To sell Digital or Downloadable products with AbanteCartm, you need to create a regular product first and add one ore more downloadable files to it.
You can choose to add digital file directly when you edit product (Catalog → Products → Product edit → Files) or create a Global Download (Managed from Catalog → Downloads) and add later to one or several products.
Check this video how to briefly undertand all process
Delivery
You should disable Require Shipping in the product settings. However, your could combine a physical product with all features of Downloads. For example, you can allow customer to download instructions, drafts, webinars, audio, photos, video or any electronic format files together with physical product shipped with your delivery services.
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
Downloadable file should be added to product allowing customers to order them.
The checkout 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 on 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.
