If you’re testing updates on a staging copy of your store before pushing them live, you don’t need a second license. Every Visser Labs license for Store Exporter Deluxe lets you activate up to 3 staging sites alongside your live site, at no extra cost.
Prerequisites
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Active Visser Labs license | Available under the Downloads tab of your account |
| Staging site domain | Must match one of the recognized staging patterns listed below |
| Plugin installed on the staging site | The same Visser Labs plugin (e.g. Store Exporter Deluxe) must already be installed and active on the staging site |
Eligible staging domains
Your license server recognizes a staging site automatically if its domain matches one of these patterns:
localhost127.0.0.1*.dev*.local*.test*.staging*.example*.invaliddev.*(for example, dev.domain.com)local.*(for example, local.domain.com)staging[0-9].*(for example, staging.domain.com or staging1.domain.com)stage.*(for example, stage.domain.com)*staging.wpengine.com*stg.wpengine.com*dev.wpengine.comdev-*.pantheonsite.iotest-*.pantheonsite.iostaging-*.kinsta.comstaging-*.kinsta.cloudenv-*.kinsta.com*.myftpupload.com*.ngrok.io*-dev.ksysweb.com*-stg.ksysweb.com*.cloudwaysapp.com*.tempurl.host
Activate the license on your staging site
- Copy your license key from the Downloads tab of your account.
- Log in to the staging site’s wp-admin.
- Open the plugin (for example, Store Exporter Deluxe) from the WordPress admin menu.
- In the plugin’s sidebar, click License under the System group.
- Enter your key in the License Key field.
- Enter the email you used to purchase the license in the Activation Email field.
- Click Activate License.
A confirmation message appears, and the license status badge changes to Active.
Remove a staging site from your license
To free up a staging slot, go to the Downloads tab of your account and click View Sites next to the relevant license. From there, remove the staging site you no longer need.
Troubleshooting
FAQ
Need more help?
If you’re on a premium Visser Labs plugin like Store Exporter Deluxe, open a support ticket, and our team can check your license and staging site activations directly.
If you’re using the free Store Exporter plugin, post your question on the WordPress.org support forum, and a team member will follow up.
