{"id":33861,"date":"2019-03-01T12:18:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T12:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=33861"},"modified":"2021-02-11T10:48:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T10:48:19","slug":"updating-premium-add-ons","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/docs\/updating-premium-add-ons\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating premium add-ons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This article is outdated, please see an appropriate User Guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-links wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/docs\/extra-shortcodes-user-guide\/\">Extra Shortcodes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/docs\/additional-skins-user-guide\/\">Additional Skins<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/docs\/shortcode-creator-user-guide\/\">Shortcode Creator<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"h2\">Table of contents<\/p>\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#automatic-updates\">Automatic updates<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#manual-updates\">Manual updates<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#important-updates\">Important updates&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"automatic-updates\">Automatic updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All premium add-ons can be updated automatically. Updates installed from within the site dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background\">To enable automatic updates, you must activate purchased license key on your website. More information can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/docs\/how-to-activate-a-license-key\/\">How to activate a license key<\/a> article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image_WordPress-Updates-\u2039-WordPress-\u2014-WordPress_2019-08-29_08-21-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image_WordPress-Updates-\u2039-WordPress-\u2014-WordPress_2019-08-29_08-21-36.png 914w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image_WordPress-Updates-\u2039-WordPress-\u2014-WordPress_2019-08-29_08-21-36-512x460.png 512w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image_WordPress-Updates-\u2039-WordPress-\u2014-WordPress_2019-08-29_08-21-36-128x115.png 128w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image_WordPress-Updates-\u2039-WordPress-\u2014-WordPress_2019-08-29_08-21-36-768x691.png 768w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image_WordPress-Updates-\u2039-WordPress-\u2014-WordPress_2019-08-29_08-21-36-80x72.png 80w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image_WordPress-Updates-\u2039-WordPress-\u2014-WordPress_2019-08-29_08-21-36-24x22.png 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><figcaption>Screenshot: installing automatic updates from within the site dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"manual-updates\">Manual updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re unable to install an update through the dashboard for some reason, you can always update a premium add-on manually. Basically, the process consists of deletion of outdated plugin version and installation of updated version. Please follow the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Log in to the dashboard of your site and navigate to&nbsp;<em>Dashboard &#8211; Plugins<\/em>;<\/li><li>Deactivate and delete add-on that you want to update;<\/li><li>Download updated version of add-on (using the link from email);<\/li><li>Navigate to&nbsp;<em>Dashboard &#8211; Plugins &#8211; Add New &#8211; Upload Plugin<\/em>;<\/li><li>Choose downloaded zip-file and click&nbsp;<em>Install Now<\/em>&nbsp;button;<\/li><li>Click on&nbsp;<em>Activate Plugin<\/em>&nbsp;button after installation process.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-light-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Don&#8217;t have a download link? Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/support\/restore-purchase\/\">Restore purchase<\/a>&nbsp;page.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-3  is-style-outline wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-7eYRGttXH7.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"33863\" class=\"wp-image-33863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-7eYRGttXH7.png 660w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-7eYRGttXH7-512x341.png 512w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-7eYRGttXH7-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-7eYRGttXH7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-7eYRGttXH7-80x53.png 80w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-7eYRGttXH7-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-7eYRGttXH7-180x120.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-9LILAohlhJ.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"33864\" class=\"wp-image-33864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-9LILAohlhJ.png 660w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-9LILAohlhJ-512x341.png 512w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-9LILAohlhJ-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-9LILAohlhJ-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-9LILAohlhJ-80x53.png 80w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-9LILAohlhJ-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-9LILAohlhJ-180x120.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-AaGLYwBhT7.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"33865\" class=\"wp-image-33865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-AaGLYwBhT7.png 660w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-AaGLYwBhT7-512x341.png 512w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-AaGLYwBhT7-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-AaGLYwBhT7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-AaGLYwBhT7-80x53.png 80w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-AaGLYwBhT7-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/file-AaGLYwBhT7-180x120.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"important-updates\">Important updates&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Important and urgent updates connected with security can be sent to your e-mail box specified at purchase of the paid plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","docs_category":[25],"class_list":["post-33861","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","docs_category-addons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/docs\/33861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"docs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getshortcodes.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/docs_category?post=33861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}