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    11=== WooCommerce Serial Numbers - License Key Manager ===
    22Contributors: manikmist09,pluginever,b-07
    3 Tags: WooCommerce Serial Number, WooCommerce License Number, WooCommerce License Key, license keys, license manager, software license,woocommerce
     3Tags: license, key, license key, license number, software license, serial number, serial key, license manager, woocommerce
    44Requires at least: 4.4
    55Tested up to: 5.9
    … …  
    99License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
    1010
    11 The best WordPress Plugin to sell license keys, redeem cards, and other secret numbers!
     11The best WooCommerce plugin to sell and manage license keys with ease!
    1212
    1313== Description ==
    14 **[WooCommerce Serial Numbers](https://pluginever.com/plugins/woocommerce-serial-numbers-pro/?utm_source=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_medium=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_campaign=product-page-wordpress.org)** is a simple yet the most powerful serial numbers generator and license key manager plugin for WooCommerce. It enables you to easily sell all sorts of numbers and/or secret key distributed products.
    15 
    16 **WooCommerce Serial Numbers** offers all the important features required for a complete license manager to let you sell licensed digital products with ease.
    17 
    18 With **WooCommerce Serial Numbers** you will be able to sell ***license keys***, ***gift cards***, ***physical products with a serial number***, ***digital software with activation or access keys***, ***username & password***, ***tickets/ticket numbers***, ***lotteries***, ***pin codes***, ***card numbers***, and almost all kinds of secret number-based products.
    19 
    20 > [Demo](http://pluginever.xyz/wc-serial-numbers/) | [Get The PRO Version]([https://www.pluginever.com/plugins/woocommerce-serial-numbers-pro/?utm_source=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_medium=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_campaign=product-page-wordpress.org](https://www.pluginever.com/plugins/woocommerce-serial-numbers-pro/))  |  [Support]([https://www.pluginever.com/support/?utm_source=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_medium=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_campaign=product-page-wordpress.org](https://www.pluginever.com/support/))  |  [Documentation ]([https://www.pluginever.com/docs/woocommerce-serial-numbers/?utm_source=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_medium=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_campaign=product-page-wordpress.org](https://www.pluginever.com/docs/woocommerce-serial-numbers/))
    21 
    22 ## WooCommerce Serial Numbers Features:
    23 
    24 🔐 Effortlessly create and assign serial numbers for physical products.
    25 🔐 Create, assign, and manage license keys for digital licensed products.
    26 🔐 Option to add license validity so they expire after your preset time.
    27 🔐 Option to add an expiry date to stop selling licenses after that date.
    28 🔐 Set activation limit to restrict the use of software activation keys.
    29 🔐 Admin panel notification for depleted license keys for each product.
    30 🔐 You can also enable email notification for the depleted license keys.
    31 🔐 Recover license keys assigned to failed, refunded & canceled orders.
    32 🔐 Option to reuse the recovered serial numbers with the latest orders.
    33 🔐 You can enable auto-complete orders feature, for licensed products.
    34 🔐 Automatically deliver the license keys with the complete order email.
    35 🔐 A flexible option to edit the serial/license key when necessary.
    36 🔐 Software licensing API for validation, activation, and deactivations.
    37 🔐 Awesome license tracking options for the site admin from the order page.
    38 🔐 Serial / License keys are encrypted on the database to keep you safe.
    39 🔐 You can choose to hide the serial/license keys on the admin dashboard.
    40 🔐 Complete support for WPML to sell license keys on multilingual sites.
    41 🔐 It is compatible with the Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin.
    42 🔐 It has support for the leading PDF Invoice & Packing Slips plugins.
    43 
    44 ## WooCommerce Serial Numbers has received lots of love from its users:
     14**[WooCommerce Serial Numbers](https://pluginever.com/plugins/woocommerce-serial-numbers-pro/?utm_source=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_medium=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_campaign=product-page-wordpress.org)** is the most powerful license key manager plugin for WooCommerce. You can generate, sell, and manage software, game and digital produsts' license keys easily with this plugin.
     15
     16=== 💵 With WooCommerce Serial Numbers You Can Sell: ===
     17
     18* License activated digital software, games, and digital products in the simplest way.
     19* Gift cards, recharge cards, and other secret number-based products.
     20* Pin codes, username & passwords.
     21* Lottery tickets.
     22
     23
     24=== 💻 Find Out More: ===
     25
     26* **[See the Live Demo Site](https://pluginever.xyz/wc-serial-numbers "See the Live Demo Site")**
     27* **[Plugin Documentation](https://pluginever.com/docs/woocommerce-serial-numbers "Plugin Documentation")**
     28* **[Need Help? Contact Our 24/7 Support](https://pluginever.com/support "Need Help? Contact Our 24/7 Support")**
     29
     30=== ✨ WooCommerce Serial Numbers Features ===
     31
     32* Create, assign, and manage license keys for digital products.
     33* Option to add license validity so they expire after the preset time.
     34* Option to add an expiry date to stop selling licenses after that date.
     35* Set activation limit to restrict the use of software activation keys.
     36* Admin panel notification for depleted license keys for each product.
     37* Enable email notification for the depleted license keys.
     38* Recover license keys assigned to failed, refunded & canceled orders.
     39* Option to reuse the recovered serial numbers with the latest orders.
     40* Enable auto-complete orders feature, for licensed products.
     41* Automatically deliver the license keys with the complete order email.
     42* A flexible option to edit the serial/license key when necessary.
     43* Software licensing API for validation, activation, and deactivations.
     44* License tracking options for the site admin from the order page.
     45* License key encryption to keep you safe.
     46* Option to hide the license keys on the admin dashboard.
     47* Supports WPML to sell license keys on multilingual sites.
     48* Supports third-party PDF Invoice & Packing Slips plugins.
     49
     50> Looking for more features? [Get The PRO Version]([https://www.pluginever.com/plugins/woocommerce-serial-numbers-pro/?utm_source=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_medium=product-page-wordpress.org&utm_campaign=product-page-wordpress.org](https://www.pluginever.com/plugins/woocommerce-serial-numbers-pro/))
     51
     52=== 💥 WooCommerce Serial Numbers PRO Features: ===
     53
     54* Create and assign license keys for WooCommerce subscription products.
     55* Create and assign license keys for WooCommerce variable products.
     56* Generate bulk license keys with your custom key generator rule.
     57* Random & sequential order for the generator rules.
     58* Automatic license key generator to auto-create & assign keys with orders.
     59* License key management option from the order page with required actions.
     60* Support for bulk import/export of license keys from/to CSV.
     61* Option to sell license keys even if there are no available keys in the stock.
     62* Custom deliverable quantity to deliver multiple keys with a single product.
     63* Manual delivery option to manually deliver license keys instead of automatic.
     64* Email Template to easily and quickly customize the order confirmation & low stock alert email.
     65* Dedicated product list.
     66
     67=== 🔑 How To Generate/ Add A License Key: ===
     68
     69Generating and adding a license key is easy. You just need to click ‘Add New’ to generate a new license key.
     70Next, follow these five steps:
     71
     72**1. Select A Product**
     73Select the desired product from your ‘Add New’ serial key interface. Next, select the right product from the dropdown by entering a few characters of the product name.
     74
     75**2. Generate Keys**
     76* Add the desired serial/license key from the ‘Serial Numbers’ tab. You could use any combination of letters and numbers to generate serial/license keys.
     77
     78**3. Set Activation Limit**
     79* Set the ‘Activation Limit’ of your license key. This mostly applies to software and games licenses. In this section, you can also restrict total activations from the license. For instance, you can enter ‘3’ to allow a maximum of three activations with one key.
     80
     81**4. Set Validation Days**
     82* Set key validation days in the ‘Validity’ field. For example, if you desire your license key to stay valid for a whole year, enter 365 in its input bar. It’s worth noting that the countdown starts from the date of purchase.
     83
     84**5. Set Expiry Date**
     85* Enter a later date from the pop-up calendar in the ‘Expires At’ section. License keys will expire after the date you enter. There will be no allocation to this serial key with future orders after the date expires. 
     86
     87If your license keys are not for games or software, you can skip options three and four. You can disable this from the Settings menu by clicking the ‘Disable software support’ checkbox.
     88
     89=== 💝 WooCommerce Serial Numbers has received lots of love from its users: ===
    4590**Jose Varghese**
    4691***Developer***
    … …  
    4994> work!! 👏👏](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-plugin-4630/)
    5095
    51 ## WooCommerce Serial Numbers PRO Features:
    52 
    53 🎫 Create and assign serial / license key for WooCommerce Subscription products.
    54 🎫 Create and assign serial / license key for WooCommerce Variable products.
    55 🎫 Generate bulk serial numbers with your custom license key generator rule.
    56 🎫 Highly customizable generator rules let you add the current date with them.
    57 🎫 You can choose between random or sequential order for the generator rules.
    58 🎫 Automatic license key generator to auto-create & assign keys with orders.
    59 🎫 License key management option from the order page with required actions.
    60 🎫 Create unlimited license key generator rules with your custom patterns.
    61 🎫 Generate your desired number of keys from the rules with a single click.
    62 🎫 Support for bulk Import and/or export of license/serial keys from/to CSV.
    63 🎫 Option to sell license keys even if there are no available keys in stock.
    64 🎫 You will be able to add duplicate license/serial keys for your products.
    65 🎫 Custom deliverable quantity to deliver multiple keys with a single product.
    66 🎫 Manual delivery option to manually deliver license keys instead of automatic.
    67 🎫 Easy option to customize the low stock alert email with your custom message.
    68 🎫 Email Template to easily and quickly customize the order confirmation email.
    69 🎫 Dedicated product list.
    70 
    71 ## How will WooCommerce Serial Numbers benefit you:
    72 
    73 🌠 You can sell serial numbers and license keys on your WooCommerce store.
    74 🌠 Sell license activated digital software and games in the simplest way.
    75 🌠 Effortlessly sell physical products that include a serial number/key.
    76 🌠 Sell gift cards, recharge cards, and other secret number-based products.
    77 🌠 Add and sell pin codes, username & passwords on your WooCommerce store.
    78 🌠 Selling lottery tickets on your WordPress site is made simple with this.
    79 🌠 Finally, it will help increase your revenue by adding new product types.
    80 
    81 
    82 ## How Does It Work:
    83 
    84 **WooCommerce Serial Numbers** work for both virtual and downloadable products. First of all, you need to install and activate the plugin to enjoy its features. Once you activate the plugin, you will find a new menu option on your dashboard called Serial Numbers. You will find all the options associated with WooCommerce Serial Numbers under the new menu option.
    85 
    86 To license enable or serial enable a product, you need to add serial numbers with that product. Simply add serial numbers with the product following the available options. When a customer purchases a license enabled product, a license key will be added with the order when the order is complete. You can also set orders to auto-complete for your license/serial enabled products. Serial Numbers are displayed on the order confirmation page and also added with the order confirmation email. Your customers will be able to find the serial numbers in their account section under the order details too.
    87 
    88 ## 🔑 How To Create/Add A License Key:
    89 
    90 You will find that adding a license key is very easy. To create a serial number, you need to click on the Add New button to create a new serial number.
    91 
    92 👉 First of all, select your desired product from the add new serial number interface. You can select the correct product from the dropdown by typing one or more characters of the product name.
    93 
    94 👉 Secondly, you need to add the desired license/serial key from the Serial Number tab. You can use any combination of numbers and letters to make the license/serial key. You can also input multiple lines as your secret key.
    95 
    96 👉 Thirdly, you have to deal with the "Activation Limit". This is mostly applicable to software and game licenses. You can restrict the number of activation for the license from this section. For example, you have to enter 1 if you want to allow only a single activation with the key.
    97 
    98 👉 Fourthly, comes the "Validity" section. This field takes days as input. If you want your license to be valid for one year then you need to enter 365 here. Note that, the count of days starts from the purchase date.
    99 
    100 👉 Finally, comes the "Expires At" option. Enter a date from the pop-up calendar. Serial Numbers will expire after this date and they will not be assigned with any order after this date.
    101 
    102 If you are not selling license keys for software or games then, you can ignore the **third** and **fourth** options. You can disable this from the **Settings** section by enabling **Disable Software Support**.
    103 
    104 ## Compatibility:
    105 WooCommerce Serial Numbers is only dependent on WooCommerce. Apart from that, you should at least have 5.6 as your PHP & MySQL version. We have tested this plugin thoroughly to make sure it operates seamlessly under every situation. We did not detect any problem or conflict during our test. Still, we are open to issues as we understand that WordPress and WooCommerce is a vast ecosystem of plugins and themes.
     96=== 💢 Superchange Your WooCommerce Store With Our Other Plugins: ===
     97
     98* **[WooCommerce Category Slider](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-category-slider-by-pluginever "WooCommerce Category Slider")**
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     100* **[Min Max Quantities for WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wc-min-max-quantities "Min Max Quantities for WooCommerce")**
     101* **[WooCommerce Variation Swatches](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wc-variation-swatches "WooCommerce Variation Swatches")**
    106102
    107103== Installation ==
    108104
    109 ## Installation and Usage:
    110 
    111 Like most WordPress plugins, the installation of WooCommerce Serial Numbers is very simple and straightforward. If you have any experience of installing a WordPress plugin, there is nothing new for you. Most importantly, you need to have WooCommerce installed and activated on your site. It requires WooCommerce to function properly.
     105= Minimum requirements =
     106
     107* WordPress 4.9 or greater
     108* WooCommerce 3.0 or greater
     109* PHP version 5.6 or greater
     110* MySQL version 5.6 or greater
     111* MariaDB version 10 or later
    112112
    113113= Automatic installation =
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    115115Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don't need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of WooCommerce Serial Numbers, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click "Add New".
    116116
    117 In the search field type "WooCommerce Serial Numbers" and click Search Plugins. Once you have found the plugin you can view details about it such as the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by simply clicking "Install Now".
     117In the search field type "WooCommerce Serial Numbers" and click Search Plugins. Once you have found the plugin you can view details about it such as the point release, rating, and description. Most importantly, of course, you can install it by simply clicking "Install Now".
    118118
    119119= Manual installation =
    120 
    121120
    1221211. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
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    129128== Frequently Asked Questions ==
    130129
    131 = How will this plugin empower my online store? =
    132 
    133 Primarily this plugin will enable you to sell and manage license keys. So along with your physical products, you will be able to sell digital products like license keys, pin codes, gift cards, and other licensable products. It will definitely start a new era for your online venture.
     130= How does it work? =
     131
     132Primarily this plugin will enable you to sell and manage license keys. When a customer purchases a license enabled product, a license key will be added with the order when the order is complete. You can also set orders to auto-complete for your license enabled products. License keys are displayed on the order confirmation page and also added with the order confirmation email. Your customers will be able to find the serial numbers in their account section under the order details too.
    134133
    135134= Which products are the main target of this plugin? =
    136135
    137 This WooCommerce plugin has the ability to extend and become a fully-fledged license management tool. The current focus highly prioritizes on enabling WooCommerce store owners to sell pin codes, gift cards, and other secret codes.
    138 
    139 = What is the minimum PHP version that I have to maintain to use this plugin? =
    140 
    141 To enjoy the sweet features of this powerful plugin you have to at least have PHP version 5.6 or higher installed. If you have a lower version of PHP then you may face problems.
     136This WooCommerce plugin has the ability to extend and become a fully-fledged license management tool. The current focus highly prioritizes enabling WooCommerce store owners to sell software, game, digital products, pin codes, gift cards, and other secret codes.
    142137
    143138= Can I ask/suggest for a new feature? =
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    166161= 1.2.10 (17 May, 2022) =
    167162Fix - Compatibility with WC v6.5.1
    168 Fix - Fix Typo
     163Fix - Fix typo
    169164Enhance - Enhance simple product metabox styles
    170165
    … …  
    178173
    179174= 1.2.7 (8 September, 2020) =
    180 * Fix - Shop manager User level : Search products do not show and decrypting key failed
     175* Fix - Shop manager User level: Search products do not show and decrypting key failed
    181176* Fix - Notification email conflict
    182177* Fix - Stock notification need to skip private products
    183 * Fix - Activation list table serial number column is not working.
     178* Fix - Activation list table serial number column is not working
    184179
    185180= 1.2.6 (24 August, 2020) =
    186 * Fix - Unicode character not showing on PDF.
    187 * Fix - Translate path not found.
    188 * Enhance - Ordered serial numbers in dedicated metabox on order edit page.
    189 
    190 = 1.2.5 (12 August,2020) =
    191 * Fix - Error on order edit page when contains non serial numbers.
    192 
    193 = 1.2.4 (9 August,2020) =
    194 * Fix - Serial numbers are not showing in order edit page.
    195 
    196 = 1.2.3 (3 August,2020) =
    197 * Fix - Order status changed on pending status.
    198 * Fix - Order edit throwing error not found order_id.
    199 
    200 = 1.2.2 (28 July,2020) =
    201 * Fix - Cant add manually order.
    202 
    203 = 1.2.1 (25 July,2020) =
    204 * Fix - Order email showing wrong when order contains non serial items.
    205 * Fix - Can not add manual serial numbers.
    206 
    207 = 1.2.0 (23 July,2020) =
     181* Fix - Unicode character not showing on PDF
     182* Fix - Translate path not found
     183* Enhance - Ordered serial numbers in dedicated metabox on order edit page
     184
     185= 1.2.5 (12 August, 2020) =
     186* Fix - Error on order edit page when contains non serial numbers
     187
     188= 1.2.4 (9 August, 2020) =
     189* Fix - Serial numbers are not showing in order edit page
     190
     191= 1.2.3 (3 August, 2020) =
     192* Fix - Order status changed on pending status
     193* Fix - Order edit throwing error not found order_id
     194
     195= 1.2.2 (28 July, 2020) =
     196* Fix - Can't add manually order
     197
     198= 1.2.1 (25 July, 2020) =
     199* Fix - Order email showing wrong when order contains non serial items
     200* Fix - Can not add manual serial numbers
     201
     202= 1.2.0 (23 July, 2020) =
    208203* Enhance - Full rewritten plugin
    209204* Enhance - Product tab for serial numbers
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    214209* Remove - The notification tab from admin bar
    215210
    216 = 1.1.3 (24 November,2019) =
     211= 1.1.3 (24 November, 2019) =
    217212* Enhance - Improve API response
    218213* Fix - Added compatibility with Product Input Fields
    … …  
    220215* Fix - WP Compatibility v5.3
    221216
    222 = 1.1.2 (11 November,2019) =
     217= 1.1.2 (11 November, 2019) =
    223218* New - Obscure serial keys in dashboard
    224219* Enhance - Change API response
    … …  
    226221* Fix - WC Compatibility v3.8.0
    227222
    228 = 1.1.1 (16 October,2019) =
     223= 1.1.1 (16 October, 2019) =
    229224* New - Built-in support for leading PDF Invoice & Packing Slip plugins.
    230225* Fix - Show auto draft products while creating serial numbers.
    … …  
    233228* Fix - WC Compatibility v3.7.1
    234229
    235 = 1.1.0 (22 September,2019) =
     230= 1.1.0 (22 September, 2019) =
    236231* Fix - Serial number reuse is not working on paypal gateway
    237232
    238 = 1.0.9 (25 August,2019) =
     233= 1.0.9 (25 August, 2019) =
    239234* Fix - WPML Support
    240235* Fix - WP Compatibility
    241236* Fix - WC Compatibility
    242237
    243 = 1.0.8 (6 July,2019) =
     238= 1.0.8 (6 July, 2019) =
    244239* Fix - Table create failed below mysql v5.6
    245240* Fix - Serial number label chancing is not working on order complete page
    246 * Fix - creating multiple serial number for a single product when order failed
    247 
    248 = 1.0.7 (24 June,2019) =
    249 * Fix compatibly with WP v5.2.2
    250 
    251 = 1.0.6 (18 June,2019) =
    252 * Fix: Plugin translation issue
    253 * Fix: Product order page serial number limitation
    254 * Fix: Unwanted notification for the serial number
    255 * Fix: Empty email notification
    256 * New: Encryption - all serial number at DB is encrypted
    257 * Tweak: Notification moved to the background process. No more failed check.
    258 
    259 = 1.0.5 (24 April,2019) =
    260 * Fix Serial number table not generating in sql version lower than 5.5 [#31]
     241* Fix - Creating multiple serial number for a single product when order failed
     242
     243= 1.0.7 (24 June, 2019) =
     244* Fix - Compatibly with WP v5.2.2
     245
     246= 1.0.6 (18 June, 2019) =
     247* Fix - Plugin translation issue
     248* Fix - Product order page serial number limitation
     249* Fix - Unwanted notification for the serial number
     250* Fix - Empty email notification
     251* New - Encryption - all serial number at DB is encrypted
     252* Tweak - Notification moved to the background process. No more failed check.
     253
     254= 1.0.5 (24 April, 2019) =
     255* Fix - Serial number table not generating in sql version lower than 5.5 [#31]
    261256* Confirm compatibility with WC 3.6.1
    262257
    263 = 1.0.4 (1 April,2019) =
    264 * Fix Email notification stop is not working
    265 * Fix Notification is showing for normal products too
    266 * Fix Validity takes negative value as input
    267 * Fix Sending serial numbers table even when order does not contains serial enabled products
    268 * Fix serial number search is not working
    269 * Enhance Add serial number search filter
     258= 1.0.4 (1 April, 2019) =
     259* Fix - Email notification stop is not working
     260* Fix - Notification is showing for normal products too
     261* Fix - Validity takes negative value as input
     262* Fix - Sending serial numbers table even when order does not contains serial enabled products
     263* Fix - Serial number search is not working
     264* Enhance - Add serial number search filter
    270265* Confirm compatibility with WC 3.5.7
    271266
    272 = 1.0.3 (18 March,2019) =
    273 * Fix broken style
    274 * Fix auto complete order
     267= 1.0.3 (18 March, 2019) =
     268* Fix - Aroken style
     269* Fix - Auto-complete order
    275270* Conditional styles/script loading
    276271
    277 = 1.0.2 (15 March,2019) =
    278 * Fix link from product page to add new serial number page
    279 * Fix conflict with Divi theme admin design
    280 * Fix compatibly with WP v5.1.1
    281 * Fix compatibly with WC v3.5.6
    282 
    283 = 1.0.1 (6 March,2019) =
    284 * Rewrite serial generation process
    285 * Add software API
    286 * Update settings
    287 * Improve notification
    288 * Fix bug
    289 
    290 = 1.0 (21 January,2019) =
     272= 1.0.2 (15 March, 2019) =
     273* Fix - Link from product page to add new serial number page
     274* Fix - Conflict with Divi theme admin design
     275* Fix - Compatibly with WP v5.1.1
     276* Fix - Compatibly with WC v3.5.6
     277
     278= 1.0.1 (6 March, 2019) =
     279* Rewrite - Key generation process
     280* Add - Software API
     281* Update - Settings
     282* Improve - Notification
     283* Fix - Bug
     284
     285= 1.0 (21 January, 2019) =
    291286Initial release
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