The license, cloud and premium access layer for LemonX.
LemonX Pro is the central control layer for the LemonX WordPress suite. It manages license activation, product entitlements, premium feature gates, scoped cloud access, usage visibility, quota notices, secure updates and professional workflow control across LemonX products.
AEO, Code, Verto, MCP and Theme can all use LemonX Pro to verify whether a site has access to premium capabilities, cloud-powered compute and licensed product updates.
Built for professional WordPress sites, agencies, multi-site teams, premium product access and cloud-powered LemonX workflows.
License · Agency plan · 12 sites
Site bound · verified 2m ago · renews in 47 days
LemonX Pro is the control center for premium LemonX products.
LemonX Pro does not replace LemonX AEO, Code, Verto, MCP or Theme. Instead, it provides the shared professional layer that those products depend on.
It answers the most important access questions for the LemonX suite:
Is this site licensed?
License activation and site binding tell each product whether it can run.
Which LemonX products are enabled?
Entitlements decide which product plugins are active for the site.
Which premium features are available?
Feature gates decide which capabilities inside a product are unlocked.
Can this workflow call LemonX Cloud?
The Cloud Gateway validates every high-value call server-side.
Expired? Inside grace window?
Signed grace windows keep sites usable without sudden disruption.
Is usage close to its quota?
Usage rows, quota warnings and admin notices before you hit limits.
With LemonX Pro, the LemonX suite can separate local WordPress functionality from high-value cloud-powered capabilities.
A serious product suite needs
one trusted access layer.
LemonX is not one small plugin. It is a growing WordPress AI growth suite.
AEO cloud workflows
Citation tracking, Query Lab, visibility comparison, AI content optimization.
Code AI & templates
AI page generation, Workflow Writer, cloud templates, CSS compilation, MCP page editing.
Verto translation
Machine translation, translation memory, hreflang automation, provider routing.
MCP write tools
Write-capable tools that should only be available to licensed sites.
Theme packs & updates
Layout packs, theme updates and premium templates through licensed access.
One shared layer
Without Pro, every product would need separate activation, checks, cloud calls and update logic.
LemonX Pro is built for users who depend on
premium LemonX workflows.
Professional site owners
Activate products, unlock premium workflows, keep licensed capabilities on one site.
WordPress agencies
Manage premium LemonX access across client websites and reduce confusion around entitlements.
SEO teams
Unlock AEO Citations, Query Lab, Visibility, Optimizer, Entities and Scheduled Reports.
Content & website teams
Use premium LemonX Code AI Builder, Workflow Writer, cloud templates and MCP page editing.
Global website teams
Machine translation, translation memory and multilingual SEO through licensed Pro access.
Developers & AI builders
Route high-value AI, SEO, translation and CSS workflows through a consistent gateway.
Enterprise & multi-site teams
Evaluate license status, cloud usage, secure updates, product access and premium feature availability across more controlled WordPress environments.
Premium WordPress AI workflows need more than
a local plugin check.
Local plugin code can provide a user interface, basic checks and a smooth WordPress experience. But high-value commercial capabilities need stronger protection and server-side validation.
AI generation can create real cost.
SEO scans can consume cloud resources.
Machine translation generates provider usage.
CSS compilation can require cloud compute.
Template packs can be premium downloads.
MCP write tools need commercial access control.
Private updates should not be publicly downloadable.
Access must react to expire, renew or revoke events.
Control premium LemonX access
from one WordPress layer.
LemonX Pro provides a shared system for activation, entitlement verification, feature gating, cloud calls, usage visibility, update delivery and license lifecycle handling.
It helps each LemonX product stay focused on its own core workflow while Pro manages professional access and cloud authorization.
What LemonX Pro helps you do
Everything LemonX products need for
professional access control.
LemonX Pro combines licensing, entitlements, feature gates, cloud execution, quotas, alerts, secure updates and shared developer helpers into one WordPress plugin.
Connect a WordPress site to LemonX Cloud.
Enter a license key or site token, validate through the LemonX Cloud endpoint, and store the signed site payload locally.
Best for: connecting a WordPress website to its licensed LemonX product access.
Explore License ActivationSigned entitlements, verified locally, fail-closed by default.
Cloud returns a signed entitlement payload. LemonX Pro verifies the signature against candidate public keys, refreshes the keyset and rejects unverified data.
Best for: sites that need reliable product access decisions rather than weak local-only checks.
Explore EntitlementsAll high-value workflows go through one licensed pipe.
Products call lemonx_pro_cloud_call() with a scope (AI/CSS/Translate/SEO), action and
optional feature key. LemonX Cloud validates the token, license, product access, usage and feature
before executing.
Best for: products that need cloud compute, provider routing or premium resources beyond local WordPress execution.
Explore Cloud GatewayOne check for every premium capability.
Products call lemonx_pro_can('feature_key'). LemonX Pro maps features to products,
checks entitlement and returns a clear yes/no or WP_Error with human-readable guidance.
Best for: unlocking premium features without hardcoding access logic in every plugin.
Explore Feature GatesSee usage before you hit the limit.
Usage rows by pool, quota limit display, percent used, 80% warning banner, dashboard view and upgrade guidance — so cloud-powered workflows never surprise the team.
Best for: teams using cloud-powered AI, translation, SEO or CSS workflows with usage limits.
Explore Usage & QuotasLicensed WordPress plugin updates with SHA-256 integrity.
WordPress requests updates. LemonX Pro validates license & entitlement with the cloud, receives a short-lived signed download URL, verifies the SHA-256 checksum, and only then installs.
Best for: delivering private commercial updates through the normal WordPress plugin update experience.
Explore Secure UpdatesMore Pro capabilities
Product Access Control
Control which LemonX products are enabled: catalog, entitlement checks per product, extendable list.
Scoped Cloud Token
License-bound token for cloud execution — rotated, refreshed and site-bound.
License Heartbeat
Keep license status fresh without manual refresh — scheduled with a refresh mutex & hooks.
Grace Window
Avoid sudden disruption after expiration — signed grace period + renewal warning banner.
Cloud Alerts
Operator announcements from LemonX Cloud shown as admin notices (info / warning / error).
Package Integrity
SHA-256 verification before install, with policy for missing checksum.
Consistent Error Handling
Same human-readable Pro error messages across every LemonX product.
Pro Admin Dashboard
React/Vite admin app with no-build fallback: license state, activation, refresh, remote deactivate.
Pro REST API
State, activate, refresh and deactivate endpoints for the admin app and sibling plugins.
Multisite Licensing
Support network- or site-level licensing where configured, with a migration path.
Telemetry & Observability
Best-effort product-side error reporting to LemonX Cloud without blocking user workflows.
Shared Developer Helpers
One consistent way for LemonX products to check access and call cloud features.
REST endpoints
/wp-json/lemonx-pro/v1/state/wp-json/lemonx-pro/v1/activate/wp-json/lemonx-pro/v1/refresh/wp-json/lemonx-pro/v1/deactivateFrom license activation to
premium LemonX workflows.
Install LemonX Pro
Install and activate the LemonX Pro plugin inside WordPress.
Activate the site
Enter a site token or license key and connect to LemonX Cloud.
Receive signed entitlement
LemonX Cloud returns entitlement data and a signature. Pro verifies before trusting.
Enable products & features
LemonX products check Pro to determine which products and premium features are available.
Route cloud workflows
Products call the Pro Cloud Gateway with scope, action and optional feature key.
Validate server-side
Cloud validates token, license status, product access, usage and feature entitlement.
Monitor usage & alerts
Dashboard and admin notices show usage, quotas, renewal reminders and cloud alerts.
Receive secure updates
Licensed sites receive product updates through the Pro-controlled channel.
How Pro powers each product in the
LemonX suite.
AI search visibility
Pro gates premium AEO features and routes high-value SEO/AI visibility work through the cloud gateway.
- AI Citations
- Query Lab Live
- Visibility & SoV
- AI Optimizer
- Entity KG
- Scheduled Reports
- AEO scans
Premium AI building
Pro gates AI Builder, Workflow Writer, cloud templates, CSS compilation and MCP page editing.
- AI Builder
- Workflow Writer
- Cloud Templates
- CSS compilation
- AI page generation
- MCP Page Editing
Multilingual growth
Pro powers machine translation, translation memory, hreflang automation and cloud translation.
- Machine Translation
- Translation Memory
- Hreflang Automation
- Provider routing
- Usage tracking
AI agent write gates
MCP read tools stay accessible; write-capable tools require Pro entitlement.
- MCP Write Tools
- MCP Page Editing
- Staged actions
- Apply workflows
- Claude / Codex
Premium theme delivery
Pro delivers licensed theme updates, layout packs and private downloads with SHA-256 verification.
- Theme Updates
- Layout Packs
- Private downloads
- SHA-256 verify
- Release channels
Local output and premium compute are
handled differently.
LemonX Pro is designed to avoid unnecessary disruption to published websites while still protecting premium cloud-powered features.
Local output Stable
- Published LemonX Code page keeps rendering to visitors
- Translated LemonX Verto page keeps serving to visitors
- MCP read tools stay usable based on authentication
- Schema, social meta, llms.txt, redirects, crawler logging keep working
- Sites do not degrade when premium cloud access is unavailable
Premium compute Pro-gated
- Generating new AI pages requires active Pro access
- Generating new machine translations requires active Pro access
- MCP write tools require Pro feature gate
- Cloud AI, CSS compilation, SEO scans go through the gateway
- Secure updates require valid access
- Feature gates decide whether each workflow is available
Commercial plugin updates should be
licensed and integrity checked.
LemonX Pro bridges WordPress plugin updates to LemonX Cloud release gates. When WordPress checks for updates, LemonX Pro can ask the cloud whether a managed LemonX product has an update available. If the site is eligible, the cloud provides a short-lived, license-bound signed download URL — and Pro verifies the SHA-256 checksum before installation.
WordPress requests update data
Pro checks the product and version
Cloud validates license & entitlement
Cloud returns metadata + signed URL
WordPress displays the update
Package downloaded
SHA-256 integrity verified
Update proceeds only when it matches
Premium access should be verified, scoped and cloud-protected.
LemonX Pro is designed around the idea that high-value capabilities should not rely only on local PHP checks. It verifies signed entitlements, refreshes license status, routes premium compute through a cloud gateway, uses scoped tokens, protects update packages and provides consistent locked-feature responses.
Signed entitlement verification
Fail-closed by default: unverified data is rejected.
Public key verification
Keyset refresh support with pinned kid for stronger guarantees.
HTTPS-enforced cloud calls
All cloud interactions go over TLS-verified connections.
Scoped token & retry
Token refresh, retry, cleared on token-level failure; license preserved otherwise.
Cloud-side feature validation
Feature checks re-validate on the cloud side, not just in PHP.
Remote revoke handling
Cloud can revoke access; the site reflects the state on next heartbeat.
Expiration & grace
Grace window validation prevents sudden disruption after expiration.
Capability-based admin
Admin-only license management with proper WordPress capability checks.
Signed downloads + SHA-256
Short-lived signed URLs and SHA-256 package verification before install.
Best practices
Use LemonX Pro as the
shared premium access layer.
LemonX Pro gives sibling plugins a common set of helpers for license state, feature access, cloud calls, error handling and telemetry.
Check whether a feature is allowed
Use lemonx_pro_can() to gate premium workflows.
Check Pro active or usable
Different workflows may need strict active status or active-plus-grace.
Route cloud compute
Call the cloud gateway with a scope, action, payload and optional feature key.
Consistent error messages
Translate Pro error codes into standard user-facing messages.
Register products & features
Extend the catalog through WordPress filters.
Register private updates
Join the LemonX Pro update channel through the update product filter.
What teams can do with LemonX Pro.
Activate LemonX Suite access
Connect a WordPress site to LemonX Cloud and unlock eligible products.
Control premium AEO
Gate AI Citations, Query Lab, Visibility, Content Optimizer and reports.
Power AI page creation
Route AI Builder, Workflow Writer, templates and CSS workflows through Pro.
Run machine translation
Enable Verto machine translation and memory through licensed cloud access.
Gate MCP write tools
Allow AI clients to read freely; require Pro for write-capable MCP workflows.
Deliver secure updates
Signed download URLs and SHA-256 package verification.
Monitor usage & quotas
Show administrators when cloud usage is close to plan limits.
Support graceful renewals
Renewal reminders, grace windows, no sudden disruption.
Manage multi-site product access
Site or network-level licensing depending on WordPress environment.
Standardize product errors
Show consistent user guidance across AEO, Code, Verto, MCP and Theme when a feature is locked or unavailable.
Go deeper into each
LemonX Pro capability.
Install LemonX Pro before enabling
premium LemonX workflows.
LemonX Pro installs as a WordPress plugin and adds a Pro management screen under Settings → LemonX Pro.
Basic setup steps
Download
Download the LemonX Pro plugin ZIP.
Upload
WP Admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload.
Activate
Upload ZIP and activate LemonX Pro.
Open settings
Open Settings → LemonX Pro.
Enter license
Enter site token or license key.
Activate license
Verify with the cloud endpoint.
Review entitlements
Check products & features.
Install products
Install or update eligible LemonX products.
Monitor
Watch usage & renewal notices from Pro dashboard.
Requirements
One Pro layer can control many LemonX products.
LemonX Pro is designed for product bundles, individual products, agency plans and enterprise workflows. The exact products and features available depend on the entitlement returned by LemonX Cloud.
A license can enable one or more LemonX products.
A product can contain multiple premium features.
Feature availability can change by plan.
License state can be refreshed from the cloud.
Expired licenses can enter a grace window if provided.
Cloud-side revoke can lock access when required.
Usage limits can apply to cloud-powered workflows.
Secure updates can depend on active eligibility.
Built for the LemonX product suite.
LemonX Pro is the shared professional layer for LemonX products. It is designed to be used by sibling plugins rather than replacing them.
Compatible LemonX products
Compatible WordPress environments
LemonX Pro controls access.
It does not replace product setup.
Installing LemonX Pro does not automatically configure every LemonX product. You still need to install and configure the products you want to use, such as AEO, Code, Verto, MCP or Theme. Pro verifies access, routes cloud workflows and provides update control, but each product has its own settings and workflows.
What you control
Questions about LemonX Pro.
01What is LemonX Pro?
02Does LemonX Pro replace AEO, Code, Verto or MCP?
03Which LemonX products can use Pro?
04What is an entitlement?
05What is a feature gate?
06What is the Cloud Gateway?
07Does LemonX Pro support usage limits?
08What happens when a license expires?
09Will published pages disappear if Pro expires?
10Does LemonX Pro provide secure updates?
11Can LemonX Pro work on multisite?
12Can developers extend LemonX Pro?
13What should I do first after installing LemonX Pro?
14Does LemonX Pro require an internet connection?
15Can I deactivate a license remotely?
16Is LemonX Pro only for agencies?
Activate the professional layer
for your LemonX suite.
Use LemonX Pro to manage licenses, product entitlements, premium feature gates, cloud-powered workflows, usage, quotas, secure updates and professional access control across LemonX products.