It has been in development for months, ever since version 2.0 was released in June, and today we are thrilled to announce that Easy Digital Downloads version 2.1 is now available. The update can be downloaded from WordPress.org or from within your WordPress Plugins page.
What’s new in version 2.1?
Version 2.1 includes 72 distinct changes. Of those 72, 34 were bug fixes and 38 were new features and improvements to existing features. While all of these changes are important, there are a few specific changes we would like to highlight.
New email templates
One of the most noticeable features of EDD v2.1 is the brand new default email template we have built. Purchase receipts used to be resemble a bland, non-interesting, gray box that was devoid of any and all elegance. With 2.1, we have taken the time to greatly refine the emails and they now look like this:
Clean, simple, elegant.
The new email template is also now automatically applied to all emails that EDD sends out, including admin sale notifications.
With this new template, we have also introduced an entire new API for interacting with the emails sent through Easy Digital Downloads. Within the edd_templates folder is a new folder called emails. This folder contains all of the template files that control the HTML markup of the emails, meaning you can easily adjust the email templates to look exactly how you want them to look.
For extension developers, there is a new EDD_Emails class that makes it exceptionally simple to send beautiful emails from within your extension.
New customers API
In version 2.1, the underlying API that tracks customer data has been dramatically improved. It is now more efficient, more accurate, and far more powerful. The new API opens up a whole realm of possibilities for extension developers, especially for extensions that integrate with CRMs and other customer / contact tracking systems.
The new customers API has also allowed us to improve the reporting features around customers. In Downloads > Reports > Customers, you can now easily filter the customers’ table to show you the customers that have made the most purchases or the customers that have spent the most with your store.
Drag-and-drop variable prices
We are thrilled to include one of our longest outstanding feature requests in Easy Digital Downloads version 2.1: the ability to reorder variable prices into the exact order you want them displayed on the frontend.
When editing a Download, you will now have “drag handles” next to each price option that lets you drag-and-drop the prices into the exact order you desire:
Improved sales and earnings reports
The earnings and sales reports have received two significant improvements in EDD v2.1.
First, we have added a new option to the “Custom” date selection that lets you specify a start day and an end day, along with the month and year:
This allows you to get exact numbers for precise date ranges.
Second, we have improved the calculations for the Estimated monthly earnings and Estimated monthly sales statistics. The estimated values shown are now much, much more accurate and should represent a realistic estimate of how your store is expected to perform for the current month.
WordPress 4.0 compatible
As the release of WordPress 4.0 looms ever closer (tomorrow actually), we have been extra diligent in testing Easy Digital Downloads version 2.1 with the latest version of WordPress to ensure everything works perfectly.
So much more
In total, there were 72 unique issues addressed in EDD 2.1, so we can’t cover them all here in detail, but you can see the complete list of changes summarized below:
New: Redesigned email templates powered by the new EDD_Emails class
New: Customers API and database layer that dramatically improves performance of customer-related queries
New: Improved customer reports table that includes column filtering
New: Improved transaction ID tracking and display
New: Added support for WP CLI
New: Drag-and-drop ordering for variable prices
New: Admin sale notifications are now sent with same HTML template as purchase receipts
New: edd_update_payment_meta() function for easily adding and updating meta values for payment records
New: edd_update_payment_meta() function for easily adding and updating meta values for payment records
New: Hooks introduced at the bottom and top of the Discount edit screen
New: Added an option to hide the cart widget when on the checkout page
New: Introduced a function to detect if a download product is free, edd_is_free_download()
New: Introduced edd_get_payment_transaction_id() and edd_set_payment_transaction_id()
New: Introduced edd_user_can_view_receipt_item filter
Tweak:
Discounts Pro
Discounts Pro gives you the ability to create advanced discounts that are automatically applied to the checkout screen based on specific conditions. In just minutes, you can create a discount…
Single SIte – $49.00
2 - 5 Sites – $82.00
Unlimited Sites – $123.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
EDD Dropbox File Store
The Dropbox File Store plugin for Easy Digital Downloads allows you to provide your digital goods through the Dropbox storage / file sharing infrastructure. By using Dropbox to host your…
Single SIte – $19.00
2 - 5 Sites – $37.00
Unlimited Sites – $53.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
EDD Westpac PayWay
PayWay is a simple, secure, internet-based solution to collect and manage customer payments. This extension allows you to integrate your Easy Digital Downloads store with the Westpac PayWay gateway.
Single SIte – $49.00
2 - 5 Sites – $82.00
Unlimited Sites – $123.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
E-Junkie Purchases
This plugin allows you to sell Easy Digital Downloads products with E-Junkie. Set the E-Junkie product ID to be the same as EDD product ID and update the E-Junkie Notification…
Single SIte – $29.00
2 - 5 Sites – $43.00
Unlimited Sites – $81.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
PDF Vouchers
PDF Vouchers for Easy Digital Downloads allows you to sell voucher codes that can then be redeemed at a physical location. This is perfect for stores that wish to sell tickets to…
Single SIte – $49.00
2 - 5 Sites – $82.00
Unlimited Sites – $123.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
EDD – Xero
Integrates EDD payments with merchants Xero account. Automatically creates a Xero invoice whenever an EDD payment is marked as complete. Users can also manually generate Xero invoices on any Payment…
Single Site – $83.00
2 - 5 Sites – $163.00
Unlimited Sites – $249.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
Product Feeds
The Product Feed plugin offers an easy way for you to provide information to other sites about your Easy Digital Download store products. The plugin has established support for Google…
Single Site – $49.00
2 - 5 Sites – $82.00
Unlimited Sites – $123.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
Shoppette
Shoppette is an elegant, flexible WordPress theme designed to make selling your products with Easy Digital Downloads an easy task. With EDD's core features fully integrated into Shoppette, no additional…
Single SIte – $45.00
2 - 5 Sites – $83.00
Unlimited Sites – $121.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
Zombaio Payment Gateway
Easy Digital Download Zombaio is a payment gateway plugin that extends Easy Digital Download, allowing you to take payments via Zombaio.
Single SIte – $49.00
2 - 5 Sites – $82.00
Unlimited Sites – $123.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
Cardsave Gateway
Cardsave Gateway from WorldPay is a UK based payment processor that allows you to process credit card payments for purchases through Easy Digital Downloads. Learn more about Cardsave Gateway.
Single SIte – $49.00
2 - 5 Sites – $82.00
Unlimited Sites – $123.00
Purchase Checkout
Added to cart
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short code now accepts slugs or term IDs for category and tag attributes
Tweak: Estimated earnings are more accurate
Tweak: Custom date ranges for report graphs now include a day option
Tweak: Added EDD-specific classes to the body tag when appropriate
Tweak: Improved responsiveness of the View Order Details screen
Tweak: Added “download” attribute to file download links
Tweak: Parameters for edd_get_download_file_url() now passed through urlencode()
Tweak: Product excerpts now available in the JSON/XML API
Tweak: Improved display of the payment method icons in settings
Tweak: Removed all instances of the extract() function
Tweak: PHP sessions now automatically enabled when the hosting account supports it
Tweak: Added Download post type to the At a Glance widget
Tweak: Improved SSL URL filtering of assets and non-checkout pages
Tweak: Replaced padlock icon on checkout with icon font
Tweak: Added currency settings to the System Info
Tweak: Prevent W3 Total Cache from caching discount codes
Tweak: Added caching to the get_user() method in the EDD_API
Tweak: Added a “size” parameter to the edd_rich_editor_callback() function
Fix: Sales column linked incorrectly to the File Downloads log
Fix: “yesterday” date range failed for EDD_Stats when the current day was the first day of the month
Fix: The shop_manager role could not export reports
Fix: Non-item fees were incorrectly allowed to be in the cart when the cart was empty
Fix: Errors when default CSV columns removed
Fix: Undefined index in process-download.php
Fix: Undefined index when updating a payment record with no last name
Fix: Fatal error on some hosts that disallow set_time_limit()
Fix: Incorrect label in Discount edit screen for flat rate discounts
Fix: Conflict with WooCommerce’s SSL option when Enforce SSL on Checkout is enabled
Fix: Incorrect postal code validation for Argentina
Fix: Incorrect postal code validation for Canada
Fix: Discount code not properly set in cart when passed in a URL
Fix: Incorrect tax amounts when a discount code is used and item quantity is greater than 1
Fix: Incorrect tax amount on fees when prices are inclusive of tax
Fix: Incorrect item amounts due to rounding amounts too early
Fix: Duplicated Personal Information sections sometimes displayed on checkout due to non-strict comparison
Fix: Notices displayed in Download Categories / Tags widget upon save
Fix: Multiple discounts with the same code could be created
Fix: Invalid CSS properties
Fix: Filtering the File Downloads log did not work
Fix: edd_before_download_content action ran after the download content
Fix: Download links could not be copied on View Order Details in some versions of Chrome
Fix: Incorrect number of decimal places for some cart amounts
Fix: Incorrect tax amounts when taxes are calculated after discounts
Fix: Adding duplicate items to the cart does not increase cart item quantity
Fix: Division by zero error when saving a payment record with an amount of zero
Fix: Empty cart problems when FORCE_SSL_ADMIN is set to true
Fix: Improper display of the Products field for Bundle products
Fix: Refunds and disputes not picked up by PayPal’s IPN listener
Having issues after upgrading?
We have tested version 2.1 extensively and have even been running it on our own sites for several weeks now, but as with all software, there are always unexpected issues in certain environments that arise after updating. If you experience any issues at all, let us know in the support forums and we will do our best to assist you.
Happy upgrading!