License Management

Pro feature - requires Listora Pro. Free sites do not need a license key.

What it does

Your Listora Pro license key unlocks all Pro features and enables automatic plugin updates directly from your WordPress dashboard. This page explains how to activate, deactivate, and renew your license.

Pro License - screenshot from the modernized 1.0.5 site

Why you'd use it

  • A valid license is required to receive automatic updates and security patches.
  • Deactivating a license on one site lets you move it to another without buying a new key.
  • Listora automatically re-validates your license weekly so you don't need to manage it manually.

How to use it

For site owners (admin steps)

Activating a license:

  1. Go to Listora → Settings → License.
  2. Paste your license key into the License Key field.
  3. Click Activate License.
  4. A green success notice confirms activation. The license status changes to Active.

Deactivating a license:

  1. Go to Listora → Settings → License.
  2. Click Deactivate License.
  3. The key is released from this site. You can now activate it on a different site.

Renewing a license:

  1. Visit your wbcomdesigns.com account and log in.
  2. Find your license under My Licenses and click Renew.
  3. After renewing, return to Listora → Settings → License and click Check Status to refresh the expiry date shown in WordPress.

Checking license status:

The License settings page shows:

  • Status: Active, Expired, or Invalid.
  • Expiry date: When the current license period ends.
  • Activations used: How many sites this key is currently activated on.

What happens when a license expires

  • All Pro features remain active - nothing breaks on your live site immediately.
  • Automatic updates stop. You will no longer receive new versions or security patches.
  • A notice appears in your WordPress admin reminding you to renew.
  • To restore updates, renew your license under Licenses in your account and click Check Status.

Tips

  • Keep the license key stored somewhere safe (e.g., your password manager). You can always retrieve it from your wbcomdesigns.com account.
  • If you're moving your site to a new domain, deactivate the license on the old domain first, then activate on the new domain.
  • Listora validates the license remotely once per week. If your server blocks outbound HTTPS requests, the validation may fail - whitelist wbcomdesigns.com in your firewall rules.
  • On local development environments, remote validation is skipped. The license activates in local mode and shows a notice confirming this.

Common issues

Symptom Fix
"Invalid license key" error Check the key is copied correctly with no extra spaces
Status shows "Active" but updates don't appear Go to Dashboard → Updates and click Check Again
"Too many activations" error Deactivate the license on other sites from your wbcomdesigns.com account, then try again
License check fails on schedule Your server may block outbound requests; contact your host to allow connections to wbcomdesigns.com

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