LicenseCommerce

Features

Everything you need to issue, track, and protect your software licenses, from one place.

Automatic License Key Generation

Every WooCommerce sale generates and assigns a unique license key to the customer, with no manual work. Map licenses to a product once, and every future sale is handled for you.

Real-Time Validation via REST API & SDK

A REST API and a plug-and-play developer SDK let your software validate a key the instant a customer enters it, and get back a clear answer: valid, expired, or invalid. The SDK ships with a sample Composer setup and an integration guide, so wiring it in is configuration, not a build project.

Stripe Subscription Sync

License status follows the Stripe subscription lifecycle. When a subscription is activated, renewed, or canceled, the matching license updates automatically. LicenseCommerce reads your Stripe details from your existing WooCommerce Stripe settings, so there's nothing extra to configure, and one-time or lifetime licenses work even without Stripe.

Automatic Renewal Reminders

A native WooCommerce email reminds customers before a license expires, so renewals never catch them off guard. Schedule multiple reminders (30, 7, and 1 day before renewal by default), edit the content freely, and send yourself a test before turning it on.

Max Site Activations

Cap how many websites a single license key can activate at once, ideal for multi-site plans aimed at agencies, freelancers, and businesses. Set the limit per plan.

Multi-Product & Flexible Plans

Manage licenses for an unlimited number of products and pricing tiers from one account. Sell monthly, quarterly, or yearly subscriptions, one-time lifetime licenses, and an optional paid-support add-on that bills on the subscription cycle.

Central License Dashboard

See total, active, expired, and inactive licenses at a glance, and search or filter by status, type, customer, site URL, and date. Every license and its activations are visible and manageable in one screen.

Guided Onboarding Wizard

A 6-step Getting Started wizard checks your environment, links straight to anything that needs fixing, and walks you through licensing a product, connecting Stripe, and managing customers, so you're set up correctly the first time.

Customer License Dashboard

Customers view and manage their own licenses right inside their WooCommerce account. A dedicated Licenses tab under My Account shows each license key, its status, activations, expiry, and plan, so buyers self-serve and your support load drops.

Integration Guide

Six quick steps to wire the SDK into your WordPress plugin.

STEP 01

Install the SDK

Add the SDK to your plugin using Composer, or copy the lfi folder in manually. Both setups are fully supported.

Supports

Composer Manual Copy

Need the standalone autoloader instead? See Step 03 for both options.

COMPOSER
MANUAL

# Add the SDK to your plugin
composer require krishastore/licenseflow-sdk
				
# Then generate the autoloader
composer dump-autoload

# Copy the SDK folder into your plugin
cp -r lfi your-plugin/vendor/lfi

Requires PHP 7.4 or higher.

STEP 02

Rename the Namespace

The SDK runs as a singleton, so if you bundle it inside more than one plugin, each copy needs its own namespace — otherwise the two plugins collide and only one license check works correctly.

Important: two plugins should never share the same LFI\... namespace.

PHP

// src/LicenseManager.php
// Before
namespace LFI\License;
								
// After — use a prefix unique to your plugin
namespace LFI\YourPlugin;

Update every file in src/ that references the old namespace.

STEP 03

Configure Autoloading

If your plugin already has a root composer.json, merge the SDK's namespace into its psr-4 map. No root composer.json? Use the SDK's own instead.

Supports

Root composer.json Standalone

ROOT COMPOSER.JSON
STANDALONE


{
  "autoload": {
	"psr-4": {
	    "YourPlugin\\": "./src",
	   "LFI\\YourPlugin\\": "vendor/krishastore/licenseflow-sdk/src/"
	}
  }
}

// vendor/krishastore/licenseflow-sdk/composer.json
{
  "autoload": {
	 "psr-4": {
		"LFI\\YourPlugin\\": "src/"
	 }
  }
}

Then run composer dump-autoload.

STEP 04

Initialize the Singleton

In your main plugin file, require the autoloader and initialize the SDK with your product SKU, admin menu slug, plugin name, and template directory.

PHP

use LFI\YourPlugin\LicenseIntegration;

require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

LicenseIntegration::instance()
	->set_sku( 'your-product-sku' )
	->set_parent_slug( 'your-plugin-menu-slug' )
	->set_plugin_name( 'My Plugin' )
	->set_template_dir( plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'license-templates/' );

STEP 05

Check the License

Use is_pro() anywhere in your plugin to verify the license is active and not expired before enabling premium features.

Tip: prefer is_pro() over is_active() for feature gating — same behavior, clearer intent.

PHP


if ( LicenseIntegration::instance()->is_pro() ) {
	// enable premium features
}

STEP 06

You're All Set

Your plugin now issues, validates, and renews licenses automatically. Use these methods anywhere you need license data.

is_active(): bool — alias of is_pro()
get_status(): string — raw status: active, inactive, expired, invalid
get_status_text(): string — formatted status text (HTML + color)
get_license_key(): string — the stored license key
get_activated_site(): string — URL where the license is activated
get_menu_slug(): string — admin menu slug for this instance

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about LicenseFlow Manager.

Why LicenseCommerce Manager?

How It Works

Install & Connect

Configure Your License Rules

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