{"id":3623,"date":"2026-05-30T11:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/downloads\/edd-docs-gateway\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T11:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:39:34","slug":"edd-docs-gateway","status":"publish","type":"download","link":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/en\/downloads\/edd-docs-gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"EDD Docs Gateway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EDD Docs Gateway<\/strong> puts your product documentation where customers are looking for it: directly in the customer area of your Easy Digital Downloads store. You connect an EDD download to a GitHub wiki, synchronize the Markdown pages to WordPress and publish protected documentation URLs such as <code>\/docs\/product-slug\/installation\/<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What EDD Docs Gateway is intended for<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plugin is built for providers of WordPress plugins, themes, templates, agency packages and other digital products who already maintain documentation in GitHub and do not want to rebuild it manually in the store.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>A place for customers:<\/strong> Purchase, download, license and documentation are in the same store.<\/li><li><strong>No GitHub access required:<\/strong> Private repositories also remain private while customers read the documentation in WordPress.<\/li><li><strong>Fewer support queries:<\/strong> Setup, FAQ and known solutions are linked directly to the product.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it works<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The product documentation is activated in the EDD download.<\/li><li>You enter the GitHub repository and the Docs slug.<\/li><li>EDD Docs Gateway synchronizes the GitHub wiki into local WordPress sites.<\/li><li>Customers only see the documentation if they are logged in and have access to the assigned download.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is included<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>GitHub wiki sync for individual EDD downloads.<\/li><li>Protected URLs under <code>\/docs\/{product-slug}\/...<\/code>.<\/li><li>Navigation off <code>_Sidebar.md<\/code>.<\/li><li>Automatic rewriting of internal wiki links.<\/li><li>Product page reference to the appropriate documentation.<\/li><li>Manual sync button plus daily WP cron sync.<\/li><li>Understandable admin errors when GitHub, Markdown rendering or server requirements do not fit.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WordPress 6.5 or newer.<\/li><li>PHP 7.4 or newer.<\/li><li>Easy Digital Downloads.<\/li><li>A GitHub repository with activated wiki.<\/li><li><code>git<\/code> on the server so that the wiki can be synchronized.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">License and updates<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual license costs <strong>20 EUR plus VAT.<\/strong> and applies to <strong>one domain<\/strong>. With an active license key, you receive automatic updates directly in the WordPress backend via EDD Software Licensing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protected product documentation for Easy Digital Downloads: Synchronize GitHub wikis, display them locally in the store and only show them to authorized customers.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","edd-categories":[],"edd-tags":[],"class_list":["post-3623","download","type-download","status-publish","hentry","edd-download"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/3623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/download"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/3623\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"download_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-categories?post=3623"},{"taxonomy":"download_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isla-stud.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-tags?post=3623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}