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Setup Guide (Install, Unlock, Update)

Setup Guide (Install, Unlock, Update)

Hi, thanks for purchasing Slider Revolution, and welcome! Let’s get you setup and ready to go with your new plugin.

Install Slider Revolution

Step 1: Login to to your member dashboard at https://account.sliderrevolution.com.

If you have any trouble accessing your account, see What are My Account’s Username and Password? for help.

Step 2: In the top right corner of the Slider Revolution area, click Download Plugin.

You’ll be prompted to download a zip file that contains the Slider Revolution plugin. Go ahead and save that zip file somewhere easy to find on your computer.

Step 3: Go to your WordPress site’s admin area and in the left sidebar go to Plugins -> Add New.

Start the process of adding a new plugin

Step 4: Click Upload Plugin.

Specify you want to upload a plugin

Step 5: Click the Browse or Choose File button.

Browse for your plugin zip file

In the file browser dialogue box select the zip file you just downloaded.

Step 6: Click Install Now and the plugin will be automatically installed.

Commence the installation process

Step 7: When the installation is complete, click the Activate Plugin button that appears.

Activate the plugin

Unlock Slider Revolution

Step 1: Return to to your member dashboard at https://account.sliderrevolution.com.

Step 2: Click Manage 1 to open the relevant subscription panel.

Your licence key can be seen on the left side 1.

Step 3: Hover over the license key and click to automatically copy it.

Step 4: Go back to your WordPress site and in the sidebar menu click Slider Revolution.

This will open the plugin dashboard, where you can see the License tab 1.

Step 5: In the License tab, paste the license key into the registration field 1, and click Register License on this Website 2.

After the registration completes, the License tab should look like this:

Step 5: Go back to your member dashboard again, click the refresh icon corresponding to the key you just used, and you should see your site’s domain appear along with a check-mark.

You can use each key on one live site, and one development or staging site.

Update Slider Revolution

If any updates are available for Slider Revolution or its addons, the plugin dashboard will display an orange bell icon in the top bar 1, an exclamation mark in the Updates tab title 2, and a description of the available updates 3.

Step 1: Click the Update System button 4 to initiate updates.

For addon updates a box will appear showing you which addons need updating, and telling you how many modules each addon is used in.

Step 2: Click Fix All Addons 1 to proceed with updates.

While updating, the button will change to read Fixing…

When the update process is complete the box will close, and your Updates tab will look like this.

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