Every order, straight to WhatsApp.
Send Easy Digital Downloads order notifications straight to your WhatsApp — never miss a sale. The plugin connects Easy Digital Downloads to The Tech Pad's WhatsApp Business API platform — official Meta infrastructure, no code required.
Live in ten minutes.
| 1 | Download the plugin — grab the zip below, or from the app once the plugin is live there. |
| 2 | Upload to WordPress — Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin → choose the zip → Install → Activate. |
| 3 | Make sure Easy Digital Downloads is installed and active — install it from Easy Digital Downloads if you haven't yet. |
| 4 | Open Settings → Tech Pad WhatsApp — the plugin adds its own settings page. |
| 5 | Get your API key and phone number ID — in The Tech Pad app, open Developer settings → Create API key. Copy the key and your WhatsApp number's ID (Numbers → your number). |
| 6 | Paste them into the plugin — API key + phone number ID, then set your default recipient (your WhatsApp number), an approved template and its language. Save. |
| 7 | Send a test message — the button sits on the settings page; check your WhatsApp within seconds. |
| 8 | Enable the products you want notified — the settings page lists your products with per-product toggles, recipient and template overrides. |
| 9 | Optional: field mapping + customer confirmations — map order fields to template variables in order, and confirm customers whose phone number is collected at checkout with consent. |
| 10 | Done. Every order pings your WhatsApp. Replies come back into your Tech Pad inbox — campaigns, team inbox and automations included. |
Built for real businesses.
| Instant order alerts | Every completed order sends a WhatsApp message to you (or any number you choose) — customer, products, total and order number. |
| Per-product control | Enable notifications per product, with per-product recipient and template overrides. |
| Field mapping | Map order fields (customer name, phone, total, currency, products, order number) to your template variables in {{1}}, {{2}}… order. |
| Customer confirmations (opt-in) | When the customer's phone is collected at checkout and they opt in, a confirmation goes to them too — Meta-compliant. |
| Test send + delivery log | Verify delivery from the settings page. Every send is logged with status and errors; failed sends retry automatically. |
| Official Meta API | Uses the WhatsApp Business API via The Tech Pad — no unofficial libraries, no click-to-chat links. |
Before you install.
Do I need a The Tech Pad account?
Yes. The plugin sends through The Tech Pad's WhatsApp Business API platform. Create a free workspace at thetechpad.com — your first 1,000 conversations a month are free on WhatsApp's standard pricing.
Do I need an approved WhatsApp template?
Yes — WhatsApp template messages are required for the first contact with a number. Create your template in The Tech Pad Template hub and wait for Meta approval (usually a few hours). The plugin sends every notification as a template message.
What happens if a message fails to send?
The plugin's delivery log records every attempt with the error. Failed sends retry automatically up to three times, and a Retry button is available on the settings page.
Does this slow down my website?
No. Notifications are queued and sent in the background via WordPress cron — the visitor's order completes instantly.
Put your orders on WhatsApp.
Start free — your first 1,000 conversations a month are free.