License Manager for WooCommerce — WordPress Download Manager Plugin
by Saad Iqbal · WordPress.org page · Website
License Manager for WooCommerce has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 173,943 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
License Manager for WooCommerce at a glance
Is License Manager for WooCommerce well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Automated License Delivery – Generate and send WooCommerce digital license keys and serial key access instantly after checkout
- Secure Storage – Every license key and software license record is encrypted and protected inside WordPress
- Stock Control – Track, assign, and update license key availability automatically with built-in key manager functionality
- REST API Integration – Validate, activate, or revoke licenses, software license keys, and serial key activations directly via API
- Customer Dashboard – Buyers can manage activations, view software license details, and monitor serial key usage inside My Account
- Bulk Tools – Import, export, and generate license and serial key batches in a few clicks
License Manager for WooCommerce reviews and ratings
147 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Really bad
This plugin is garbage. I got fatal error on my website by updating to 3.0.19. I had to downgrade. https://i.imgur.com/fdnvssw.png i would never buy premium on this plugin. It's vibe coded and nobody check if it works.
pansmuggler -
A bit of patience required, but they really came through
I am admittedly accustomed to a faster response time to a problem, but once we got things going they stayed on top of it until it was fixed. The plugin itself has worked great.
tracyandersonmd -
Very fast support and an excellent plugin
Excellent internal logic and an API system that works flawlessly. Great work, thank you for everything.
neoset -
Works great once I read through the Developer Documentation
It took me a while to get everything working correctly. Unfortunately, I started by watching a point and click setup video, which only confused me. That approach just doesn’t work for how my brain operates and I knew better! I should have gone straight to the developer documentation and GitHub files from the start. Overall, this plugin does exactly what it claims to do. Once I wrapped my head around the process and properly configured my own plugin to call the API correctly, it works great.Once I read through the Developer API documentation and got my own plugin to activate successfully, everything’s been fairly smooth!The only issue I am having is that: The documentation doesn't show a true reactivation endpoint that reuses existing tokens. The /activate/ endpoint always creates new activation records. I do not like the clutter in the activation page everytime I deactivate and activate. I am trying to figure out how to activate on the same token so I don't get all the clutter. This is not clear to me or maybe it is not a function?
jlc1964 -
Not working
I have not access to plugin after installation.
Grafiman -
poor implementation
First of all: we have not tested this plugin with themes or plugins for Wordpress. So it may well be that it works well with wordpress-stuff. We wanted to use this plug-in to validate the licenses of our software.The way this plug-in was programmed is really miserable. The programmer obviously didn't want to over-implement a single line of code and decided for the most trivial of implementations.For example: there is a value for 'expires_at' and a value for 'valid for days'. But both fields exclude each other instead of the plugin is calculating the other value. So on the client side you first have to check which value comes back and then of course you have to implement two checks, one for each possible value.The plugin obviously does not perform any calculations, but only transmits static data from the database. A well-made plugin, where the programmer also thinks about the implementation, would return a calculated value for 'days_remining', regardless of which value was entered in Wordpress. We purchased the pro-version but will give this plug-in up now. The example I described is just one trap you fall into when you have to query the API response yourself.
lazy4
Where License Manager for WooCommerce ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that License Manager for WooCommerce appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Download Manager Plugins | #25 in search, not tagged | #40 | – |
| Best File Manager Plugins | #31 in search, not tagged | #51 | – |
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Details
Easily sell and manage software license keys through your WooCommerce shop
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- license key
- license manager
- serial key
- software license
- woocommerce
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- Version
- 3.0.20
- Last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- First published
- Feb 19, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free, paid version available
License Manager for WooCommerce FAQ
What does License Manager for WooCommerce do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, License Manager for WooCommerce offers Automated License Delivery – Generate and send WooCommerce digital license keys and serial key access instantly after checkout, Secure Storage – Every license key and software license record is encrypted and protected inside WordPress, Stock Control – Track, assign, and update license key availability automatically with built-in key manager functionality, REST API Integration – Validate, activate, or revoke licenses, software license keys, and serial key activations directly via API and Customer Dashboard – Buyers can manage activations, view software license details, and monitor serial key usage inside My Account.
How many active installs does License Manager for WooCommerce have?
WordPress.org reports 6,000+ active installs for License Manager for WooCommerce as of September 7, 2026.
Is License Manager for WooCommerce still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Does License Manager for WooCommerce have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 2 recent support threads for License Manager for WooCommerce are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is License Manager for WooCommerce free?
License Manager for WooCommerce is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.
Where does License Manager for WooCommerce rank among Download Manager Plugins?
License Manager for WooCommerce is #40 in the WordPress.org Download Manager Plugins ranking.