How to upgrade from FREE to PRO?

Last updated: March 28, 2024
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FAQs License & Subscription Technical
Table of content
  1. Getting the PRO version
    1. If you are using the Free version
    2. Or, if you don’t have the Free version and want to go PRO directly
  2. Installing the PRO version in WordPress
    1. 1. Installing from WordPress Dashboard
    2. 2. Manual Installation (Using FTP)
  3. Activate the product with your License Key

Getting the PRO version

If you are using the Free version

You have 3 ways to upgrade to PRO.

  1. By clicking the message “Upgrade to PRO” that you will see in the Plugins WordPress list, finding our plugin in the list.
  2. By getting the zip from us by email, using the checkout button of the pricing section on MidriNet website.
  3. By upgrading from the plugin Settings page:

Or, if you don’t have the Free version and want to go PRO directly

You can go to the Products menu in our website, select the plugin you want, go to Pricing section and select a preferred plan that better fit your needs.

After purchasing a product, you will be sent 2 emails. The first will provide you with a link to download the product, along with your license key.

The second email, which you’ll receive after the payment is successfully processed, will provide a receipt, as well as a secure link to download your PDF invoice.

Before downloading the product, if you are using Apple’s Safari as your browser, disable its default ZIP auto extraction setting:

Installing the PRO version in WordPress

If you’ve purchased the product directly within the WP Admin dashboard you are already good to go to next step, since you already have the PRO version installed in your WordPress. If not, continue reading.

Now that you’ve downloaded the premium zip file, you are ready to upload it to your WordPress website. There are two ways you can install it.

If you can’t find the zip file you can also get it by logging into your Customer Dashboard on Freemius and going to the Download menu.

1. Installing from WordPress Dashboard

2. Manual Installation (Using FTP)

Now you can uninstall the Free version if it’s still there via WordPress Admin.

Activate the product with your License Key

You will have only the FREE features available until you enter your license key.

To make sure you have full access to all your plugin’s features and our premium support, as well as updates, the next step is to enter your license key.

If you’ve purchased the product directly within the WP Admin dashboard you are already good to go since the license key is automatically activated right after the upgrade. Otherwise, after activating the product, you will be redirected to a license activation screen.

If that not happend you can go to the WordPress Plugin list, locate the plugin and click “Activate license” link.

Then, simply enter the key provided in your email and click Agree & Activate License. Your product will now be activated and you’ll be ready to begin setting it up.