paulseymour on "[Plugin: Easy Digital Downloads] Creating a download page vs. using existing post/page with shortcode"

Hi there,

I apologize for the delayed response here. I think we answered your question via email already, but just in case I'll leave my reply here too.

Functionally there's not much difference between having the single download page easily accessible versus the shortcode in your blog posts. The customer doesn't gain or lose anything really by using one method or the other, except that if you add a link in the blog post directly to the single product page, you can show them all the details of the product (namely the description). But, with that you take people away from the blog post, which might be something you don't want to do.

That's where the download button / [purchase_link] shortcode comes into play. With that you can simply add a nice Add to Cart / Checkout button right on the blog post. One less place for the customer to go. It sounds like this is the better option for you based on what you're trying to do.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.