{"id":580,"date":"2019-07-11T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T17:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=580"},"modified":"2021-11-30T15:47:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T20:47:35","slug":"go-lite-pro","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/rafflepress.com\/docs\/go-lite-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading from Lite to Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Downloading the RafflePress Pro Plugin<\/h2>\n

If you haven’t done so previously, you will need to download the plugin from your RafflePress Downloads<\/strong> page (which will be a zip file called “rafflepress-pro-x.x.x.zip”). You can access the RafflePress Downloads page while logged in to your RafflePress dashboard using the link below.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/app.rafflepress.com\/downloads<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also watch our YouTube video tutorial on How to Upgrade From RafflePress Lite to RafflePress Pro<\/a>.
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Installing and Activating RafflePress Pro<\/h2>\n
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  1. You’ll first need to deactivate the lite plugin (you won\u2019t need it anymore). To do this, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins<\/strong>\u00a0from your WordPress dashboard. Then, click on the\u00a0Deactivate<\/strong>\u00a0link under\u00a0RafflePress Lite<\/strong>.\"\"\n

    When the page reloads, you\u2019ll see that the Lite plugin has been deactivated. If you’d like, you can then delete this Lite version.<\/li>\n

  2. Go to your site’s WordPress admin dashboard, then go Plugins > Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Click on the Upload Plugin<\/strong> button on top of the page.\"\"<\/li>\n
  4. Click on the Choose File<\/strong> button and select the RafflePress Pro plugin file you had downloaded earlier to your computer.\"\"<\/li>\n
  5. After selecting the file, click on the Install Now<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n
  6. WordPress will now upload the plugin file from your computer and install it for you. You will see a success message after the plugin installation is finished.
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  7. Once installed, click the Activate Plugin<\/strong> link to activate the RafflePress Pro plugin.<\/li>\n
  8. Go to\u00a0RafflePress > Settings <\/strong>and\u00a0enter your Pro license key in the License Key\u00a0<\/strong>input box. Then, click on the\u00a0Verify Key<\/strong> button to verify and activate your Pro license.
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  9. That’s it! Enjoy building your giveaways with all the Pro features in RafflePress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Video Tutorial<\/h1>\n

    Looking for more RafflePress tutorials?
    \nCheck out the     RafflePress YouTube channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n