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How to Activate Your Theme License

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Activating your license enables automatic theme updates and access to our support team. The activation process is the same regardless of where you purchased — you just need your license key ready before starting.

Don’t have your license key yet? 👉 See How to Get Your License Key first.


Activate Your Theme License #

Step 1 — Log In to Your WordPress Dashboard #

Go to your WordPress site and log in at yourdomain.com/wp-admin using your admin credentials.


Step 2 — Go to the License Activation Panel #

Once logged in, navigate to [Theme Name] → Theme License. You’ll see a license activation field on this page.


Step 3 — Enter Your License Key #

Paste your license key into the activation field, Click the Save Changes button after entering your key.


Step 4 — Confirm Activation #

Once activated, the license status will change to Your license key is active. This confirms your theme is licensed and will receive automatic updates.

Unable to activate the license? 👉 See Troubleshooting License Activation


How Many Sites Can I Activate? #

Purchase FromSites Allowed
AwaikenThemes.comDepends on your license plan — check My Account → Licenses
ThemeForest (Regular License)1 site per purchase
ThemeForest (Extended License)1 site per purchase (for paid/commercial use)
TemplateMonsterCheck your license type in your order details

If you need to use the theme on multiple sites, you’ll need a separate purchase for each site or a multi-site license where available.


Using Your License on a Staging Site #

You can safely use your theme on a staging or development environment without consuming an additional license activation. Our license system automatically recognizes a wide range of staging, local, and development environments and excludes them from your license activation count.

This means you can build and test your site on a staging environment and then move it to your live domain — all under the same single license.


Automatically Allowed Staging Environments #

Standard Staging

*.staging.example.org
*.test.example.org
staging-*.example.org
dev.example.org

Local Development Environments

*.local
*.localhost
*.test
*.ddev.site
*.docksal
*.lndo.site
*.dev.cc
*.preprod

WordPress Managed Hosting Staging

*.bigscoots-staging.com
*.cloudwaysapps.com
*.cloudwayssites.com
*.convesio.cloud
*.closte.com
*.dream.press
*.easywp.com
*.flywheelsites.com
*.flywheelstaging.com
*.gridpane.com
*.gridpane.app
*.hostingersite.com
*.hstgr.cloud
*.instawp.app
*.instawp.co
*.instawp.link
*.instawp.xyz
*.kinsta.cloud
*.kinsta.com
*.ksysweb.com
*.liquidwebsites.com
*.lyricalstaging.com
*.myftpupload.com
*.myhostpoint.ch
*.myraidbox.de
*.myrdbx.io
*.mystagingwebsite.com
*.nxcli.io
*.nxcli.net
*.onrocket.site
*.pantheonsite.io
*.platformsh.site
*.pressable.com
*.preview.infomaniak.website
*.rocket.net
*.runcloud.link
*.savvii.com
*.savvii.de
*.sg-host.com
*.singlestaging.com
*.spinupwp.app
*.stage.site
*.staging.mysites.io
*.staging.tempurl.host
*.updraftclone.com
*.wp-cloud.dev
*.wpcomstaging.com
*.wpdns.site
*.wpengine.com
*.wpenginepowered.com
*.wpmudev.host
*.wpsc.dev
*.wpsc.site
*.wpserveur.net
*.wpstage.net
*.wpstagecoach.com
*.wptiger.fr

Cloud Infrastructure

*.amazonaws.com
*.azurewebsites.net
*.cloudfront.net
*.herokuapp.com

Tunnel & Proxy Tools

*.ngrok.io
*.ngrok.app
*.ngrok-free.app
*.trycloudflare.com
*.serveo.net
*.localtunnel.me
*.localtest.me
*.lvh.me

General Cloud Platforms

*.netlify.app
*.vercel.app
*.pages.dev
*.onrender.com
*.fly.dev
*.repl.co
*.replit.dev

Updated on August 20, 2026