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PBJ License Manager

Sell WordPress plugins from your own site — keys, updates and downloads included. PBJ License Manager turns any WordPress install into a license server: register your products, issue keys, track per-site activations, and serve WordPress-native updates that only valid keys can download. This very store runs on it.

$15 one-time · no subscription · license key included

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User guide (free)

What you get

  • Products registry — each plugin/theme you sell, with its current version, compatibility info, and per-key site limit
  • Four ways to issue keys — manually, via a PHP hook, via an authenticated REST endpoint, or automatically when a paid PBJ Form Builder submission comes in
  • Key-aware update manifests — customers with a valid key get one-click WordPress updates; everyone else keeps a working plugin but receives no packages
  • Signed, expiring downloads — package URLs carry an HMAC token, so links can’t be shared; storage is locked behind deny-all rules that self-heal
  • Packages tab — upload release zips per product and make one current in a click
  • Key delivery emails with a download link, resend button, CSV export, and a bundled GPL client SDK for your plugins

How updates reach your customers

Drop the bundled client SDK into the plugin you sell and point it at your server. Each customer site checks in with its key; valid keys see updates right in Dashboard → Updates like any other plugin. A bad key, an expired link, or even your server being down never breaks their site — they just don’t get offered the update.

Selling a paid major upgrade? Ship the new version, bump the product’s major, and old keys keep working on their version while new purchases get the new one.

Get PBJ License Manager — $15

$15 one-time · no subscription · license key included

Secure one-time purchase of PBJ License Manager for $15 USD. Pay by card below; your download link and license key are emailed and shown instantly.

Amount: 15.00 USD

Pay once by card. Your download link and license key are shown instantly and emailed to you. Install via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin. GPL-licensed — you own your copy; the license key covers updates for your sites.

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