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  • Staging Activation
    You can activate MEC Pro on development websites — localhost, staging clones, and test environments — using your regular purchase code. Development activations are verified against your license but do not consume your license’s activation slots: your production sites are unaffected. Which Sites Count as Staging? Any of the following is treated as a development site: Local environments: localhost, 127.0.0.1, and private network addresses (10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, `172.16.x.xFew readers
  • Activation
    In this article, we walk you through activating the Modern Events Calendar Pro license on your WordPress website. Before You Start Your MEC Pro purchase code is a 32-character license key that you receive after purchasing from webnus.net. To find it: Log in to your account at my.webnus.net (the My Orders page). Your dashboard lists your orders and licenses — with summary cards such as All Orders and Active Licenses at the top. Find the panel of the product you wantFew readers
  • Auto Update
    After activating the Modern Events Calendar Pro license, you can proceed with the following instruction to enable auto update. Modern Event Calendar Auto Update First, please head over to the plugins page of your WordPress dashboard and find the Modern Events Calendar from your plugins list. Then, simply click on the “Update Now” button next to the plugin name. [![](https://webnus.net/dox/modern-events-cFew readers
  • Installation
    Here you will learn how to install Modern Events Calendar. For the Installation of Modern Event Calendar, you need to log into your webnus.net account, and from there you can upload the MEC plugin in two ways. How to Install Modern Events Calendar Lite? In order toSome readers
  • Manual Update
    MEC Lite Manual Update In order to manually update MEC Lite, you need to visit MEC Lite official page at Webnus and hit the “Register & Download” button (the blue one in the middle of the page). After that, you will be asked for your personal information. Fill out the required fields (FirstFew readers
  • MEC Activation Issue
    If you are experiencing an activation issue with the Modern Events Calendar, there could be several reasons for this. This article helps you troubleshoot the problem quickly. You will also find a reference table of every activation message and what it means. Step 1 — Install the Latest Version First, make sure you are using the latest version of MEC and of every installed addon by checking the changelog. Note: If your website does not have the lateFew readers
  • MEC Wizard
    After installing and activating MEC, you will be redirected to the MEC Wizard page. Here, you can click on any of the Import Dummy buttons to import events or shortcodes that are prebuilt in MEC. MEC Wizard MEC Wizard offers you access to Add Event, Add Shortcode, Settings, Import Dummy Events, Import Dummy Shortcodes, and **Getting Started VideoFew readers
  • Offline Activation
    In this article, we will walk you through activating Modern Events Calendar on servers that cannot reach our licensing server, or when you bought your copy through a reseller and do not have a purchase code. Who Needs Offline Activation? Most users should activate MEC with their purchase code as described in the Activation article. Offline activation is designed for two situations: Your server has no outbound internet connectioFew readers
  • Welcome Page (Intro)
    After activating MEC, you land on the MEC welcome page. You can always return to it from the M.E. Calendar menu in your WordPress dashboard. The page is now a real dashboard. It adapts to your install: a brand-new site gets onboarding material, a mature site gets live numbers and booking insights, and what each section shows depends on whether you run MEC Lite or MEC Pro. MEC Welcome Page The page header has two states: **Few readers
  • X Theme Activation
    If you purchased the X theme from Themeco, MEC Pro is already included with your theme — you do not need a separate MEC purchase code. This article explains how customers with the X theme activate MEC Pro. Do I Need a MEC License Key? No. MEC Pro ships bundled with the X theme. Your entitlement to run MEC Pro comes from your Themeco license — the same one you use for the X theme itself. There is nothing extra to buy from Webnus. How It Works You do not enter anything in MECFew readers

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