Purchased Essential Grid but can't activate

[gmcniel]

Essential Grid came bundled with X Theme, but it is stripped down a bit. For example, it doesn’t include all the skin templates.

I purchased a license:

Then I uploaded the essential-grid.zip using cPanel File Manager and extracted to overwrite the existing files. But that didn’t change anything.

How do I upgrade? It is still showing that the plugin came bundled with X theme. The Purchase Code input box doesn’t show up anywhere.

As a result, I can’t import grid skin templates and other premium features.

I contacted their support and they said:

Blockquote Hi Glen,

It seems that they have used some other method to hide the activation area. I tried searching through their knowledge base for a workaround however it seems that they will not be allowing activation area to appear,

Topic: Essential Grid activating | Themeco Community

This is indeed strange and I will be forwarding a request to senior development team to get in touch with the developers of X theme regarding this issue.

In the meantime, could you kindly reach out to the support team of X theme and ask them to provide directions on how this restriction can be removed so that the plugin can be activated.

Let me know what they say.

[paul.r]

Hi Glen,

Please don’t post your purchase code in public. I have deleted it for you.

To be able to activate your essential grid plugin with your purchase code, you can add the code below in your child theme’s functions.php

function x_essential_grid_theme_setup() {

    GLOBAL $EssentialAsTheme;

    $EssentialAsTheme = false;
    
  }

  add_action( 'admin_init', 'x_essential_grid_theme_setup' );

You may add it after this line

// Additional Functions
// =============================================================================

After adding the code, you shoould be able to enter your purchase code here.

Thanks

[gmcniel]

That did the trick @paul.r

Thank you!

[rad]

You’re most welcome!