# Installation

**Let's start with the installation.**

**Step 1:** Log in to your WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins.

**Step 2:** Click Plugins -> Add New

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**Step 3:** After clicking the Add New button you will find Upload Plugins

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**Step 4:** In the upload plugin section, you will find the Choose File option to upload the downloaded zip file.

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**Step 5:** After Installing you will find a page like this, click Activate Plugin to activate.

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**Step 6:** On the plugin page, you can view the status of the plugin's activation.

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**Step 7:** Now, let's activate the license key.

The obtained license key can be validated on the following page.

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After Validation, you can see a Licence activated message.

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#### Frequently Asked Questions

1. I have entered the correct key. However, it says the key is invalid

Make sure you do not have trailing or leading spaces. If your website is behind a firewall, make sure your firewall does not block the request and the response.

Also if you have a single-site license and trying to use it on multiple sites, then the validation will fail. A single-site license key is only valid for a single site.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**NOTE:** You can use the key in your local development environments (localhosts). That is not a problem.
{% endhint %}

2\. Still could not validate the key?

Submit a [support request](https://upsellwp.com/support/) we are always happy to assist you :)