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🚀 The Ultimate Engine for Premium WordPress Success

Selling a WordPress Plugin or Theme? This is your all-in-one commercial activation engine. Protect your intellectual property, manage AppSumo integration, and build a recurring revenue stream with zero commissions.

The License Manager Pro SDK is specifically designed for serious developers who want independent, professional-grade license verification. It bridges the gap between your WooCommerce store and your high-quality products, giving you full control over activations, device limits, and automatic version updates.

Important

Requirement: This SDK requires the License Manager for WooCommerce (Pro) plugin to be installed and active on your store (Server Side) to manage applications, licenses, and releases.

📊 Why Choose Self-Hosted Licensing?

Compare the freedom of using our Pro SDK vs. traditional third-party licensing platforms.

Feature	License Manager Pro SDK	Third-Party Platforms
Sales Commission	0% (Keep 100% Revenue)	7% to 27% Per Sale
Data Ownership	100% Yours (Private)	Shared with Platform
Subscription Master	You (Merchant of Record)	Platform (They Own It)
Customer Database	Stored in YOUR DB	Stored in THEIR DB
Business Security	100% Independent	High Risk (Platform Dependent)
Payout Speed	Instant (Your WooCommerce)	Delayed (Net-30/60)
UI Control	Modern White-Label	Branded by Platform
AppSumo Integration	Native Sync Support	Often Complex Setup
Updates	Self-Hosted / High Speed	Platform Dependent

🔥 Commercial Client Experience (SDK Features)

🔑 Premium License Activation Page

The SDK provides a stunning, Material-inspired activation portal inside your plugin or theme. It handles license keys, emails, and real-time verification using high-speed REST API calls.

📊 Real-Time Device & Usage Tracking

Enforce your licensing tiers with precision. The SDK automatically reads site limits from your backend and displays active usage progress bars directly to the user.

Dynamic Limits: Site limits can be adjusted instantly from your store and reflected on user sites.

2. Zero-Touch AppSumo Fulfillment

The most advanced AppSumo integration for WordPress developers. The system automates the entire onboarding workflow:

Automatic Account Creation: Instantly generates WordPress user accounts for AppSumo buyers.
Order & License Generation: Automatically creates WooCommerce orders and unique license keys based on the purchased Tier.
Dynamic Tier Limits: SDK reads the AppSumo tier (Tier 1-4) and enforces the correct activation limits instantly.
Instant Software Access: Direct download links are provided to the user the moment their license is generated.

🔄 Intelligent One-Click Sync

Users can manually trigger a status refresh via the "Sync License" button. If you adjust their limits or extend their expiry in the backend, they get the updates immediately.

Scheduled Validation: Silent background checks via WP-Cron keep data fresh without user intervention.
Fail-Safe Validation: Keeps sites active even during temporary server downtime or timeouts.

🧩 Version & Update Delivery

Built-in update bridge that connects your store directly to the WordPress core update system.

Auto-Update Notifications: Users receive update alerts in their dashboard just like the WP.org repository.
Secure Download Bridge: Downloads are only granted to valid, active license holders.

🧩 Flexible Expiry & Enforcement Strategy

The SDK gives you 100% control over how you handle users who don't renew:

Lifetime Recognition: Native support for perpetual licenses and unlimited activations.
Firm Block Enforcement: Optionally lock premium features upon expiry to drive renewals.
Graceful Nudges: Show persistent dashboard notices to remind users about upcoming expirations.

🛡️ License Manager for WooCommerce (Pro) - Server Side

🏗️ Unified App & Release Management

Complete control over your product lifecycle from a single centralized dashboard on your store.

Versions & Releases: Push new plugin/theme versions directly to user sites from this page.
Global Config: Retrieve Public Keys and Application IDs for instant SDK connection.

🛡️ Live Anti-Piracy Activation Shield

Track every site where your theme or plugin is active. Monitor domains, IP addresses, and versions in real-time. Instantly block unauthorized activations from your backend command center.

🧠 Deep Installation & Usage Analytics

Gain comprehensive visibility into your entire install base. Segment users by product version and site health to ensure every customer is on the latest, most secure build.

📦 3-Minute Integration Guide

Follow these steps to add commercial licensing to your WordPress product in minutes.

Step 1: Upload the SDK

Copy the lmw-client-sdk folder into your plugin or theme's vendor directory. Your file structure should look like this:

your-plugin/
├── vendor/
│   └── lmw-client-sdk/
│       ├── lmw-sdk.php (Entry File)
│       ├── src/ (Core Logic)
│       └── images/ (Assets)
├── includes/
└── your-plugin.php

Step 2: Initialize the Client

Add the following boilerplate to your main plugin file (e.g., your-plugin.php) or your theme's functions.php.

if ( ! function_exists( 'my_plugin_lmw' ) ) {
    /**
     * Initialize and retrieve the License Manager SDK instance.
     */
    function my_plugin_lmw() {
        global $my_plugin_lmw; // Use global variable to store the SDK instance
        
        if ( ! isset( $my_plugin_lmw ) ) {
            // 1. Load the SDK entry file
            $sdk_path = plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'vendor/lmw-client-sdk/lmw-sdk.php';
            
            if ( file_exists( $sdk_path ) ) {
                require_once $sdk_path;
                
                // 2. Initialize the SDK with your configuration
                $my_plugin_lmw = lmw_sdk_init( array(
                    'public_key'             => 'lm_live_xxxxxxxx',               // Your Application Public Key (from Store backend)
                    'application_id'         => 1,                                // Your Application ID (from Store backend)
                    'rest_api_url'           => 'https://licensemanager.at',      // Your Store base URL where License Manager Pro is installed
                    'slug'                   => 'your-product-slug',              // Unique slug used for DB storage configuration
                    'plugin_name'            => 'My Premium Product',             // Product name displayed on the SDK UI
                    'block_after_expiration' => true,                             // If true, premium features will lock upon license expiry
                    'menu'                   => array(
                        'parent_slug' => 'your-settings-area',                   // The parent menu slug where the license page will appear
                        'page_title'  => 'Activate Pro License',                 // Title for the sub-menu item
                    ),
                ) );
            }
        }
        return $my_plugin_lmw; // Return the SDK instance for further use
    }
    
    // Initialize immediately to register core hooks, menus, and background updates
    my_plugin_lmw();
}

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