MCOD Software License Manager

=== Software License Manager === Contributors: Tips and Tricks HQ, Ruhul Amin Donate link: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/software-license-manager-plugin-for-wordpress Tags: license key, serial key, manager, license, serial, key, selling, sell, license activation, manage license, software license, software license manager Requires at least: 5.0 Tested up to: 7.0 Stable tag: 4.5.8 Requires PHP: 7.4.0 License: GPLv2 or later

Create and manage license keys for your software applications easily

== Description ==

Software license management solution for your web applications (WordPress plugins, Themes, PHP based membership script etc.)

This plugin is very useful for creating a license server and doing the following via API:

• Create license keys in your system (license server)
• Check the status of a license key from from your application (remotely)
• Activate a license key from your application (remotely)
• Deactivate a license key (remotely)
• Check a license key (remotely)
• Track where the license key is being used.

You can also create license keys manually from the admin dashboard of this plugin.

= Please note that this plugin is ONLY for developers =

Check license manager documentation to learn more.

= Integration with WP Express Checkout Plugin = Check WP Express Checkout integration documentation

= Integration with WP eStore plugin = Check WP eStore integration documentation

= Github repository =

https://github.com/Arsenal21/software-license-manager

If you need some extra action hooks or filters for this plugin then let us know.

== Installation ==

1. Go to the Add New plugins screen in your WordPress admin area
2. Click the upload tab
3. Browse for the plugin file (software-license-manager.zip)
4. Click Install Now and then activate the plugin

== Frequently Asked Questions == None

== Screenshots == See the following page: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/software-license-manager-plugin-for-wordpress

== Changelog ==

= 4.5.8 =

• Added minimum PHP version requirement (PHP 7.4.0).
• Added a condition to suppress the debug warning when the 'item_reference' parameter is not included in the API call.

= 4.5.7 =

• PHP 8.3 compatibility related updates.
• Using Use COUNT(DISTINCT) to ensure that it is counting the number of distinct license keys.

= 4.5.6 =

• PHP 8.2 compatibility related update.

= 4.5.5 =

• Added the current date to the slm_check API response.

= 4.5.4 =

• Added a new action hook for when it receives an activation request for an expired license key (slm_api_listener_slm_activate_key_expired).
• Added new hook in the add license interface.
• Added hooks to the delete license domain interface.
• WP eStore Integration: it will use the default 1 year expiry date if a product specific expiry configuration is not set.

= 4.5.3 =

• Added a new database column named "user_ref" for allowing a user reference to be saved in the database with a license key (if applicable).

= 4.5.2 =

• PHP 7.2.x compatibility.

= 4.5.1 =

• Added nonce check to the 'slm_delete_domain' action. Thanks to Jetpack Scan team at Automattic.

= 4.5.0 =

• More variable escaping and sanitization.
• Replaced CURL with wp_remote_get() function.
• Removed example/sample plugin code file from the plugin.
• Added the sample plugin download option on our website.
• Removed the unused list table class.

= 4.4.9 =

• Added nonce check for debug log reset
• Log file name is automatically generated.
• Added confirmation for log file reset operation.
• Added more sanitization to various request parameters.

= 4.4.8 =

• Sanitize the "edit_record" parameter in the "Edit License" menu. Thanks to WPScan team for pointing it out.
• Sanitize the prefix parameter in the settings menu. Thanks to WPScan team for pointing it out.
• Integration with the WP Express Checkout plugin.

= 4.4.7 =

• It is recommended that you backup your license database before upgrading this version (just to be sure).
• Improved the database query of the manage license page to be more efficient so it loads faster.
• Improved the database query of the manage license page's search function to make it more efficient.
• Added nonce check to the bulk delete action.

= 4.4.6 =

• Added sanitization and nonce check for the settings interface to prevent any potential CSRF attack issue. Thanks to Koken for pointing it out.

= 4.4.5 =

• The IP address is logged in the debug log file for an API request (if debug option is enabled in settings).

= 4.4.4 =

• Added "Add New License" button in the Manage licenses menu.
• PHP Notice in the manage licenses menu fixed.

= 4.4.3 =

• Fixed an issue with the sorting option in the Manage Licenses interface.

= 4.4.2 =

• Added a new filter for the Management Permission constant (so it can be customized by an addon).
• Fixed a wpdb::prepare query with the search feature. Thanks to @Nauriskolats for pointing it out.

= 4.4.1 =

• Fixed a product editing glitch with the WP eStore plugin integration.

= 4.4 =

• The following UI improvements were submitted by Brian DiChiara. A big Thank You to @solepixel
• Adds domain to license search.
• Retain search term value in search field.
• Better UI for deleting domains: Wider domain table. Allow for more domains visible in table. Easier to click "delete" button. Prompt before deleting asking "Are you sure you want to remove this domain?". Intuitive post-delete to remove section if no more domains are active.
• Displays total activated domains in Manage Licenses table.

= 4.3 =

• The product quantity of WP eStore product is taken into account when creating a new license key.
• Added a new action hook in the listener API (can be used to override the API query).

= 4.2 =

• Added a new optional column "subscr_id" to the license keys table. This can be used to store the subsriber ID value (if any) for recurring payment plans.
• The "subscr_id" will also be present in the license query API output.

= 4.1 =

• Added a new action hook for estore recurring payments.

= 4.0 =

• Fixed a typo with the slm_api_response_args filter
• The license key is also included in the license check API query's JSON output.

= 3.9 =

• The license status parameter can now be passed when executing the license create API query.

= 3.8 =

• The manage licenses admin interface improvements for mobile devices.
• The product reference (if any) is shown in the manage licenses interface also.

= 3.7 =

• Added couple of filters to the API response args.

= 3.6 =

• The check license query now outputs all the db column values.
• It now captures the WP eStore product ID in the "Product Reference" column of the license manager (if the license is created by eStore).

= 3.5 =

• Updated slm-api-utility.php to add Content-Type header to the API response.

= 3.4 =

• The slm_create_new api call will no longer show an error code incorrectly.

= 3.3 =

• Check for existence of company_name query value before using to fix undefined index error when it doesn't exist.
• Add ability to specify product_ref when creating license via API. Thanks to @maddisondesigns for the update.

= 3.2 =

• Fixed undefined index warning "enable_auto_key_expiry"
• The product_ref field is now available in the add/edit license menu. Also, this value is output with the "slm_check" API call. Thanks to Tobias Hildebrandt for implementing this.

= 3.1 =

• Added a new error code for the following condition: If maximum activation has reached and the license key is used on the domain (where the request came from) then it will return a new error: LICENSE_IN_USE_ON_DOMAIN_AND_MAX_REACHED

= 3.0 =

• The integration with WP eStore cart will create multiple licenses when a customer purchases more than 1 quantity of a product.

= 2.9 =

• The API response will now include a numeric error code (in the event of an error). Thanks to Steve Gehrman.

= 2.8 =

• The registered domains (if any) of a license key will get deleted when that key is deleted from the manage licenses menu.
• Added wp_unslash() for firstname, lastname, registered domain and company name. Thanks to @sgehrman.
• Added a new action hook (slm_license_key_expired) that gets triggered when a license key expires.

= 2.7 =

• eStore integration update: changed expiry date field to accept number of days so the plugin can dynamically calculate the expiry date for the key.

= 2.6 =

• Updated the eStore integration so a custom "Expiry Date" value can be set in the product configuration.

= 2.5 =

• Updated the eStore plugin integration so a custom "Maximum Allowed Domains" value can be specified in the eStore product configuration.

= 2.4 =

• Added new action and filter hooks in the add/edit interface so an addon can extend the functionality of that interface.
• Added nonce check in the add/edit license interface.

= 2.3 =

• Added a new feature to enable auto expiry of the license keys. You can enable this option from the settings.
• If you don't specify a expiry date, when adding a manual license key, it will use the current date plus 1 year as the expiry date.
• Increased the width and height of the "Registered Domains" box in the edit license interface.
• Added a new table column product_ref in the license keys table.
• Added couple of new hooks in the plugin.

= 2.2 =

• Added integration with the squeeze form submission of eStore plugin.

= 2.1 =

• The license check query now outputs the date values also.
• Improvement for the WP eStore integration.

= 2.0 =

• Added a filter to remove any null values from the DB insert query parameter of the API Utility class.

= 1.9 =

• Replaced "esc_url()" with "esc_url_raw()" in the sample plugin.
• Updated some CSS in the admin interface for WordPress 4.4

= 1.8 =

• Added new hooks before the API query is executed. This allows a developer to override the API query and do custom stuff.
• Added a new API to check the details of an existing license key.

= 1.7 =

• The license key is also included with the response sent to the new license creation request. Below is an example response: {"result":"success","message":"License successfully created","key":"5580effe188d3"}

• You can now pass a pre-generated license key to the license creation API using the "license_key" parameter in the request.

= 1.6 =

• Updated the sample plugin code so the query works better.
• Added the ability to reset the debug log file from the plugin settings interface.
• The item_reference value will be stored in the database (if sent via the activation API query).

= 1.5 =

• Added the option to search a license key from the manage licenses interface.

= 1.4 =

• Updated the license key creation API check to use the value from "Secret Key for License Creation" field.

= 1.3 =

• Added more sanitization.

= 1.2 =

• Fixed a bug with the bulk delete license operation.

= 1.1 =

• First commit to wordpress repository.

== Upgrade Notice == None

== Arbitrary section == See the following sample/example for multi-site environment/setup: https://github.com/paratheme/Software-License-Manager-Multisite-licensed