{"id":5590,"date":"2023-10-13T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/docs\/purchase-licensing\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T08:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:45:57","slug":"purchase-licensing","status":"publish","type":"deardocs","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/docs\/purchase-licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchase, Upgrading and Discounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can purchase DearFlip Pro version to unlock more features. We use Freemius for payment handling and licensing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After purchase you can enter the license key you get in the purchase mail to activate the plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Upgrade License?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can upgrade your Annual license to Lifetime and the remaining period will be discounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do so, goto checkout https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/pricing\/ and choose your desire upgrade.<br>Enter your license code in &#8220;<strong>Renewing or upgrading a license<\/strong>. Enter license key&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-2.png 476w, https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-2-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Make sure the license key is of the same product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">License Upgrades &amp; Prorated Discounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand that your needs may grow over time, and we\u2019ve designed flexible upgrade paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Licenses \u2013 Prorated Upgrades<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you upgrade during your billing cycle, the unused portion of your current plan is <strong>credited toward your new license<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: If you are six months into a yearly plan and upgrade, you\u2019ll only pay for the remaining six months at the higher plan rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This ensures you only pay for what you use, without losing value from your existing license.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lifetime-decay\">Lifetime Licenses \u2013 Decay-Based Discounts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, our payment partner Freemius applies a <strong>strict rule<\/strong>:<br>https:\/\/freemius.com\/help\/documentation\/checkout\/proration\/#proration-from-a-lifetime-license<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you upgrade from a lifetime license after the first 30 days, you are charged the <strong>full amount<\/strong> of the new license.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe this is less flexible, so DearFlip offers an additional <strong>decay-based value system<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your lifetime purchase amount is treated as having a <strong>3-year value window<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only the <strong>monetary value decays<\/strong> over time, not your license features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After each year, one-third of your purchase value is considered \u201cused.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example (Lifetime $149 purchase):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After <strong>1 year<\/strong> \u2192 $100 credit remains (\u2248 $50 used)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After <strong>2 years<\/strong> \u2192 $50 credit remains (\u2248 $100 used)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After <strong>3 years<\/strong> \u2192 no credit remains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This ensures fairness to both customers and DearFlip\u2019s ongoing development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since decay-based discounts are not supported by Freemius, Please <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/docs\/#contact_form\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/docs\/#contact_form\">contact us<\/a> for your respective Discount Coupon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"non-profit-discount\">Non-Profit Discounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DearFlip supports non-profit organizations and educational institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We normally offer <strong>special discounts<\/strong> for verified non-profits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To apply, please <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/docs\/#contact_form\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/docs\/#contact_form\">contact us<\/a> with:\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your organization\u2019s <strong>website address<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A valid <strong>non-profit verification certificate<\/strong> (or equivalent proof of status)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once verified, we will provide the appropriate discount code for your purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can purchase DearFlip Pro version to unlock more features. We use Freemius for payment handling and licensing. After purchase you can enter the license key you get in the purchase mail to activate the plugin. How to Upgrade License? You can upgrade your Annual license to Lifetime and the remaining period will be discounted. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Purchase, Upgrading and Discounts\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/docs\/purchase-licensing\/\" aria-label=\"Purchase, Upgrading and Discounts\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":2,"template":"","deardocs_category":[135],"class_list":["post-5590","deardocs","type-deardocs","status-publish","hentry","deardocs_category-purchase-licensing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deardocs\/5590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deardocs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/deardocs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"deardocs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.dearflip.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deardocs_category?post=5590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}