WordPress Licensing Solution — Evoxup
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Licensing Solution
Issue, Verify and Control Software Licenses From WordPress.
Evoxup connects license issuance, verification, activation policy and entitlement to the same product model used by your membership and commerce workflows.
LICENSE LIFECYCLE
One License. Clear State.
Track the relationship between the customer, product, activation and current license status.
EXAMPLE LICENSE
EVO-••••-••••-4821
STATUSActive
PRODUCTEVO Product
ACTIVATION1 / 3
The Licensing Problem
Licensing Breaks Down When It Is Detached From the Product.
A key generator alone is not a licensing platform. The license needs product context, policy, activation state, customer ownership and clear entitlement rules.
1
Keys Without Product Context
A raw key is not enough if the system cannot reliably determine which product, customer and policy it belongs to.
2
Verification Without Authority
Verification must come from a trusted internal authority, not from scattered extension logic or inconsistent provider callbacks.
3
Activation Without Policy
Activation counts, site rules and status handling need consistent policy rather than ad hoc checks in each client.
Product-Centered Licensing
The Product Defines What the License Means.
Evoxup treats licensing as part of the product lifecycle rather than as a disconnected key table.
A product can issue a license by itself, or participate in a broader membership + licensing workflow when both are required.
Product policyDefines whether a license is required and which source issues or verifies it.
License recordConnects the key to product, customer, state and entitlement.
Activation policyDefines site/domain usage and activation limits where applicable.
Verification responseReturns the current trusted state needed by the client product.
License Operations
Manage the Full License Lifecycle.
Issue
Create or associate a license when a product workflow requires one.
Verify
Confirm key status, product identity and policy requirements through the licensing authority.
Activate
Register a permitted site or installation according to the product activation policy.
Deactivate
Release an activation when the product or customer workflow requires it.
Verification Flow
From Client Request to Trusted License State.
1. RequestThe client sends the license and product context required by policy.
2. IdentifyEvoxup resolves the license and associated internal product.
3. Check PolicyStatus, domain/site information, client version and other applicable policy rules are evaluated.
4. Resolve EntitlementThe license authority determines the effective access state.
5. RespondThe client receives a clear verification result it can act on.
License Policy
Different Products Can Require Different Rules.
Activation LimitsAllow one or more active installations according to the product's commercial policy.
Domain / Site BindingValidate the site or domain information when the product policy uses site-bound licensing.
Server RequirementsUse server-side information such as IP/CIDR only where the selected product policy actually requires it.
Client VersionInclude client version context where compatibility or update entitlement depends on it.
License StateRepresent active, stopped, blocked/banned, expired or other defined states clearly.
Entitlement SourceDetermine whether rights come from a membership, standalone product purchase or another valid product relationship.
Membership + Licensing
One Purchase Can Grant Both Access and a License.
For membership products, Evoxup can treat the license as part of the same commercial lifecycle rather than forcing a separate fulfillment system.
The internal flow remains consistent: product policy determines whether membership, license, entitlement — or a combination — should be created.
COMBINED FLOW
Sale → Product → Membership → License → Entitlements
Membership productCan grant a plan relationship and issue or associate a license.
Standalone software productCan issue a license without creating a membership.
External provider saleCan enter the same licensing pipeline after provider verification and product mapping.
Authority & Security
Licensing Needs One Trusted Decision Point.
Evoxup keeps the licensing authority separate from commerce-provider trust. A sale verifies the commercial event; the licensing authority determines the license state.
License Authority
One trusted source evaluates current key status and policy.
Provider Verification
External sale verification proves the commerce event, not the ongoing license state.
Duplicate Protection
Repeated transaction events should not issue duplicate licenses or fulfillment.
Secret Handling
Provider credentials and licensing secrets should never be exposed in ordinary user interfaces.
Use Cases
Licensing for More Than One Product Model.
PLUGINWordPress Plugin Licensing
Verify a purchased plugin installation and control activations according to the product policy.
MEMBERSHIPMembership + License
Grant software licensing together with broader member access from one purchase.
STANDALONELicense-Only Product
Issue a license even when the commercial product does not create a membership.
EXTERNAL COMMERCEExternal Sale → License
Verify an external transaction, map the product and issue the appropriate license internally.
UPDATESProtected Updates
Use current entitlement to control access to protected update channels where the product model requires it.
MULTI-SITE POLICYMultiple Activations
Support one or more authorized installations according to the selected activation policy.
Clear Status
License State Should Be Understandable.
| State | Meaning | Expected Client Result |
|---|
| Active | The license is currently valid under the applicable policy. | Grant the licensed capability according to entitlement. |
| Stopped | The license has been intentionally paused or disabled. | Do not grant paid license access. |
| Blocked / Banned | The license is explicitly blocked due to policy or abuse handling. | Reject verification with a clear status. |
| Expired | The applicable license or entitlement period has ended. | Apply the product's expiry behavior. |
| Unknown / Invalid | The supplied key cannot be resolved as a valid license. | Reject without exposing private internal data. |
Important distinction: transaction verification and license verification are not the same operation. The commerce provider proves that a sale is legitimate; Evoxup's licensing authority determines whether the resulting license is currently valid and entitled.
Automatic refund/cancellation-to-license revocation should only be advertised when that lifecycle is actually implemented and tested. Until then, license stopping remains an administrative action.
Licensing That Fits the Product
One Product Model. Clear License Authority. Flexible Entitlement.
Use Evoxup to connect software licensing with products, memberships and external commerce without turning the license system into a separate island.
