License management for Envato products
License For Envato Pro is a WordPress license-server plugin for developers selling themes or plugins through the Envato market. It validates Envato purchase codes through the Envato API and records per-domain activation information in the WordPress database. Customers can activate or deactivate their copy from the settings page of your theme or plugin without relying on a third-party service.
The Pro edition builds on the core server, client integration, and license administration workflow with tools for selling, updating, monitoring, and controlling licenses across multiple products and domains.
Paid capabilities
- Self-hosted updates: Deliver automatic updates for your own themes and plugins outside WordPress.org.
- WooCommerce integration: Sell licenses through WooCommerce orders and connect purchases with license management.
- Activation limits: Allow multiple domain activations for a license and configure the permitted limit.
- Support-expiry enforcement: Enforce support expiry and perform an on-demand renewal re-sync from Envato.
- Notifications: Send email notifications and provide a daily digest for upcoming expirations.
- Webhooks: Connect your own integrations using webhooks with signed payloads.
- Blacklist controls: Blacklist purchase codes and domains when needed.
- Activity records: Review license activity and export it as a CSV file.
- Manual issuance: Issue licenses manually or in bulk without requiring an Envato purchase.
- Analytics: Review license information through the analytics dashboard.
- Priority support: The Pro feature list includes priority support.
How the workflow fits together
Install the plugin on your WordPress site and connect an Envato personal token. The server then provides the licensing foundation for your products. For client-side integration, copy the provided PHP class into a theme’s functions.php file or into a dedicated plugin file. Set LICENCE_CALL_URL to your WordPress site URL and define a unique PREFIX for each product. Using a separate prefix helps keep option keys distinct in the WordPress database when you manage multiple products.
The included integration uses REST API endpoints for license activation and deactivation. On your product settings page, instantiate licenseCodeVerifyForm(); to display the activation and deactivation form for customers. The available endpoints are /wp-json/licenseenvato/v1/active and /wp-json/licenseenvato/v1/deactive.
Administration and security
From the WordPress admin panel, you can search and manage verified licenses. The activation flow uses token-based handling with AES-256-CBC encrypted storage. The plugin is described as lightweight and has no external runtime dependencies. Pro adds practical controls for reviewing activity, limiting use by domain, managing expiry, and connecting license events to other systems.
Installation
Install License For Envato Pro on the WordPress site that will act as your license server. Go to wp-admin → License Envato → Settings, open the Envato tab, enter your Envato personal token, and select Save Envato Token. Follow the integration documentation to add the PHP class to your theme or plugin, set the server URL and product prefix, and place the activation form on the appropriate settings page.
