To sell Digital products or Downloads with AbanteCart create a new regular product and add one ore more Downloads to it.
You can choose to add digital file directly when you edit product (Catalog > Products > Product edit > Files→ Products → Product edit → Files) or create a Global Download (Managed from Catalog > Downloads→ Downloads) and add later to one or several products.
Check this video how to briefly undertand all process
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You should disable Require Shipping in the product settings however your could combine a physical product with all features of Downloads. For example allow your customer to download manual (digital pdf file), instructions, drafts, webinars, audio, photos, video or any electronic format file together with physical product shipped with your delivery services. Take a note: Downloads available only for registered customers. If guest customer add to cart product with downloads to checkout this product it will be forced to register account in your shop. |
Order process
Download should be added to product to allow customers order them.
The order process for downloadable products is as follows:
- Customer adds product to cart
- Customer checks out and pays
- After success payment customer will be able to download all files depending on your Activated setting set in Digital download
Managing orders with downloads
If you edit/view an order with downloadable products within it you will notice the downloadable products Order Files (Downloads) tab.
