Getting Started

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License editing

As the website administrator, you can edit existing licenses on the Licenses page found under WooCommerce on the WordPress admin dashboard. To edit a license, follow the following steps. With an administrator account, log in and go to WooCommerce > Licenses on the WordPress dashboard. You should see a list of licenses as shown in […]

Providing updates for software product

In order for customers to receive updates for the software, you will have to edit the product and provide the new information on the product edit screen. It is important that you change at least the Software Version, Last Updated, and the Update file. Here is how to do it: Software Version – Edit this […]

Multi Site Licenses

In the case where you wish to sell variable licenses based on the number of sites a single license can be activated on, you can achieve this by using WooCommerce’s Variable Product type or Variable Subscription if you are using WC Subscriptions. To achieve this, you will have to do the following: Step 1: Create […]

Creating New Order

Licenses are generally linked to orders and customers, so in order to create a new license, one must first create and new order select a customer and the software product the license applies to. Here is how to do it: Firstly, Click on WooCommerce > Orders to open the orders page, then click the ‘Add […]

Product Settings

The product settings controls how the software information is displayed on the single product page. The product settings can be accessed by going to ‘WooCommerce > Settings > License Server > Product’, on this page you can choose whether to hide all software tabs or hide specific ones as follows:  Hide Software TabsHides all software […]

Tools

The tools are used to troubleshoot and fix issues with the license server’s functionality. You can use the tools to import licenses from WCAPI, force the expiry of licenses, sync activation counts and migrate renewal tools. Import WCAPI Licenses Use this tool if you previously used the WCAPI license plugin. Run this tool before deactivating […]

Activating your license

For the benefit of future updates and security releases, we recommend that you activate your license for the plugin. With the license activated, you will be able to receive updates for the Software License Server for WooCommerce plugin. Here is how to activate your license. First log into your WordPress site. Refer to the screenshot […]

Minimum Requirements

You will need the following to use the Software License Server for WooCommerce plugin. Optional If you would like to support recurring licenses and earn more you can optionally purchase and install Woo Subscriptions which the Software License Server for WooCommerce plugin is fully compatible with. For best performance and security, we recommend you install […]

Software Product Creation

Once all settings have been reviewed or changed, products must be added and the proper attributes are specified to start selling the products as software. You can add plugins and themes to the License Server by first creating WooCommerce Products and then choosing the option to mark the product as Software and then add the […]

Admin Settings

It is recommended that you check the settings page available under the ‘WooCommerce > Settings > License Server’ settings page. The plugin should work without issues with the default settings but you may like to customize it to suit your needs.Once you open the page ‘WooCommerce > Settings > License Server’, you should see a […]