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How to Activate WP Offload SES

This guide shows how to activate WP Offload SES and your license key. A valid license key is required for WP Offload SES to receive plugin updates or provide access to premium features.

Installation & Activation

Follow these steps to activate WP Offload SES:

  1. Download the plugin zip from the WP Offload SES section of the Licenses page in your account.
  2. Copy your license key from the Licenses page.
  3. Install and activate the plugin on your WordPress site.
  4. Navigate to Settings > WP Offload SES, and click on the License tab.
  5. Enter your license key, and click Activate License.

WP Offload SES Lite is automatically deactivated when you activate WP Offload SES on your WordPress Plugins page. Verified senders, email addresses, etc., that you have configured with WP Offload SES Lite will still be available in WP Offload SES and can continue to be used. You can safely delete WP Offload SES Lite after installing WP Offload SES.

Finding Your License Key

Each WP Offload SES order generates a unique license key associated with your account. Log in to your account and click Licenses to view the available licenses and license keys for plugins you have purchased.

The licenses tab of an account page, showing a WP Offload SES license. The license key has been blurred out.

Activating Your WP Offload SES License Key

You can activate your license through the Setup Wizard in WP Offload SES, through the License tab in the plugin, or by defining your license key in your wp-config.php file.

Setup Wizard

To activate your license, log in to your WordPress admin and navigate to Settings > WP Offload SES.

Enter your license key in the input field and click Get Started. The Setup Wizard will guide you through the rest of the process of registering senders, verifying email addresses, etc.

The License tab in the WP Offload SES plugin, accessible from the WordPress admin.

The License Tab

You can skip the setup process and activate your license directly from the “License” tab in WP Offload SES. This is handy when you are upgrading from WP Offload SES Lite and have already completed the plugin’s setup process.

Navigate to Settings > Offload SES > Settings, and then click on the License tab. Enter your license key in the input box and click Activate License.

Activating WP Offload SES in wp-config.php

Adding the line below to your wp-config.php file will activate your license. Make sure to replace[key] with your license key.

define( 'WPOSES_LICENCE', '[key]' );

Notes

When copying and pasting your license key, please make sure to copy all characters. License keys do not contain spaces, but contain both lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers and special characters.