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Contributing to the Freemius SDK

This guide is intended to help new Freemius SDK developers get up and running quickly. It contains step-by-step instructions on how to effectively contribute to the SDK via the git command line and GitHub. Prerequisites For some aspects of development you may need npm and Node JS installed on your system in order to run … Continued

Known License Activation Issues

In some cases, a license activation can fail unexpectedly without showing any errors. Typical symptoms: The license activation page refreshes without anything happening. The Activate button gets “stuck,” and nothing happens. The license remains activated on a site that is no longer accessible, and the activations limit is reached. Here are the most common cases … Continued

Staged Rollouts

Staged Rollouts allows you to specify the number or percentage of websites you want to roll out a new paid version to. Instead of risking your entire customer base with potential bugs, you can release it progressively – starting with limited exposure and then increasing it incrementally as you build confidence in your release. Staged … Continued

AppSumo & Lifetime Deals

Before you get started with AppSumo or any similar LTD (Lifetime Deal) partners, we highly recommend reading this in-depth article. It will guide you through the pros and cons of running an LTD, as well as the nitty-gritty unit economics shared by Puneet on his experience running a deal with AppSumo. If you are considering … Continued

Migrating from CodeCanyon to Freemius

With the help of our partners who migrated from CodeCanyon to Freemius, we managed to develop a very simple and proven migration process that anyone can follow. Step I – Start to sell with Freemius Follow the getting started guide to… Create an account Create the theme on Freemius Configure its plans and prices Integrate … Continued

Support Contact Form

How to enable the Contact Form in the Customer Portal To activate the contact form, select the relevant store from the Stores tab. Go to the store’s Settings and toggle the Show support contact form switch on: Your browser does not support the video tag. Refresh the Customer Portal, and you should see the new … Continued

Single Sign-On for WordPress

If you are using WordPress to power your website and like to allow users and customers to login to your WordPress with their Freemius credentials, you can use our official Single Sign-On WordPress Plugin. This plugin bridges the gap between WordPress and the Freemius API. When a user logs in with their Freemius credentials and … Continued

Tabs Navigation

If you are worried about cluttering the WordPress admin menu, you can easily change the default navigation by implementing navigational tabs at the top of your plugin settings page. This is especially relevant when your plugin settings page is a submenu. e.g. Under the top-level Settings WordPress menu item (options-general.php). This is just one plugin. … Continued