Installation & Updates

abcFolio WordPress Plugins Install – Update – Delete Instructions

Instructions apply to Staff List, Staff List Pro and our other free and premium plugins.
Bear in mind that the plugin’s name may differ but otherwise you can follow the steps outlined below.

Installation – Free Plugins

From within WP dashboard (recommended).
  1. Navigate to Dashboard – Plugins – Add New.
  2. Search for Staff List or Staff List vCard.
  3. Click Install, then Activate.

Installation – Premium Plugins

  1. Login to your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
  3. Browse for the zip file that you have downloaded.
  4. Click Install Now.
  5. Activate the plugin.
Important
Staff List Search, Staff List Table, Staff List CSV and Staff List Birthdays & Anniversaries are plugin extensions.
They require Staff List Pro plugin to be installed and activated.

Upgrade from a free version.

The premium and free edition of the Staff List plugin cannot both run at the same time.
Deactivating and deleting the free version of the plugin won’t modify or remove the existing records.
  1. Deactivate the free Staff List plugin.
  2. Install the Pro version.
  3. Activate the Staff List Pro.
  4. Preview the staff list page.
  5. Delete the free version (optional).

Installation on multisites.

  1. Install plugin from Network Admin Dashboard as usual for a multisite.
  2. Do not Network Activate the plugin.
  3. Go to Dashboard of individual sites and enable the plugin there.

License Key

Purchased plugins are fully functional with access to all the features.
License key is required only for automated updates.
License key is not included with your purchase. You must request, receive and activate the license key.
Get your license key – License Key Request
Enter and activate the key.
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Automatic updates – updating Staff List plugins.

Once the license key is active you will be able to update the plugins via your WordPress Administration Screen: Dashboard > Updates or Plugins.

Automatic Update is unavailable for this plugin.

Automated updates require a license key.
Even when you enter and save a valid key, it may take WordPress up to 24 hours to contact our licensing server. You can choose to wait or use Check for updates option to instantaneously validate your license.

Automatic update issues.

So far, all issues regarding auto updates have been traced to:
  1. Invalid license key.
  2. Empty license key field.

Updating Staff List plugins on a multisite.

Plugins can only be updated from network admin dashboard:
Network Admin > Dashboard > Plugins
or
Network Admin > Dashboard > Updates
A multisite installation updates will only show up if the plugin is active on the main site.

Manual updates from ZIP file.

To update a WordPress plugin already installed on your site, you can replace an old version with a new one using a ZIP file.
  1. Download the zip file to yout device.
  2. Within the WordPress dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Add New.
  3. Click on the Upload Plugin button at the top of the screen.
  4. Next, click on the Browse button and locate the ZIP file on your device. Select it and click open.
  5. You should now see the file name displayed on the Add Plugins screen. Click Install Now to start the upload process.
  6. Now, WordPress is going to check if the plugin is already installed. Once it sees that we already have the plugin, it will give us a comparison of the existing and uploaded versions.
  7. Click Replace current with uploaded.

Reinstalling Staff List plugins.

There may be a case when automatic updates won’t work as expected and manual reinstallation is required.
You can choose one of the options:
  1. Manually via FTP.
  2. Admin plugins section: deactivate, delete, install.
FTP reinstall will keep all the options an data intact.
Admin deactivate, delete and install options won’t delete the plugin’s data. Staff List CSV is an exception (see delete plugins below).

Deleting Staff List plugins.

Deleting the Staff List plugin or plugin extension won’t delete the plugin’s data.
Exception: Staff List CSV.
To remove both data and plugin, follow the steps below.
Staff List (free or premium version).
  1. Delete Staff List shortcode from all pages.
  2. Delete Staff List members.
  3. Delete Staff List templates.
  4. Delete Staff List groups.
  5. Delete Staff List menus.
  6. Delete Staff List multifilters.
  7. Deactivate the plugin.
  8. Delete the plugin.
Staff List Search
  1. Delete Staff List Search forms.
  2. Deactivate the plugin.
  3. Delete the plugin.
Staff List Table
  1. Delete Staff List Table shortcode from all pages.
  2. Delete Staff List Table tables.
  3. Deactivate the plugin.
  4. Delete the plugin.
Staff List CSV
Deleting Staff List CSV will also delete field mappings.
  1. Deactivate the plugin.
  2. Delete the plugin.
To reinstall the plugin and keep all the options intact, you need to do it manually via FTP.
The plugin settings are not affected by automatic updates.
The section is related only to the Staff List CSV. Deleting and reinstalling our other plugins won’t delete the plugins data.
Staff List vCards
  1. Delete Staff List vCards vCards templates.
  2. Delete Staff List vCards vCards QR Code templates.
  3. Deactivate the plugin.
  4. Delete the plugin.
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