can be turned off-on at whim without affecting any already generated file links.
it will not automatically grant access to the downloadable file unless this setting is selected:
Need not be the Shop page that WooCommerce installed, or can be skipped if you use another method
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But then the customer can not download the downloadable product. The grant access is regulated in woocommerce/includes/wc-order-functions.
Tick the Grant access to downloadable products after payment checkbox if
per woocommerce rule/functionality automatically all user can download ...
Learn about the WooCommerce user roles and which permissions to give your
Allow customers to download their purchased files endlessly or restrict file
All software downloads use secure, expiring, URLs to insure only your