# Migrating from ThemeForest to Freemius

This guide is for [WordPress](https://freemius.com/help/help/documentation/wordpress/.md) only

With the help of our partners who migrated from ThemeForest to Freemius, we managed to develop a very simple and proven migration process that anyone can follow.

## Step I - Start to sell with Freemius[​](#step-i---start-to-sell-with-freemius "Direct link to Step I - Start to sell with Freemius")

Follow the [getting started guide](https://freemius.com/help/help/documentation/getting-started/.md) to...

* [Create an account](https://freemius.com/help/help/documentation/getting-started/creating-an-account/.md)
* [Create the theme on Freemius](https://freemius.com/help/help/documentation/getting-started/integrating-your-first-product/.md#add-a-new-product)
* [Configure its plans and prices](https://freemius.com/help/help/documentation/wordpress/setup-product-pricing-plans-refunds/.md)
* [Integrate the theme with our SDK](https://freemius.com/help/help/documentation/wordpress/integration-with-sdk/.md)
* [Update your site’s buy buttons to trigger the Freemius checkout](https://freemius.com/help/help/documentation/getting-started/making-your-first-sale/.md#hosted-checkout)

## Step II - Migrating ThemeForest customers to Freemius[​](#step-ii---migrating-themeforest-customers-to-freemius "Direct link to Step II - Migrating ThemeForest customers to Freemius")

If you want to migrate your ThemeForest customers, you’ll need to take the following steps:

* Choose a transition date
* Using [this WordPress plugin](https://github.com/Freemius/codecanyon-to-freemius-license-converter/tree/develop) in order to create a page on your WP site where a customer can enter their Envato purchase code & email address to receive a Freemius license key. We recommend setting the license expiration with an additional 3 months and allowing customers whose license key has expired to get a Freemius key that expires in 3 months. The benefits are that you give a grace period to existing customers and also move non-paying customers to Freemius, which comes with a bunch of marketing automations that can help you convert them back to a paid subscription.

warning

Creating users via the API is disabled by default. Therefore, for the WordPress plugin to work properly, please get in touch with our team via <support@freemius.com> with your theme details and ask to elevate your account's permissions for the migration.

* Add an admin notice to the theme hosted on ThemeForest notifying your users about the upcoming transition with a link to the page where they can convert their license to a Freemius license.
* Push an update to the theme to notify customers about the upcoming change.
* Integrate the Freemius SDK into the ThemeForest theme and remove any previous updates & licensing mechanisms.
* Customers that will upgrade will be prompted to activate their Freemius license key.
* Done!