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WP eStore and ConvertKit Integration Addon

You can integrate the WP eStore plugin with Convertkit so that the customers can be automatically added to your ConvertKit sequence.

The users are added to the ConvertKit sequence when any of the following event happens:

  1. A customer purchases a product that has a ConvertKit sequence specified for it.
  2. A visitor submits a squeeze form for a product that has a ConvertKit sequence specified for it.

Installing the ConvertKit Addon

You can install this addon the same way you install any WordPress plugin:

  • Go to the Add New plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
  • Click the Upload button
  • Browse for the addon file (estore-convertkit-addon.zip)
  • Click Install Now and then activate the plugin

Addon Usage

Step 1) Click on the ConvertKit menu link from the main eStore plugin’s admin menu.

Step 2) Enable the integration then fill in the API key details. You can get the API details from your ConvertKit account.

Step 3) Edit the eStore product in question and specify your ConvertKit Sequence Name in the List Name field of the product.

Example value: my-cv-sequence

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Get the ConvertKit Addon

The price of this addon is $39

WP eStore – Amazon S3 Integration Addon

The Amazon S3 Integration addon allows you to securely store and deliver digital downloads using Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3).

You can serve the private/protected files from your amazon S3 account using this addon.

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WP eStore Addon – Collect Customer Input in the Shopping Cart

WP eStore plugin has a built in option to collect customer input for each of your products. However, if you need to collect an input from your customers in the shopping cart (not just for individual products) then this extension should be helpful.

You can use this addon to collect upto 2 custom input from your customers per shopping cart transaction.

It can be used to show an input field in the cart like the following example:

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WP eStore – Store Opening Hours AddOn

The eStore Opening Hours addon allows you to restrict purchases to certain times. You can configure as many opening/closing times for your shop (each day of the week) in the settings. When a visitor comes to a page to purchase something outside of the configured hours, a message will be displayed to them.

Installing the eStore Opening Hours Addon

You can install this addon the same way you install any WordPress plugin:

  • Go to the “Add New” plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
  • Click the “upload” tab
  • Browse for the addon file (estore-opening-hours.zip)
  • Click “Install Now” and then activate the plugin

Using this Addon

1) In order to configure opening hours for your store, click on the “eStore opening hours” sub-menu under the WP eStore plugin menu.

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2) Add opening hours in a 24 hour time format.

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3) Enter the page/post IDs where you want to apply the configured hours.

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4) Enter the message that you want to display to the users outside of opening hours.

5) Finally click the “Enable Opening Hours” checkbox.

The addon will not function until you enable this option. This is to make sure that you get some time to configure the hours for your store.

6) Click the Save button

How to Find the Post/Page ID

Each WordPress post or page has a unique ID with it. If your site uses web friendly permalink format, You might not be able to find the ID just by viewing the page. Here is a trick that you can apply to find the ID of a post/page:

1)Go to Pages -> All Pages or Posts -> All Posts.

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2) Hover your mouse over the Edit link.

3) The post/page ID should appear on the bottom left corner of your screen (it will be a numeric value).

Get the Opening Hours Addon

The price of this addon is $29

Please contact us to purchase this addon.

WP eStore Download Now via Text Link Addon

The eStore Download Now via Text Link addon allows you to use the functionality of the download now button using a simple link (instead of the shortcode).

The free download is served via the standard encrypted download system so the true location of your downloadable file remains hidden.

Installing the eStore Download Now via Text Link Addon

You can install this addon the same way you install any WordPress plugin:

  • Go to the “Add New” plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
  • Click the “upload” tab
  • Browse for the addon file (eStore-download-now-text-link.zip)
  • Click “Install Now” and then activate the plugin

Setup Preparation

It is recommended that you enable the “Enforce Zero Price Checking on Free Product Download” option in the core eStore plugin settings. Then mark the product in question with a $0 price tag. This adds an extra layer of security so your users are only allowed to download items via this feature that are priced at $0.

Using this Addon

When this addon is active, you can add “wp_eStore_download_now” query parameter to your website URL to create a download link.

For example, the following link can be used to offer a free encrypted download of product ID 1:

http://www.example.com/?wp_eStore_download_now=1

Creating an HTML Link

Here is an example code snippet that shows how you can create an HTML link using this functionality:

<a href="http://www.example.com/?wp_eStore_download_now=1">Click Here to Download</a>

Creating an HTML Link with an Image

Here is an example code snippet that shows how you can create an HTML link with an image:

<a href="http://www.example.com/?wp_eStore_download_now=1"><img src="http://www.example.com/url-of-the-image" /></a>

Specifying a Digital Variation in the Link

If your downloadable product contains digital variation, you will need to specify it in the link. For example:

http://www.example.com/?wp_eStore_download_now=1&variation3=standard

Using Download Now with Stamping Option

If you are using the PDF Stamper and WP eMember plugins then you can use the following to create a download now link with stamping option:

http://www.example.com/?wp_eStore_download_now_with_stamping=1

Download the Addon

You can download this addon from here.

General Note

Please note that some of these free eStore addons are developed by our users in the community. So they do not have any advanced customization option. The description above explains exactly what this addon does.

WP eStore TaxCloud Integration AddOn

The eStore TaxCloud addon allows you to integrate your store with taxcloud, a free sales tax management service, to automatically calculate tax for every address in the United States.

TaxCloud handles every aspect of sales tax management, from collecting to filing. It calculates tax in real time for every state, county, city and special jurisdiction in the US.

Installing the eStore TaxCloud Integration Addon

You can install this addon the same way you install any WordPress plugin:

  • Go to the “Add New” plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
  • Click the “upload” tab
  • Browse for the addon file (estore-taxcloud-integration.zip)
  • Click “Install Now” and then activate the plugin

Using this Addon

1) In order to integrate your store with TaxCloud click on the “TaxCloud” sub-menu under the WP eStore plugin menu.

screenshot showing the eStore taxcloud integration addon menu

2)Enter your TaxCloud credentials (API ID & API Key).

screenshot showing the eStore taxcloud addon settings menu

3) Enter your Store Address. TaxCloud requires this information to calculate tax during checkout.

4) Click the Save button

5) Now click on the Verify store address link. This is to make sure that TaxCloud can successfully locate the store address that you have entered. You only need to do it once.

How Does the TaxCloud Integration Addon Work

When a user clicks on the checkout button the addon will redirect the user to a page to collect the destination address.

screenshot showing the taxcloud address collection during checkout

Once the address is submitted, TaxCloud will verify the address and calculate tax based on the origin (Store address) and the destination.

screenshot showing taxcloud checkout process using eStore

After the transaction is processed, the addon will notify TaxCloud that the order has been completed.

International Sales

If you are selling to international customers also then there is an option for those customers to select the “Outside US” option to bypass this.

Get the TaxCloud Integration Addon

The price of this addon is $29

Please contact us to purchase this addon.

WP eStore and Constant Contact Integration Addon

This addon has been deprecated. It is no longer being sold.

The users are added to the Constant Contact list when any of the following event happens:

  1. A customer purchases a product that has a list name specified for it.
  2. A visitor submits a squeeze form for a product that has a list name specified for it.

Installing the Constant Contact Addon

You can install this addon the same way you install any WordPress plugin:

  • Go to the Add New plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
  • Click the Upload button
  • Browse for the addon file (estore-constant-contact-addon.zip)
  • Click Install Now and then activate the plugin

Addon Usage

Step 1) Click on the “Constant Contact” menu link from the main eStore plugin’s admin menu.

Step 2) Enable the integration then fill in the API key and other API details. Then hit the “update” button to save.

You can get the API details from your Constant Contact account.

Step 3) Edit the eStore product in question and specify your Constant Contact “List Name” in the List Name field of the product.

Now, when a customer purchase this product, the addon will automatically add this user to the specified list.

WP eStore Addon – USAePay Payment Gateway

This addon allows you to do shopping cart checkout using USAePay payment gateway.

AddOn Price

The eStore USAePay addon is FREE for all customers who purchased WP eStore plugin from us.

Download the Addon

You can download this addon from the gateway addon download area of our support forum.

Installation

You can install this addon the same way you install any WordPress plugin:

  • Go to the “Add New” plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
  • Click the “upload” tab
  • Browse for the addon file (eStore-usaepay-gateway.zip)
  • Click “Install Now” and then activate the plugin

Using USAePay Payment Gateway Addon

Once you install addon you will need to configure some USAePay specific settings. You can find the settings page under the eStore USAePay menu of WP eStore plugin. The following screenshot shows how you can access the settings page of this addon:

screenshot showing how to access the USAePay addon in the estore settings

In order to complete the settings simply follow the steps outlined below:

Step 1: Enable “USAePay” from the settings section of the addon.

Step 2: Enter your USAePay merchant account Source Key. You can retrieve it from your USAePay account (Settings->Source Keys).

screenshot showing the settings menu for USAePay addon

Step 3: Enter your preferred checkout text for USAePay gateway (example: USAePay). This text will be used in the eStore shopping cart gateway selection drop down menu if you are using multiple payment gateway options. Click the “Update” button.

Step 4: Login to your USAePay merchant account and Go to “Settings->Source Keys”.

Step 5: Edit your source key and enter a return URL in the Approved URL field of Payment Form Settings (preferably “Thank You” page). Make sure that “Transaction Result” is set to “Display Result and POST to URL”.

screenshot showing the payment form settings of USAePay gateway

Save the settings and your site will be ready to accept payments using USAePay gateway.

Integrate WP eStore with Software License Manager Plugin

WP eStore plugin can be integrated with the Software License Manager plugin easily.

eStore will automatically generate license codes when a customer purchase the software product.

Integration Steps

Step 1) Edit the eStore product in question (the one that is your software product) and go to the “AddOn Settings” section.

Step 2) Check the “Create License” option

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Step 3) Go to the “Email Settings” menu of eStore.

Step 4) Add the following email tag in the buyer email body field:

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The plugin will replace this tag with the generated license code and send it to the customer.

Specifying a Custom Max Domain Limit

The license key that gets created will use the default value you set in the “Maximum Allowed Domains” field of the License Manage plugin settings. If you want to use a different/custom max domain number for a particular product then edit the eStore product in question and specify the value in the “Software License Manager Plugin” section of the product:

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You can also edit a particular license from the license manager plugin and update the “Maximum Allowed Domains” field’s value for that license key.