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License activation

The plugin uses Easy Digital Downloads Software Licensing to deliver automatic updates. When you purchased the plugin you received a license key in the order confirmation email. You can also find it under My Account at https://wbcomdesigns.com.

License tab

  1. Go to WB Plugins → Profile Views → License in the WordPress admin.
  2. Paste your license key into the License key field.
  3. Click Activate License.
  4. The status changes to Active and the key field becomes read-only.
  5. WordPress will now show update notifications in Plugins → Installed Plugins when new versions are released.
  1. On the same License tab, click Deactivate License.
  2. The key field unlocks so you can paste a different key.

Deactivating removes this site from the license’s activation count. The license remains attached to your account — you just free up the slot so you can use the same key on another site.

  • Automatic update notifications in the WordPress Plugins screen.
  • Priority email support from the Wbcom Designs team.
  • Access to new features and premium integrations as they ship.

Errors appear inline on the License tab after a failed activation attempt. The message comes from the licensing server:

Message Cause and fix
“Please enter a license key.” The field was empty. Paste your key before clicking Activate.
“Your license key expired on …” The license term ended. Renew at wbcomdesigns.com.
“Your license is not active for this URL.” The key is valid but was activated for a different domain. Deactivate on the old domain first, then activate here.
“Your license key has reached its activation limit.” All seats are in use. Log in to wbcomdesigns.com, find the license, and remove a stale site entry.
“Invalid license.” The key is not recognised. Check for extra spaces or that you copied the correct key for this product.
“This appears to be an invalid license key for Who viewed my profile.” You may have pasted a key from a different Wbcom product.

The license tab reads from and writes to these WordPress options:

Option Contains
edd_wbcom_BPPV_license_key The license key.
edd_wbcom_BPPV_license_status Status string: valid, expired, invalid, disabled, site_inactive.
edd_wbcom_BPPV_license_expires Expiry date string or lifetime.
edd_wbcom_BPPV_license_key_data Transient caching the full API response for 12 hours.

After every activate or deactivate attempt the page redirects back to the License tab with a success or error notice. If you see a stale page, reload — the redirect should have happened automatically.

WordPress caches plugin update checks for approximately 12 hours. To force an immediate check:

Terminal window
wp plugin update --dry-run --all
wp plugin update --dry-run --all --network # multisite

For additional help, see Common issues.