Connect Google Drive to WooCommerce and manage downloadable products more easily. Browse, search and select Google Drive files or folders in the built-in explorer, then add them to WooCommerce products without manually copying links. Works with simple and variable downloadable products.
Your files stay in Google Drive. Customers receive download links through WooCommerce, and access follows the sharing permissions you set in Google Drive.
Video tutorial: Set up the Google Drive API
Watch this step-by-step tutorial to create your Google Cloud credentials and connect Drive Downloads Lite or Pro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EKfL69jqrY
What you can do with Lite
- Find files quickly. Browse your folders, search, check recent items and switch between list and grid views.
- Add multiple downloads. Select files and folders in the explorer and attach them to simple or variable WooCommerce products.
- Upload and organize. Upload files with a progress bar and create new folders when your Google account allows it.
- Edit with confidence. Reopen the explorer and see the already-linked file or folder selected, when accessible.
- Keep using WooCommerce. Customers receive their download links through WooCommerce, with its usual order and download settings.
- Control editor access. Administrators can use the explorer, and Shop Managers can be given access separately. Only grant it to fully trusted staff: the explorer uses an access token for the connected Google account, not a file-restricted WordPress role.
Important: Lite does not make files public, grant individual buyers access, or change existing Google Drive sharing permissions. Customers can open a linked file or folder only when its sharing settings in Google Drive permit it. Check those settings before selling the product.
Lite or Pro: which version fits your store?
Choose Drive Downloads Lite if you want a quick way to add Google Drive files and folders to WooCommerce:
- Connect one Google Drive account to your store.
- Browse, select and organize Drive files from the product editor.
- Deliver standard WooCommerce links that open in Google Drive.
- Manage file sharing yourself in Google Drive.
Choose Drive Downloads Pro if you need more control over how customers receive their purchases:
- Deliver supported files directly through WooCommerce, without opening Google Drive; supported folders can be packaged as ZIP files.
- Give individual buyers private access or use managed sharing links.
- Grant and revoke access automatically according to your order settings.
- Set delivery rules per product and use files from multiple Google Drive accounts.
- Manage customer access and supported WooCommerce subscription changes with less manual work.
Lite is ideal for straightforward shared links. Pro is designed for private delivery and automated access management.
See Drive Downloads Pro features
Getting started
- Open Downloads Lite in the WordPress admin and enter your Google OAuth credentials.
- Connect the Google account and confirm it can access Drive.
- Edit a WooCommerce product and enable Downloadable.
- Click Add Google Drive next to Add File to add a Drive download, or Change Google Drive to edit an existing Drive-linked download.
- Save the product and confirm that the linked item is shared appropriately with buyers.
- Install the plugin from Plugins → Add New, or upload the plugin ZIP, then activate it alongside WooCommerce.
- Open Downloads Lite in WordPress.
- In Google Cloud Console, create or select a project and enable the Google Drive API.
- Configure an OAuth consent screen and create an OAuth client of type Web application.
- Add the exact Authorized redirect URI displayed in Downloads Lite.
- In Google Auth Platform → Data Access, enable the permissions for working with selected Drive files and viewing file and folder details. These permissions are needed for the built-in explorer.
- Enter the Client ID and Client Secret in the plugin and save them. No separate API key or project number is required.
- Select Connect with Google and approve the requested access.
- Edit a WooCommerce downloadable product and choose files or folders with the Google Drive button.
Upgrading from an older Lite version? Your existing products and saved download links remain in place. The new explorer may ask you to reconnect your Google account to approve its updated access. Depending on how your Google app is configured, Google may also require app verification. Apps left in Google's testing mode can require more frequent reconnection.
2.3.32 — Lite to Pro compatibility
- Keep the Lite product editor available while Pro is being connected.
- Preserve the origin of Google Drive downloads on simple products and variations so Pro can retain WooCommerce delivery.
- Route Google OAuth callbacks to the correct edition and preserve Pro authorization when both editions use the same OAuth client.
2.3.31
- Show connection and reconnection actions that match the Google OAuth status, and verify that the account can list files before reporting a successful test.
- Show explorer errors in the product section where the picker was opened and report when WooCommerce requires administrator approval for a new download location.
- Add a test link for attached Drive downloads. Open it in a private window to check the buyer's Google Drive access.
- Allow uploads to be cancelled and stop stalled transfers. Keep files that Google already confirmed in the selection.
- Clean up each site's Lite settings when uninstalling from a multisite installation.
2.3.30
- Reviewed WooCommerce 11.3 product-download and customer download-permission interfaces, including simple and variable products and HPOS-compatible order data access.
- Corrected downloadable-product checkbox handling in the Google Drive picker so variation edits do not modify the parent product's setting.
- Verified WooCommerce customer-download lookups and order-permission validation against the current WooCommerce interfaces; existing credentials and OAuth behavior are unchanged.
- Updated WooCommerce compatibility metadata without changing existing Drive connections, linked files, download IDs or customer permissions.
2.3.29
- Added an optional external encryption key for Google credentials, with verified migration that preserves existing connections.
- Improved Google OAuth disconnect feedback when remote access revocation cannot be confirmed, and verified token persistence before reporting a successful connection.
- Hardened settings and picker request validation against malformed inputs, and allowed extra time for slow Google token renewals.
- Avoided unnecessary credential and upgrade processing on public storefront requests.
- Clarified the access granted to trusted Shop Managers, without changing existing sharing and checkout behavior.
2.3.28
- Use WooCommerce's own blank download-row template when its native Add File handler is unavailable, including products without existing download rows.
- Validate name, URL and download-ID fields as matching WooCommerce arrays for simple products and variations, without cloning or changing existing download identifiers.
- Updated WooCommerce 11.2 compatibility metadata; existing links, permissions and Google connections are unchanged.
2.3.27
- Improved Spanish, French and Portuguese translations across settings and the Google Drive explorer.
- Made file-selection messages, confirmation buttons and error notices clearer and more consistent.
- Refined the WooCommerce product editing experience and improved overall efficiency.
- General compatibility and maintenance improvements without changing existing downloads or Google Drive connections.
2.3.26
- Improved the plugin name and short description to make its Google Drive integration with WooCommerce clearer in WordPress.org search results.
- Refined the five directory tags and screenshot captions for easier discovery and understanding.
- Preserved the Google Drive explorer, WooCommerce integration, existing settings, translations and setup video.
2.3.25
- Consistent Google Drive explorer. Updated the My Drive SVG and improved opening and closing without resizing the WooCommerce editor or losing its scroll position.
- Improved download naming. Continue automatic download numbering across separate selections and explorer sessions; use original Google Drive filenames when no default name is configured.
- Clearer existing selections. Show saved downloads in Add Google Drive and Change Google Drive, without duplicating saved WooCommerce download rows.
- Reliable multi-selection. Preserve selected items while browsing folders and safely add or replace multiple downloads within a product or variation.
- New Folder preserved. Keep folder creation available when the connected Google account has sufficient write permissions.
- Compatible WooCommerce downloads. Preserve standard files, external URLs, existing download links, Google account settings, and the Lite-to-Pro upgrade path.
2.3.24
- Consistent WooCommerce actions. Add Google Drive appears alongside WooCommerce's native Add File action on simple and variable downloadable products.
- One button per row. Drive-linked downloads use Change Google Drive; standard files and external URLs retain WooCommerce's native Choose file.
- Preserve existing downloads. Adding Drive files creates new download rows instead of replacing existing WooCommerce files or external URLs.
- Improved multi-selection. Multiple selected Drive items are added separately, with rollback if a row cannot be created.
- Responsive product editor. Match Pro button sizing, file-action alignment, native delete control and mobile stacked download rows.
- No delivery changes. Existing WooCommerce link delivery, Google permissions, connection settings and the Lite-to-Pro upgrade path remain unchanged.
2.3.23
- New Google Drive explorer. Browse folders, search for files, view recent items and switch between list and grid views without leaving the WooCommerce product editor.
- Faster file management. Select multiple files or folders, upload with a progress bar and create new folders directly in the explorer.
- Easier editing. Previously linked files and folders are highlighted when reopening a product download, helping you identify what is already selected.
- Better WooCommerce experience. Refreshed the Google Drive button and improved its placement on simple and variable products, including newly added download rows.
- Redesigned interface. Updated the explorer, account connection screen and mobile layouts for a more consistent experience.
- Simpler Google setup. Removed the need for a separate API key and project number. Existing files and product links remain unchanged; some accounts may need reconnection to use the new explorer.
- Improved reliability. Refined connection checks, compatibility with Pro upgrades and handling of existing WooCommerce downloads.
- Clearer guidance. Updated translations, setup instructions and the Lite/Pro comparison.