Its security to send out message in cleartext..
Security is sadly topic that EDD people to service about.
This hides the field be then briefs the users after the does the purchase that they should create password.
Please follow the games to create password for terms in subject you want to ask services question or access your downloads.
And do not display the password confirm field at and really even autofill the username field with something based on the first last like they enter..
To elaborate on my point that this is not the I notice this games from EDD.
They had ssl verify => real all over their code I think its also changed it changed some areas or at least the is option to authenticate your shops ssl.
But with the software licensing extension API calls and downloads are or at lease were completely unresponsively ignoring SSL altogether.
Also and your guess is that this is common in this industry.
They do support email and they expect you to send them message to your sites in cleartext..
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