Plugin Licensing System — a practical guide to WordPress plugin licensing with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.
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Short description
Verify licenses server-side, cache status with expiry, and fail gracefully when offline.
License check idea
$response = wp_remote_post('https://example.com/license/activate', [
'body' => ['license' => $key, 'site' => home_url()],
]);