Installing Nectarblocks & License Setup

To start, go to app.nectarblocks.com/licenses. This is where all of your purchases live. On the right-hand side of each license, you’ll see a Download button. Clicking that gives you a bundle file.

That bundle is a .zip that contains everything: the Nectarblocks plugin, the optional Nectarblocks theme, and the importer/exporter plugin. A common mistake is to upload the entire bundle zip directly into WordPress. Don’t do that. You’ll want to unzip it first and use the individual files inside.

Here’s how it works. Upload the Nectarblocks plugin zip inside Plugins → Add New in your WordPress admin. Upload the Nectarblocks theme zip inside Appearance → Themes. The importer/exporter plugin is optional. It’s mainly used for importing demo sites or exporting your settings for backup. You don’t need to keep it active all the time—just enable it when you actually need it.

Now, before we activate the license, let’s quickly explain the difference between the plugin and the theme, since this sometimes causes confusion.

The Nectarblocks plugin is the heart of the builder. It gives you the blocks, the animations, the template library, and all of the functionality that makes Nectarblocks unique. You can use the plugin with any WordPress theme.

The Nectarblocks theme, on the other hand, is optional. It provides a lightweight design framework built specifically to work hand-in-hand with the plugin. The theme controls site-wide styling options like headers, footers, and global layouts. You don’t need to use it if you already have a favorite theme, but if you want the fastest, most seamless setup, we recommend using the included theme.

Alright, let’s activate the license.

Once the plugin is installed, head over to the Nectarblocks panel in your WordPress sidebar. Inside, you’ll see an Authorization tab. This is where you’ll paste your license key.

You’ll find your license key in two places: the purchase confirmation email you received, or inside the Licenses section of the Nectarblocks app. Copy it, paste it into the field, and click Activate License. If everything checks out, you’ll see a success message.

Activating your license does two important things. It unlocks plugin updates directly inside your WordPress dashboard. And it enables certain features inside Nectarblocks, like the Template Library.

If you ever need to move your license—for example, to a new domain—you can deregister it right from the Authorization tab and then reactivate it on the new site. You can also manage licenses inside the Nectarblocks app itself. Expand the license with the chevron, and you’ll see which domain it’s tied to. From there, you can manually deregister if needed.

This is especially handy for agency plans with multiple client activations. If a license ever gets stuck on an old site or a client you no longer manage, you can free it up yourself.

So that’s installation, the difference between the plugin and the theme, and license activation.

In the next video, we’ll dive into demo importing and show you how to get a site up and running in just a few clicks. Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you there.