Title: License Keys for WooCommerce
Author: 10Quality
Published: <strong>28. Februar 2018</strong>
Last modified: 4. Oktober 2020

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Plugins suchen

![](https://ps.w.org/woo-license-keys/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2078245)

Dieses Plugin wurde **nicht mit den 3 neuesten Hauptversionen von WordPress getestet**.
Es wird möglicherweise nicht mehr gepflegt oder unterstützt und kann bei der Verwendung
mit neueren WordPress-Versionen zu Kompatibilitätsproblemen führen.

![](https://ps.w.org/woo-license-keys/assets/icon.svg?rev=2078245)

# License Keys for WooCommerce

 Von [10Quality](https://profiles.wordpress.org/10quality/)

[Herunterladen](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/woo-license-keys.1.5.6.zip)

 * [Details](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/woo-license-keys/#description)
 * [Rezensionen](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/woo-license-keys/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/woo-license-keys/#installation)
 * [Entwicklung](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/woo-license-keys/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-license-keys/)

## Beschreibung

**License Keys** for **WooCommerce** is a simple and powerfull license keys manager,
that adds a new product type to your WordPress and WooCommerce setup, and lets you
create and handle license keys that can be used to validate your licensed products.

### Built-in API

This plugin will enable your WordPress to act as a validator API (service) with 
endpoints that will let you activate, validate and deactivate license keys via HTTP
requests; we provide various solutions (as PHP libraries, packages and documentation)
to integrate the API with your products.

### License Keys

**License Keys** will be generated automatically when a WooCommerce order is completed,
the code is appended in the „Order completed“ email notification sent by WooCommerce.
Each License Key data is generated per product configuration. The License Key product
type will add a new options tab that will allow you to:

 * **Expire options**: Set the expiration of a license key.
 * **Virtual**: Check the virtual checkbox to set the product as physical or virtual.
 * **Downloadable**: Check the downloadable checkbox to append downloadable files
   to the product.

You can customize this plugin and add more options by your own, or purchase our 
extension that will allow you to:

 * **Limit options**: Set the limitation of a license key (per number of activations,
   per domain), and unlimit on development environments.
 * **Offline options**: Set offline options to allow a product to run when not connected
   to the internet.
 * **Downloadable data**: Set to append the downloadable data on API responses, 
   to allow automatic updates.

### Customer account pages

**License Keys** for **WooCommerce** will add management pages to WooCommerce „My
Account“ section to allow license keys to be self-managed by users; these pages 
will allow them to view purchased licenses and license key activations.

Aside from the API endpoint, customers will be able to deactivate their licenses
at these pages.

### Admin management

License keys can be searched by admins at the „Orders“ section of WooCommerce, details(
such as the customer’s license key code, expiration date and the number of activations)
can be reviewed when viewing and editing an order.

### Product integration

We offer an SDK, software libraries and documentation to implement easily the API’s
integration in your products.

### Customization

We have built this plugin with customization in mind. We have placed WordPress hooks
all over the source code, making it flexible to be customized or extended. All HTML
templates can also be modified in themes.

### Paid extension

If you don’t wish to customize this your self, we offer the option to add an extension
that will expand its capabilities with the following features:

 * Additional product options for the License Key product type.
 * Product variable and price variations support.
 * License keys admin management module, these management pages will allow admins
   to edit generated license keys options, deactivate activations and view more 
   details.
 * Built-in semi-automatic subscription system supported by any WooCommerce payment
   gateway.
 * Automatic subscriptions (Recurring payments) through compatibility with WooCommerce
   Subscriptions and Subscriptio.
 * Analytics module and reporting.
 * Import custom license key codes.
 * Add, edit and delete custom license key codes.

You can opt to obtain these features [here](https://www.10quality.com/product/woocommerce-license-keys/).

### Who do I thank for all of this?

 * [10Quality](https://www.10quality.com/)
 * [Ale Mostajo](http://about.me/amostajo)
 * [WordPress MVC](https://www.wordpress-mvc.com/)

## Screenshots

[⌊License Key tab and options when adding or editing a product. Note: Some features
displayed are from the extension we offer.⌉⌊License Key tab and options when adding
or editing a product. Note: Some features displayed are from the extension we offer
.⌉[

License Key tab and options when adding or editing a product. Note: Some features
displayed are from the extension we offer.

[⌊Customer's "License Keys" option at "My Account" page. Note: "Renew" and "Extend"
buttons are only available with our extended features.⌉⌊Customer's "License Keys"
option at "My Account" page. Note: "Renew" and "Extend" buttons are only available
with our extended features.⌉[

Customer’s „License Keys“ option at „My Account“ page. _Note:_ „Renew“ and „Extend“
buttons are only available with our [extended features](https://www.10quality.com/product/woocommerce-license-keys/).

[⌊Customer's "License Key" page view at "My Account" page, with no activations.⌉⌊
Customer's "License Key" page view at "My Account" page, with no activations.⌉[

Customer’s „License Key“ page view at „My Account“ page, with no activations.

[⌊Customer's "License Key" page view at "My Account" page, with activations.⌉⌊Customer's"
License Key" page view at "My Account" page, with activations.⌉[

Customer’s „License Key“ page view at „My Account“ page, with activations.

[⌊License key list per order's item at Wordpress dashboard.⌉⌊License key list per
order's item at Wordpress dashboard.⌉[

License key list per order’s item at Wordpress dashboard.

[⌊License key product, with expiry, added in shopping cart.⌉⌊License key product,
with expiry, added in shopping cart.⌉[

License key product, with expiry, added in shopping cart.

## Installation

 1. Head to your WordPress Admin Dashboard and click at the options **Plugins** then**
    Add new**.
 2. Search for this plugin usign the search input or if have downloaded the zip file,
    upload it manually.
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‚Plugins‘ screen in WordPress.
 4. Integrate the validator API at „WooCommerce->Settings->API->License Keys API“.

## FAQ

### Setup?

Install and activate the plugin. Follow the settings documentation to integrate 
the API with your products, these are located at „WooCommerce->Settings->API->License
Keys API“.

### How to validate my license keys

The plugin comes with a built-in validator API that does this job for you. Follow
the settings documentation to integrate the API with your products, these are located
at „WooCommerce->Settings->Advanced->License Keys API“.

### Documentation?

For full documentation [click here](https://www.10quality.com/docs/woocommerce-license-keys/).

Or follow the quick documentation in the plugin, located at „WooCommerce->Settings-
>Advanced->License Keys API“.

### My Account > License Keys option not displaying?

Refresh and flush permalinks. To do this, go to „Settings->Permalinks“ at your WordPress
setup and click the „Save Settings“ button.

### How to modify a template?

Customizable templates are located at folder _/templates_ inside the plugin. Follow
WooCommerce guidelines to modify them. Aside from the templates provided by this
plugin, use WooCommerce template _single-product/add-to-cart/simple.php_ to customize
the „Add to cart“ button.

### Enable extended features

Enable extended features [here](https://www.10quality.com/product/woocommerce-license-keys/).

### Which WordPress versions are supported?

At the time this document was created, we only tested on WordPress 4.9.4, we believe,
based on the software requirements, that any WordPress version above 3.2 will work.

### Which WooCommerce versions are supported?

At the time this document was created, we only tested on WooCommerce 3.3.3, any 
version above 3.3.3 will work.

### Which PHP versions are supported?

Any greater or equal to **5.4** is supported.

## Rezensionen

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/26fd5dd3accbf8d41c20b026cfb317a938066788f0ef72425872917307deadcc?
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### 󠀁[Appears to be DEAD](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appears-to-be-dead-3/)󠁿

 [brianekins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brianekins/) 4. Juli 2023

I've been using this for the past few years and was very happy. The support was 
also good when I had an issue. Unfortunately, it appears to be dead. I pay for the
professional version and had another small issue. I've contacted them twice with
no response. It hasn't been updated for a few years. I have to switch to something
else because I don't know if/when the latest version might become incompatible and
quit working.

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### 󠀁[Not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-3913/)󠁿

 [Florent Maillefaud](https://profiles.wordpress.org/florent73/) 5. Juni 2022

Hi! This plugin does not work anymore. So bad.. no support… no anwsers..

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### 󠀁[Not support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-support-6/)󠁿

 [diegonol1991](https://profiles.wordpress.org/diegonol1991/) 2. März 2022

Good plugin without support

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-13474/)󠁿

 [kenny](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wazone/) 1. Juli 2021

no support

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[They’re apparently not supporting it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theyre-apparently-not-supporting-it/)󠁿

 [auditdataanalytics](https://profiles.wordpress.org/auditdataanalytics/) 7. April
2021

You can't get support. If the free plugin works for you, you'll probably be okay.
However, if you need the premium plugin you're out of luck. The premium plugin keeps
deactivating its own license key saying that it's not valid until you force it to
re-validate itself. If you're using a staging site, you can also forget about it.
The premium plugin's license doesn't allow for that. You push, and then you can't
validate the plugin's license key at all. It will only work for either your staging
or your live site, but not both. And you probably need the premium plugin, unless
you're okay with selling license keys that are basically unlimited with no way of
managing them. I've tried to contact these people twice. They don't even send an
automated message confirming they got your message and will get back with you. I've
seen where other people out there on support forums, etc. can't get them to respond
either. So, my company shops for another plugin. Our sales are screwed up in the
mean time. I'd give them zero stars if I could.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[No Support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-support-451/)󠁿

 [blueforcer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/blueforcer/) 28. März 2021 1 Antwort

The plugin was pretty good, until the last update. since then, activations are no
longer counted. This means that despite the limit, each key can be used infinitely
often. For weeks I get no response from the official support, which is a cheek, 
because I have recently bought a new extension key.

 [ Alle 23 Rezensionen lesen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-license-keys/reviews/)

## Mitwirkende und Entwickler

„License Keys for WooCommerce“ ist Open-Source-Software. Folgende Menschen haben
an diesem Plugin mitgewirkt:

Mitwirkende

 *   [ 10Quality ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/10quality/)

„License Keys for WooCommerce“ wurde in 1 Sprache übersetzt. Danke an [die Übersetzer](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/woo-license-keys/contributors)
für ihre Mitwirkung.

[Übersetze „License Keys for WooCommerce“ in deine Sprache.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/woo-license-keys)

### Interessiert an der Entwicklung?

[Durchstöbere den Code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-license-keys/),
sieh dir das [SVN-Repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/woo-license-keys/)
an oder abonniere das [Entwicklungsprotokoll](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/woo-license-keys/)
per [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/woo-license-keys/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Änderungsprotokoll

#### 1.5.6

_Release Date – 4 Oct 2020_

 * Added new hooks to filter error API responses.
 * Ability to use API functions (inside setup) with a string parameter.
 * Framework files added.

#### 1.5.5

_Release Date – 23 Sep 2020_

 * Added new hook to whitelist license key „find“ arguments during API request.
 * Framework files added.

#### 1.5.4

_Release Date – 8 Sep 2020_

 * ApiValidator refactoring for better customization options.

#### 1.5.3

_Release Date – 3 Sep 2020_

 * Fixes reported PHP notice related to WP Rest on WP 5.5.
 * Refactores and cleans code.
 * Framework files updated.
 * Added hooks.

#### 1.5.2

_Release Date – 23 Aug 2020_

 * Fixes JS bug related to expiration event binding.

#### 1.5.1

_Release Date – 19 Aug 2020_

 * Activation, validation and deactivation are now available within WP through global
   functions.
 * Tested with WooCommerce 4.4.
 * Minor refactoring.
 * Added hooks.

#### 1.5.0

_Release Date – 17 Aug 2020_

 * ApiValidator customizable class.
 * New settings that will allow to add extra data to API’s response.
 * Better integration with WooCommerce „My Account“.
 * Added hooks.

#### 1.4.1

_Release Date – 16 Aug 2020_

 * Framework files updated.
 * Tested with WooCommerce 4.3.
 * Updated JS dependencies.
 * Added assets.

#### 1.4.0

_Release Date – 03 Apr 2020_

 * Framework files updated.
 * Removed double sanitization as `WPMVC\Request` now sanitizes the request.
 * Additional customization hooks.
 * Use of `QueryBuilder` class.
 * Tested with PHP 7.4.
 * Tested with WooCommerce 4.0.

#### 1.3.8

_Release Date – 9 Feb 2020_

 * Framework files updated.
 * Tested with WooCommerce 3.9.
 * Bug fixing.

#### 1.3.7

_Release Date – 31 Dec 2019_

 * Added filter `woocommerce_license_keys_generate_for_order`.
 * Updated bold markup typo on readme text.

#### 1.3.6

_Release Date – 20 Dec 2019_

 * Fixes deactivation endpoint.

#### 1.3.5

_Release Date – 19 Dec 2019_

 * Added missing `woocommerce_license_key` filter in collections.
 * Settings updated to reduce documentation section in order to access save button
   faster.
 * Ability to disable domain validation.
 * Translations updated.
 * Refactored code comments.

#### 1.3.4

_Release Date – 13 Dec 2019_

 * Framework and addon updated.
 * Plugin readme updated.

#### 1.3.3

_Release Date – 11 Dec 2019_

 * Reviewer WPMVC add-on configured.

#### 1.3.2

_Release Date – 10 Dec 2019_

 * Fixes bug that was preventing product’s „General“ tab to display on Simple and
   External products.

#### 1.3.1

_Release Date – 5 Dec 2019_

 * Framework files updated.
 * API validations section in settings. Ability to disable SKU validation.
 * Translations updated.

#### 1.3.0

_Release Date – 30 Nov 2019_

 * Multiple API handler support (WP-Ajax by default and WP Rest API supported).
 * Updated Spanish translations.
 * Refactored call validations to support better customization.
 * Tested with WordPress 5.3 and WooCommerce 3.8.1.
 * New customization hooks added.
 * Code comments refactored.

#### 1.2.13.1

_Release Date – 5 Sep 2019_

 * Plugin name changed, requested by WordPress.org.

#### 1.2.13

_Release Date – 4 Sep 2019_

 * Sanitize security WP recomendations applied on admin backend forms.

#### 1.2.12

_Release Date – 8 Jul 2019_

 * Added hook to support license key generation loop to be stopped.
 * Framework update.

#### 1.2.11

_Release Date – 21 May 2019_

 * Added hooks to support additional customizations and variable products.
 * Bug fixes.
 * Framework update.

#### 1.2.10

_Release Date – 30 April 2019_

 * Fixes bug.
 * Adds global `wc_get_license_key` function.

#### 1.2.9

_Release Date – 30 April 2019_

 * Added extra hooks to extend customization.
 * Patched so products without `get_type` method will not breack admin page.
 * Other small fixes with `show_if` woo admin js behavior.
 * Tested with latest WooCommerce.

#### 1.2.8

_Release Date – 16 March 2019_

 * Framework upgrade.

#### 1.2.6

_Release Date – 4 March 2019_

 * Framework upgrade.
 * Added option to allow license key to be sold individually.

#### 1.2.5

_Release Date – 17 February 2019_

 * Additional hooks added.
 * Fixes bug on spanish translations.

#### 1.2.4

_Release Date – 13 February 2019_

 * Fixes singular/plural expiration message on cart and checkout pages.
 * Updates desktop software related strings and translations.

#### 1.2.3

_Release Date – 11 February 2019_

 * Enqueues dashicons on my account page.
 * Updates localization strings.
 * Updates spanish translations.

#### 1.2.2

_Release Date – 16 January 2019_

 * Small Bug fixes.

#### 1.2.1

_Release Date – 6 December 2018_

 * Added errors output format options for API responses.
 * Added API error codes.
 * Fixes copy to clipboard on Firefox and other specific browsers.
 * Screenshots and readme updated.
 * Bug fixes.

#### 1.2.0

_Release Date – 29 Nov 2018_

 * Added CORS control options in WooCommerce settings tab.
 * „Copy“ to clipboard option added for customers to copy license key displayed 
   on „My Account“ page.

#### 1.1.6

_Release Date – 28 Nov 2018_

 * WPMVC log/cache path changes.
 * Tutorial link added to documentation.

#### 1.1.5

_Release Date – 1 Nov 2018_

 * Fixes license key url with different permalink settings.
 * WPMVC changes: Cache folder and disabled unused auto-enqueue setting.
 * Code comments refactoring.

#### 1.1.4

_Release Date – 28 Oct 2018_

 * Ability to search for customer license keys in orders using the „search“ tool
   found in WooCommerce orders admin dashboard.

#### 1.1.3

_Release Date – 28 Oct 2018_

 * Fixes WooCommerce hook change related to order bulk actions.
 * More customization hooks on API endpoints.
 * Code refactoring.

#### 1.1.2

_Release Date – 5 Sep 2018_

 * Adds better support for desktop products.
 * Fixes WooCommerce „Not doing it right“ notices.

#### 1.1.1

_Release Date – 3 Sep 2018_

 * Fixes reported WooCommerce „Not doing it right“ notices.

#### 1.1.0

_Release Date – 3 Sep 2018_

 * Adds icon to identify license key products on admin’s listing. (Effective on 
   new or updated products only)
 * Automatically expires generated license keys on orders updated to status cancelled,
   refunded or failed.
 * Fixed bug that was re-generating license keys when an order was set as completed
   multiple times.
 * Fixes bug that was trying to display un-existent license keys on admin order 
   page, when order was not completed.
 * Added extra hooks and rules for further customization.
 * Displays license key expiry information in cart and checkout pages.

#### 1.0.11

_Release Date – 11 jun 2018_

 * Fixes bugs.
 * Framework updated.

#### 1.0.10

_Release Date – 27 May 2018_

 * Fixes compatibility issue (API settings link) with WooCommerce 3.4.0.

#### 1.0.9

_Release Date – 22 May 2018_

 * Fixes fatal error generated when WooCommerce is not activated.
 * Added localization configuration.

#### 1.0.8

_Release Date – 9 May 2018_

 * Fixes order licenses bug realted to order status.

#### 1.0.7

_Release Date – 31 March 2018_

 * Framework update.

#### 1.0.6

_Release Date – 19 March 2018_

 * Framework update.

#### 1.0.5

_Release Date – 2 March 2018_

 * Readme (extended capabilities) updated.
 * Framework update.

#### 1.0.4

_Release Date – 28 Feb 2018_

 * Additional customization hooks.

#### 1.0.3

_Release Date – 28 Feb 2018_

 * Fixes License keys on order received page.

#### 1.0.2

_Release Date – 28 Feb 2018_

 * License keys added to order received.
 * License keys missing title added to order completed email.
 * Warnings and bugs fixed.
 * Added extra error logging.

#### 1.0.1

_Release Date – 28 Feb 2018_

 * Base name updated based on given wordpress.org name.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.5.6**
 *  Zuletzt aktualisiert **vor 6 Jahren**
 *  Aktive Installationen **90+**
 *  WordPress-Version ** 3.2 oder höher **
 *  Getestet bis **5.5.23**
 *  PHP-Version ** 5.6 oder höher **
 *  Sprachen
 * [Danish](https://da.wordpress.org/plugins/woo-license-keys/) und [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-license-keys/).
 *  [Übersetze in deine Sprache](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/woo-license-keys)
 * Schlagwörter
 * [license keys](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/license-keys/)[software license manager](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/software-license-manager/)
   [woocommerce](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Erweiterte Ansicht](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/woo-license-keys/advanced/)

## Bewertungen

 3.1 von 5 Sternen.

 *  [  12 5-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-license-keys/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-license-keys/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-license-keys/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  1 2-Sterne-Rezension     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-license-keys/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  10 1-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-license-keys/reviews/?filter=1)

[Deine Rezension](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-license-keys/reviews/#new-post)

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## Mitwirkende

 *   [ 10Quality ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/10quality/)

## Support

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