods. This plugin integrates two payment gateways into a single solution: PayPal Payments Pro and PayPal Express Checkout, expanding the platform's native capabilities.

With PayPal Payments Pro, customers can enter their credit card details directly in your site's checkout process, without being redirected to external pages. This significantly reduces checkout friction and improves conversion rates, as the buyer stays in your store throughout the entire process. On the other hand, PayPal Express Checkout offers an experience similar to standard PayPal, but with higher security levels and smoother integration with the purchase flow.

The extension is designed for entrepreneurs, developers, and agencies that manage digital product stores such as ebooks, software, online courses, templates, music, or any type of downloadable file. By combining both gateways, merchants can offer their customers the flexibility to pay with a credit card directly on the site or through their PayPal account, adapting to each buyer's preferences.

Its main benefits include:

• Payment process without leaving your website with PayPal Payments Pro, which reduces cart abandonment.
• Direct integration with the Easy Digital Downloads settings panel for easy management of PayPal APIs.
• Support for test mode (sandbox) that allows you to configure and validate payments before launching the store in production.
• Compatibility with the standard Easy Digital Downloads purchase flow, including cart, checkout page, and order confirmation.
• Greater transaction security thanks to integration with official PayPal gateways.

This extension is ideal for those looking to professionalize payment collection in their digital store and offer a more reliable shopping experience aligned with current customer expectations. Although it is a legacy product within the Easy Digital Downloads ecosystem, it remains a valid option for those who need these specific PayPal gateways in their projects.