WordPress Software Licensing Plugin FAQs
These FAQs explain how Holographic Software Licensing works as a self-hosted WordPress software licensing plugin for licence keys, domain activations, protected software downloads, private update checks, payments, customer access and support workflows.
The page is for developers and software sellers who want clear answers before installing a licensing server on their own WordPress website for plugins, themes, tools, scripts or downloadable software.
General Software Licensing Questions For Developers
What Does This WordPress Software Licensing Plugin Do?
Holographic Software Licensing lets you run a self-hosted licensing server on your own WordPress website. It helps you manage products, licence keys, activations, releases, private update checks, customer access and support information from one installed system.
Who Should Use This Plugin?
The plugin is for developers, agencies and software sellers who need a controlled way to sell, licence, update and support their own software products through their own website.
Can I Use It For WordPress Plugins?
Yes. It is especially useful for WordPress plugins sold outside WordPress.org because it can manage licence checks, protected ZIP downloads and plugin update delivery.
Can I Use It For Other Software?
Yes. You can use it for other software products that need licence keys, protected downloads, release records and update information. WordPress plugin updates have additional plugin-specific handling where supported by the uploaded package.
Can I Manage Several Software Products?
Yes. One installed licensing server can manage multiple products, releases, licences and customer records, so it can support a growing software catalogue from one WordPress site.
Can I Use It As A Private Software Portal?
Yes. The plugin is suitable for a private software portal, internal product delivery system or commercial software sales website.
Product And Licence Management FAQs
Can I Create Multiple Products?
Yes. You can create multiple software products inside one licensing server. Each product can have its own licence records, releases and technical integration details.
Can I Issue Licence Keys Manually?
Yes. You can create licence keys manually, connect them to products and customers, set status values and manage access from the WordPress admin area.
Can A Licence Be Revoked?
Yes. Licences can be revoked when access should be stopped. Revoking a licence lets you keep a record of the decision while preventing further authorised access.
Can I Delete Products And Licences?
Yes. Products and licences can be deleted where needed. The admin interface warns you before destructive actions because deleting records can also remove linked releases, activations, tickets, logs or related records.
Can Licences Have Domain Limits?
Yes. Licence plans can include domain or site limits. This lets you control how many customer installations can activate against a licence.
Can I See Which Domains Are Activated?
Yes. The plugin tracks activations so you can see which domains or sites have activated a licence key.
Updates, Downloads And Releases FAQs
Can The Plugin Deliver Private Software Updates?
Yes. The plugin provides update endpoints so compatible software can check whether a newer version is available. WordPress plugin products can use private plugin update handling where the integration is set up correctly.
Does It Support WordPress Plugin ZIP Releases?
Yes. You can upload WordPress plugin ZIP releases and use the generated product integration details when connecting your plugin to the licensing server.
How Are Release Files Protected?
Release files are protected so they are not treated as normal public downloads. Access is handled through licence and release checks, which helps keep downloads connected to authorised customers.
Can I Keep Older Releases?
Yes. Older releases can be kept for reference or previous-version access. The main release view focuses on current releases, while previous releases can be reviewed separately.
Can I Restrict Updates To Valid Licences?
Yes. Your software can connect licence validation and update delivery so eligible licence holders receive protected update information and downloads.
Can I Use Different Product Types?
Yes. The plugin can support software products beyond WordPress plugins. Product type and integration behaviour can be configured according to the kind of software you are licensing.
Customer Access FAQs
Do Customers Use Licence Keys As Passwords?
Customers can use a cleaner access workflow with one-time email login links, so licence keys remain licence keys rather than becoming account passwords.
How Does Client Login Work?
The customer enters their email address on the client login page. The system then sends a secure one-time login link that lets the customer access their client area.
What Does The Client Dashboard Show?
The client dashboard gives customers a controlled place to access licence-related information, products and downloads without giving them WordPress admin access.
Can I Create Customer-Facing Pages?
Yes. The plugin includes customer-facing shortcodes that can be placed on normal WordPress pages, so you can build client login, dashboard, checkout and support pages using your site layout.
Can I Use My Own Page Design?
Yes. Customer-facing areas use shortcodes, so you can place them inside your own theme layout or page design. The plugin does not require a specific page builder.
How Is Customer Access Kept Separate From Admin Access?
Customer access uses front-facing pages and customer workflows, so customers can access licence and download information without needing WordPress dashboard access.
Checkout And Payment FAQs
Can I Sell Software Licences Through The Plugin?
Yes. The plugin includes licence plans and checkout workflows so customers can buy software licences from your WordPress website.
Which Payment Methods Are Supported?
The plugin supports Stripe and PayPal for paid licence sales, payment return handling and webhook processing.
Can I Create Different Licence Plans?
Yes. You can create licence plans with pricing, frequency, discount pricing and domain or site limits for your own software products.
Does It Require WooCommerce?
No. Holographic Software Licensing is designed to provide its own software licence checkout workflow, product records, licence plans and customer access tools from one installed system.
Can I Sell More Than One Product?
Yes. One licensing server can manage multiple products, so you can sell more than one plugin, theme, tool or software product from the same system.
Can I Offer Discounts?
Yes. Licence plans can include discount pricing where you want to run a launch offer, temporary sale or promotional price.
Developer Integration FAQs
How Does My Software Connect To The Licensing Server?
Your software connects to the relevant activation, validation, deactivation, update and download endpoints on your installed licensing server. The developer tools area shows technical details for product integration.
What Product Value Should My Software Send?
Your software should send the client product value shown in the product integration details. This value identifies the product when the software contacts your licensing server.
What Is The WordPress Plugin Basename Used For?
For WordPress plugin updates, the plugin basename helps WordPress match the update response to the correct installed plugin. Where available, the product integration details show the basename to use.
Can Developers Integrate Non-WordPress Software?
Yes. Non-WordPress software can use the licensing and validation endpoints if the software is built to send the required product, licence and installation information.
Does The Plugin Generate Integration Details?
Yes. The product integration details show the technical values developers need, including product values, software identifiers, plugin basenames where available and update endpoints.
Can I Change The Integration Code In My Own Software?
Yes. You control your own software integration. The licensing server provides the endpoints and product data, while your software uses the correct client-side licence and update-check code.
Security And Control FAQs
How Does Licensing Help Control Software Access?
Licensing helps control legitimate access, updates, downloads and customer support by connecting products, licence records, activations and release access in one managed system.
Does Customer Software Contact Holographic Plugins?
No. Your customer software only contacts your copy of the licensing server where you installed Holographic Software Licensing. It does not contact Holographic Plugins unless the software being licensed is a Holographic Plugins product.
Can I Keep Control Of My Own Customer Data?
Yes. The plugin is self-hosted on your WordPress site, so your product records, licence records, releases and customer access workflows are managed from your own installation.
Can I Protect Software Downloads?
Yes. Protected release handling helps keep download access connected to licences, products and customer entitlement instead of relying on ordinary public file links.
Support And Setup FAQs
Does The Plugin Include Support Tools?
Yes. The plugin includes support workflows so customer support information can sit alongside products, licences and access records.
Can I Create Support Pages?
Yes. Support shortcodes can be placed on customer-facing pages so customers can submit and review support tickets depending on how you configure the site.
Can I Use This On A Private Software Portal?
Yes. The plugin is suitable for a private software portal, internal product delivery system or commercial software sales website.
Do I Need Coding Knowledge?
You can manage products, licences, plans and releases inside the WordPress admin area of your own licensing site. Connecting your own software to licence and update endpoints usually benefits from development knowledge.
How Do I Connect My Own Software?
The plugin provides the licensing server and technical details. Your own software can then use client-side code to activate licences, validate access and request updates from your installed server.
Where Should I Install The Plugin?
Install it on the WordPress site you want to use as your main software licensing server. That site should be reliable, secured and suitable for handling customer access and protected downloads.
Related Software Licensing Pages
Use these pages to review the product overview, current pricing and purchase route for Holographic Software Licensing.
Run Your Own WordPress Licensing Server
Holographic Software Licensing gives you a self-hosted WordPress software licensing system for managing products, licence keys, protected releases, customer downloads, private update checks and client access.