Let’s learn how to activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg step by step. Before we being, we would like to thank you for joining the premium family of The Plus Addons, we are excited to have you with us.
We wish to help you create amazing websites.
How to Install
You need to have both The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Free and Pro plugins installed and activated on your site.
The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Free
To install The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg free version, follow the steps.
1. From the WordPress Dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New.
2. In the search field, search for “The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg”, you’ll find The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg plugin.
3. Click on Install Now and then Activate.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 1 the plus addons block editor free plugin install](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/the-plus-addons-block-editor-free-plugin-install.webp)
The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg PRO
Once you have purchased The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg PRO to install and activate, follow the steps.
1. Visit Posimyth Store and log in to your account. This is the same login details you used on the checkout page.
2. Click on the Dashboard link.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 2 posimyth store](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/posimyth-store.png)
3. From the Dashboard, go to Download. You’ll see a list of plugins based on your purchase. Find The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg and click on the Download button with the latest version. The plugin will be downloaded in your systems download folder.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 3 posimyth store the plus addons block editor pro](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/posimyth-store-the-plus-addons-block-editor-pro.webp)
Note: You can also download previous versions from here but we recommend using the latest version.
4. Now go to WordPress Dashboard from there, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin. Click Browse and upload your plugin, then click Install Now.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 4 upload old version](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/upload-old-version.png)
5. Once the plugin is installed, on the next page, click on Activate Plugin.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 5 the plus addons block editor pro activate](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/the-plus-addons-block-editor-pro-activate.png)
How to Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg PRO Licence
To activate the licence of The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg PRO after you have purchased, follow the steps.
1. Visit Posimyth Store and log in to your account. This is the same login details you used on the checkout page.
2. Click on the Dashboard link.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 2 posimyth store](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/posimyth-store.png)
3. On your dashboard page, based on the purchase you made, you’ll see the items with their respective license key, find The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg and click on the copy icon button and copy the key on your clipboard.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 7 posimyth store dashboard](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/posimyth-store-dashboard.png)
4. Now login to your WordPress website backend and visit Plugins > Installed Plugins and make sure you have both The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg and The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg PRO plugins installed and activated.
Note: Both the FREE and PRO versions of the plugin are required to access all the features.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 8 the plus addons block editor plugins activated](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/the-plus-addons-block-editor-plugins-activated.png)
5. Then go to The Plus Settings > Activate.
6. In the Licence Activation field, paste your licence key and click on Activate.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 9 the plus addons block editor licence activation](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/the-plus-addons-block-editor-licence-activation.png)
That’s it! Your licence is active now.
Congratulations on activating the PRO version of The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg.
Common Licence Activation Issues
Some of the common issues users face while activating The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg PRO licence.
Expired Licence
In some cases, if you’re not receiving updates and cannot activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg, then your license might have expired.
To check this visit Store and check if you see this.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 10 posimyth store licence status](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/posimyth-store-licence-status.webp)
Learn How to Renew your license from here.
Make sure Site and Home URL are Same
Make sure your website WordPress Address (URL) and the Site Address (URL) are the same.
To check from the WordPress backend, go to Settings > General.
![How to Install & Activate The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg Pro? 11 wordpress address url site address url](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wordpress-address-url-site-address-url.png)
For example, if you installed and activated the plugin licence on a staging site and then you moved it to the production site, the homepage URL and Site URL could be different and this can cause the licence activation issue.
Security Firewall Blocking
There might be chances that your advanced Security firewall from a plugin or hosting is blocking access to our servers to verify the key. Please disable your Security firewall and try again.
Activation on Local & Staging Sites
You can use the licence on local-host and staging sites unlimited times, regardless of the limited website plan. Staging sites will be considered only if they:
- localhost
- 10.0.0.0/8
- 172.16.0.0/12
- 192.168.0.0/16
- yourdomain.dev
- yourdomain.local
- dev.yourdomain.TLDs
- staging.yourdomain.TLDs
Learn How to use The Plus Blocks for Gutenberg in localhost.