The plugin "External files in the media library" also makes it possible to offer digital products in WooCommerce whose files are not located in your own hosting. Read here how to use external sources for this.

The "External files in the media library" plugin also makes it possible to offer digital products in WooCommerce whose files are not located in your own hosting. The files can, for example, be stored under an external URL, at AWS S3, Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage or another of the supported external sources. Preparations Set up WooCommerce and your store operated with it. Obtain external files Connect to the desired external source of your files under Media library > Add external source. Import the files from there into the media library. See also: https://plugins.thomaszwirner.de/externe-dateien-in-der-mediathek/verwendung-von-externen-quellen/ The result is that the files should be visible to you in the media library. Configure product in WooCommerce Set up a digital product in WooCommerce. See also: https://woocommerce.com/document/digital-downloadable-product-handling/ Click on "Select file" where you should select the file. The media library will open, where you will now also see the external files. Select these and assign them to the digital product.

Topic: use case

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Offer external files for download in WooCommerce
The plugin „External files in the media library“ also makes it possible to offer digital products in WooCommerce whose files are not located in your own hosting. Read here how to use external sources for this. Read more
External files in the media library
Create an image gallery from an FTP directory
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External files in the media library
Automatically populate a list with downloads
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Free up storage space and move files to external storage
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Simplify the text of a single page
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Topic: use case

Articles

Offer external files for download in WooCommerce

Create an image gallery from an FTP directory

Automatically populate a list with downloads

Free up storage space and move files to external storage

Simplify the text of a single page