{"id":34,"date":"2018-05-22T06:22:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T06:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webnus.site\/dox\/?p=34"},"modified":"2026-10-06T07:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:06:49","slug":"activation","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/activation\/","title":{"rendered":"Activation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article, we walk you through activating the Modern Events Calendar Pro license on your WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_You_Start\"><\/span>Before You Start<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your MEC Pro purchase code is a 32-character license key that you receive after purchasing from webnus.net. To find it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your account at <strong>my.webnus.net<\/strong> (the <strong>My<\/strong> <strong>Orders<\/strong> page).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your dashboard lists your orders and licenses \u2014 with summary cards such as <em>All Orders<\/em> and <em>Active Licenses<\/em> at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the panel of the product you want to activate (for example, <em>MEC Plugin<\/em>) and locate its <strong>License<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>copy<\/strong> icon next to the license key to copy it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-01-1024x490.jpg\" alt=\"Webnus dashboard purchases list with licenses for Modern Events Calendar, Kata and RSVP Events\" class=\"wp-image-13550\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-01-1024x490.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-01-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-01-767x367.jpg 767w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-01.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activating_MEC\"><\/span>Activating MEC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In your WordPress admin, go to <strong>Dashboard &gt; MEC &gt; Dashboard<\/strong> (the MEC welcome page).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While your license is not yet active, the <strong>License Activation<\/strong> box sits directly under the page header \u2014 this is the first thing you see.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paste your purchase code into the field and click <strong>Activate<\/strong>. The field is masked by default; use the eye icon next to it if you want to double-check the code before submitting. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MEC verifies the code with our licensing server and activates immediately. The box turns to its green success state and its button changes to <strong>Revoke License<\/strong> \u2014 that is how you know everything is working. The box stays on the dashboard, so you can check your license status at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-02-1024x496.jpg\" alt=\"MEC License Activation form with purchase code field and offline activation token option\" class=\"wp-image-13551\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-02-1024x496.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-02-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-02-766x371.jpg 766w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-02.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-03-1024x321.jpg\" alt=\"MEC License Activation with a purchase code entered and Revoke License button\" class=\"wp-image-13552\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-03-1024x321.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-03-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-03-765x240.jpg 765w, https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/activation-n-03.jpg 1071w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good to know:<\/strong> your license covers your website as a whole. Activating with or without <code>www<\/code> is treated as the same site, and a site installed in a subdirectory (for example <code>example.com\/events<\/code>) counts as one site, not two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_After_Activation\"><\/span>What Happens After Activation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MEC stores your license as a signed token that is bound to your domain. Activation is done once \u2014 MEC does not need a permanent connection to our servers to keep the Pro features running.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If our licensing server is temporarily unreachable, your activated site is not affected. A server outage no longer deactivates MEC on licensed websites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To receive automatic updates, keep your license active. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/auto-update\/\">Auto Update<\/a> article.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To move your license to another domain, see <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/change-license-domain\/\">Change License Domain<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Special_Setups\"><\/span>Special Setups<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Your situation<\/th><th>What to do<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>You bought the <strong>X theme<\/strong> from Themeco (MEC Pro is bundled)<\/td><td>You do not need a MEC purchase code. Activate with your Themeco license key \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/x-theme-activation\/\">MEC and X Theme Activation<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You develop on <strong>localhost \/ a staging site<\/strong><\/td><td>Activate with your real purchase code \u2014 staging activations do not consume your license activations. See <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/staging-activation\/\">Staging and Local Activation<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Your server <strong>cannot reach our licensing server<\/strong>, or you bought through a reseller<\/td><td>Use an offline activation token. See <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/offline-activation\/\">Offline Activation<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>You run a <strong>WordPress Multisite<\/strong> network<\/td><td>Activate the license once on the network&#8217;s main site. Every subsite inherits the license \u2014 its license box simply shows a <em>Network license<\/em> notice, and no purchase code is needed (or accepted) on the subsites.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_do_I_find_my_purchase_code\"><\/span>Where do I find my purchase code?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In your account at <strong>my.webnus.net<\/strong> \u2014 the product&#8217;s panel on the My Account dashboard shows the license key in its <strong>License<\/strong> section. See <em>Before You Start<\/em> above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_MEC_phone_home_after_activation\"><\/span>Does MEC phone home after activation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. After a successful activation, the license is validated locally. MEC only contacts our servers when you activate, deactivate, or check for updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_activated_on_localhost_first_Did_I_waste_an_activation\"><\/span>I activated on localhost first. Did I waste an activation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. Localhost and staging environments do not consume your activation slots. See <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/staging-activation\/\">Staging and Local Activation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activation_failed_%E2%80%94_what_now\"><\/span>Activation failed \u2014 what now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/mec-activation-issue\/\">MEC Activation Issue<\/a> for a step-by-step checklist and a table of every activation message and what it means.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After installing or updating MEC, you will notice certain changes. To activate MEC, you no longer need to go to Settings menu. Now, you can find it in the main menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","knowledgebase_cat":[7],"class_list":["post-34","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","knowledgebase_cat-installation"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13687,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/34\/revisions\/13687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"knowledgebase_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webnus.net\/dox\/modern-events-calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase_cat?post=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}