Updatronix 3000 is a licensed product. Its features activate with a license key, and Pro updates arrive through WordPress’s native update system from the license server. This page explains both flows.
What the license does
A valid, active license activates the Updatronix 3000 tab. Without one, or after the license lapses, Pro features stay installed but inactive.
License data lives in a site option, with the key encrypted at rest. The stored record holds the encrypted key, the status, the registered domain, and the last check time. The license binds to the domain you activated: one license, one site.
Activate a license
- On the Updatronix 3000 tab, use the License Activation section. Getting started walks through the steps.
- After activation the License card shows Status: Active, the masked key (last four characters only), the Registered Domain, and Last Checked.
Activation and status calls go to the Updatronix 3000 license server. If the server cannot be reached, activation fails with a generic error. Retry later.
Check the license status
The license is checked when the Updatronix screen loads, and again when the license API is asked for update data. The stored key can stop working: after your site’s security keys change in wp-config.php, for example. When that happens, the license reports as inactive and the screen shows:
- Updatronix 3000 license decryption failed. Please re-activate your license key to restore Pro features.
If the license server rejects the stored key, you see:
- Updatronix 3000 license validation failed. Please re-activate your license key to restore Pro features.
In both cases, activate the license again with your key.
Deactivate a license
- On the Updatronix 3000 tab, use the deactivate control in the license section.
- The screen confirms with License deactivated successfully., or License is already inactive. when nothing was stored.
Deactivation tells the license server that the domain no longer uses the key. Do it from the site itself before deleting the plugin or moving the site, so the server can release the key for wherever it goes next.
How Pro updates are delivered
Updatronix 3000 updates itself like any WordPress plugin, through Dashboard → Updates.
- WordPress asks for plugin update data. Updatronix 3000 answers from its cache when that cache is fresh, which is 12 hours by default. Otherwise it asks the license server for the latest release.
- When a new version exists, the update appears on the native updates screen with the package URL supplied by the license server, and the usual update flow installs it.
- The plugin information on that screen, such as the description and version numbers, also comes from the license server.
A few notes:
- The 12-hour cache mirrors WordPress’s own plugin update window. The Check again button on the updates screen forces WordPress to refresh, which refreshes the Pro cache too.
- If the license server announces a newer version but no download URL, the updates screen shows a notice explaining that the release package is not configured on the license server. Contact support to have it fixed.
- Update checks against the license server only happen while the license is active. Renew or re-activate before the license lapses if you want to keep receiving Pro updates.
- Pro updates are separate from the Updatronix plugin’s updates. Both plugins update through the standard WordPress update system.
Domains and development sites
The license API compares domains in normalized form: protocol, trailing slash, and www. stripped, then lowercased. Activation is only accepted for the registered domain, so a site reachable at both example.com and www.example.com activates and validates the same way.
See also: Getting started · Troubleshooting
