🔑 License Activation And Management

WP Conversion Tracker AI runs on a licence key. Until a key is active on a site, the WPC Tracker menu shows only the activation screen, and other admin pages show a short notice with an Activate now link. Once the key is active, every screen and every add-on you have installed opens up.

Activating On A New Site:

1. Install and activate the plugin from the WordPress Plugins screen.
2. Click WPC Tracker in the WordPress menu. The Activate Your License card opens.
3. Paste your licence key into the box. Keys look like WCT-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and are in the email you received with your purchase.
4. Click Activate License. The plugin checks the key with the licence server and registers this site against it.
5. The full menu appears, and on a first install the Setup Wizard opens. See Setup Wizard Walkthrough.

Under the button, the card reminds you that the key was emailed after purchase and links to Submit a support ticket if you need a hand.

Where To See Your Licence:

Click ⚙️ Settings, then ⚙️ Settings in the menu. The 🔑 License card near the top shows:

• License Key: your key, with the middle hidden, for example WCT-7F3A-**********DEMO.
• Status: Active when the key is working on this site.
• Licensed To: the email address the licence belongs to.
• Activated Domains: every site using the key, with a count such as 2/3 sites used and a line saying how many activation slots are still free.

Freeing Up A Site Slot:

You can move your key to a new site at any time.

1. On the site you no longer need, open ⚙️ Settings and click Deactivate License. Its slot is released straight away.
2. If that site is gone, or you can no longer log in to it, open Settings on any other site that uses the key. Click ✕ Remove next to the old domain in the Activated Domains list and confirm.
3. Activate the key on the new site as usual.

Removing works well for staging copies, test sites and sites that have been taken down.

Refreshing The Licence Details:

If the Activated Domains list looks out of date, for example after you removed a site from another dashboard, click Refresh License Info. The card reloads the details from the licence server.

A Real Example:

yoursite.com has a three site key. It is active on yoursite.com and on staging.yoursite.com, so the card reads 2/3 sites used and 1 activation slot remaining. When the staging copy is retired, the owner clicks ✕ Remove next to staging.yoursite.com on the live site, and the slot is free for a new client site.

If Activation Does Not Go Through:

• Check that the whole key was pasted, with no space at the start or end.
• Your site needs to be able to make outbound HTTPS requests to reach the licence server. If your host limits this, ask them to allow it.
• If every slot is in use, free one as described above, then try again.

Moving A Site To A New Domain:

1. On the old site, click Deactivate License in the 🔑 License card, if the old site is still running.
2. Move the site to its new domain.
3. Open WPC Tracker on the new domain and paste your key into Activate Your License.
4. Check the Activated Domains list. The new domain is listed, and the old one is gone or can be removed with ✕ Remove.

Your links, clicks and conversions move with the site's database, so nothing needs to be set up again.

Staging And Test Copies:

A staging copy uses a site slot while its licence is active. When you finish testing, remove it with ✕ Remove from the live site, so the slot is free for the next project.

Tips:

• Add-ons use your WP Conversion Tracker licence, so there is no separate key to enter for them.
• The [wct_link_feed] shortcode keeps showing your public link feed even if the licence server cannot be reached for a moment, so visitors never see raw shortcode text. See Public Link Feed And Shortcode.
• To check for a new version straight away, use 🔄 Check For Updates Now in the Plugin Updates card on the same screen. See Auto-Updater And Update Notices.