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Easy Digital Downloads integration

The EDD adapter gives you the same affiliate-tracking workflow you’d get on WooCommerce, but for Easy Digital Downloads stores.

Activate the adapter

Affiliates → Settings → Integrations → Easy Digital Downloads → Enable.

Requires the EDD core plugin (free) installed and active.

What hooks in

  • EDD purchase complete — checks for affiliate attribution
  • EDD purchase refunded — revokes commission
  • EDD product → Asteris Affiliates tab — per-product rate overrides
  • EDD discount → Asteris Affiliates field — coupon-affiliate attribution

Recurring (EDD Recurring Payments)

If you use EDD Recurring Payments, the adapter handles:

  • First payment commission
  • Optional commission on each renewal
  • No commission after cancellation

Configure per-product at Downloads → [download] → Asteris Affiliates → Recurring commission rate.

Per-bundle pricing

EDD bundles trigger commissions on each component download by default. Override:

  • Whole bundle as one commission (using max-of strategy) at Settings → Commissions → Bundle strategy

License-key delivery integration

If you sell software with EDD Software Licensing, commissions are awarded on the initial purchase (not on individual licence-key activations). Renewals follow your recurring config.

Compatibility notes

  • EDD 3.0+ — full support
  • EDD legacy (< 3.0) — partial support; recommend upgrading

Switching from EDD-native affiliate tools

If you currently use AffiliateWP with EDD, see Migrate from AffiliateWP — the import preserves all EDD-attributed referrals.