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What You’ll Learn

  • How to order Add-ons and access downloads in your MainWP.com account
  • How to connect your MainWP Dashboard to your MainWP account
  • How to install and activate Add-ons in MainWP Dashboard
  • How to update and remove Add-ons safely
  • How to change or cancel your MainWP Pro plan

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Prerequisites

  • MainWP Dashboard installed and active
  • Administrator access to your MainWP Dashboard site
  • A MainWP account

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What Are the MainWP Add-ons

MainWP Add-ons extend your MainWP Dashboard with additional functionality. On MainWP > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons, the installer includes:
  • Extensions: Add-ons that add Dashboard features without third-party dependencies
  • Integrations: Add-ons that connect your Dashboard to third-party tools
The installer also uses source badges:
  • FREE: Free add-on by MainWP
  • PRO: Premium add-on by MainWP
  • .ORG: Free add-on by a third party (WordPress.org)
MainWP Add-ons are different from core MainWP plugins on WordPress.org (such as MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child).

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Order Add-ons

Where: MainWP.com account
1

Open MainWP.com account access

Go to MainWP.com and click Account.
2

Log in or register

Log in with your existing MainWP account, or create one if you do not already have it.
3

Open the MainWP Pro page

Go to MainWP Pro and choose your plan.
4

Review checkout and complete payment

Review the order details, then continue checkout.Proceed to checkout
5

Access your keys and downloads

After payment is complete, your API key and download access are available in your MainWP account.
Important notes

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Download Your Invoice

Where: MainWP.com account
1

Open My Orders

Go to My Orders.
2

Find your order

Locate the order you need an invoice for.
3

Download invoice

Click Invoice to download the invoice.

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Download Add-ons

Where: MainWP.com account
1

Open My Downloads

Go to My Downloads.
2

Download Add-ons

Download the Add-ons you want to install.

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Get Your API Key

Where: MainWP.com account
1

Open My API Keys

Go to My API Keys.
2

Copy your key

Copy your Main API key for use in MainWP Dashboard.

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Connect Your MainWP Account

Where: MainWP Dashboard
1

Open Manage Add-ons

Go to MainWP > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
2

Open license controls

Click Add License Key (or Manage License if a key is already saved).
3

Enter your Main API key

Paste your key into Enter your MainWP Main API Key and enable Remember Key if needed.
4

Validate license

Click Validate License.
On new Dashboards with no installed Add-ons, you may see Validate License & Install Add-ons.

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Install Add-ons

Where: MainWP Dashboard Install and Activate Add-ons interface with API key field
1

Open the installer

Go to MainWP > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons and click Install Add-ons.
2

Filter or search Add-ons

Use category tabs, Show Extensions, Show Integrations, or the Search Add-ons tab with the Find add-on… field.
3

Select Add-ons

Choose the Add-ons you want to install.
4

Install selected Add-ons

Click Install Selected Add-ons.

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Install with WordPress Plugin Installer

1

Open Plugins > Add New on your Dashboard site

Go to WP Admin > Plugins > Add New.
2

Upload the Add-on zip

Click Upload Plugin, choose the Add-on zip, and click Install Now.
3

Activate plugin

If installation succeeds, click Activate Plugin.

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Manual Installation (FTP)

1

Download Add-on files

Download the Add-on zip from your MainWP.com account and extract it if needed.
2

Upload plugin folder

Upload the Add-on folder to wp-content/plugins on your MainWP Dashboard site.
3

Activate in WP Admin

Go to WP Admin > Plugins and activate the uploaded Add-on.
Install MainWP Add-ons only on your MainWP Dashboard site. Do not install them on MainWP Child sites.

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Activate Add-ons

Where: MainWP Dashboard Add-ons can work without activation, but automatic updates require a valid API key and license activation.

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Activate all installed Add-ons

1

Open Manage Add-ons

Go to MainWP > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
2

Validate license if needed

If your key is not validated yet, add it and click Validate License.
3

Activate installed Add-ons

Click Activate Add-ons.

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Activate a single Add-on manually

1

Open Manage Add-ons

Go to MainWP > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
2

Locate the Add-on card

Find the installed Add-on you want to activate.
3

Activate that license

Click Activate License on the Add-on card.
If activation fails, see Troubleshoot extension licensing issues.

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Update Add-ons

Where: MainWP Dashboard

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Automatic Add-on Updates

Automatic updates require active license validation.
1

Open Plugins page on your Dashboard site

Go to WP Admin > Plugins.
2

Find the Add-on

Locate the Add-on with an available update.
3

Run update

Click Update now.

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Manual Add-on Updates

Reinstalling an Add-on does not remove its data, so settings remain intact in normal cases.
1

Download latest Add-on version

Download the latest Add-on zip from your MainWP.com account.
2

Deactivate and delete the old version

In WP Admin > Plugins, deactivate and delete the existing version.
3

Install and activate the new version

Upload and activate the new Add-on version.

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Remove Add-ons

Where: MainWP Dashboard
1

Open Manage Add-ons

Go to MainWP > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
2

Disable the Add-on

Click Disable on the Add-on card.
3

Delete the Add-on

After the page reloads, click Delete.
You can also remove Add-ons from WP Admin > Plugins like any other plugin.

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Change Membership Plan

Where: MainWP.com account Changing your MainWP Pro plan is manual. Contact MainWP Support if you want help with an upgrade. For monthly or yearly plans, cancellation is available from My Subscriptions.

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Cancel Subscription

Where: MainWP.com account
1

Open My Account

Go to My Account.
2

Open My Subscriptions

Open the My Subscriptions tab.
3

Open the subscription details

Click View for the subscription you want to cancel.
4

Cancel subscription

On the subscription details page, click Cancel.