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Fresh Install

To Upgrade from Sign-up Sheet Free to Pro, follow one of the methods below…

Easy Admin Install

  1. Log into your WordPress Admin
  2. Go to Plugins > Add New
  3. Click “Upload” from the menu at the top
  4. Choose the ZIP file you downloaded and click “Install Now”

Manual Install

  1. Copy the “sign-up-sheets-pro” folder to your “plugins” directory
  2. Activate the Sign-up Sheets Pro plugin

Upgrade

If you need to upgrade or re-install without going through the normal admin plugin updater, completed the following steps..

Easy Admin Upgrade

  1. Go to your admin under Dashboard > Updates or Plugins
  2. Select the Sign-up Sheets Pro plugin to update via the admin

Manual Admin Upgrade

  1. Log into your WordPress Admin
  2. Go to Plugins > Add New
  3. Click “Upload” from the menu at the top
  4. Choose the ZIP file you downloaded and click “Install Now”
  5. You will retain all your current sheets and signups.

Manual Folder Upgrade

  1. Deactivate your current Sign-up Sheets plugin
  2. Delete the “sign-up-sheets-pro” folder from your “plugins” directory
  3. Copy the “sign-up-sheets-pro” folder to your “plugins” directory
  4. Activate the Sign-up Sheets Pro plugin in the admin

Upgrading from Free to Pro

To Upgrade from Sign-up Sheet Free to Pro, follow one of the methods below. As of version 2.3+ the Pro version runs as an addon to the Free version so you will have both installed. It’s recommended to keep them both updated to the same version numbers to prevent possible conflicts.

Easy Admin Install

  1. Log into your WordPress Admin and go to Plugins > Add New
  2. Click “Upload” from the menu at the top
  3. Choose the ZIP file you downloaded and click “Install Now”, then “Activate

Manual Install

  1. Download the zip file and extract it
  2. Copy/paste the “sign-up-sheets-pro” folder from the zip file into your WordPress “plugins” directory
  3. Activate the Sign-up Sheets Pro plugin from your admin “Plugins” screen

Informational Message

If you are running the free version of Sign-up Sheets lower than version 2.3, you must update to the latest version to match the same version number as the Pro version you are installing prior to activating the Pro plugin.

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