# License Activation

PimiDocs is free, and updates are free with it — new releases appear on your Plugins screen like any other update, served from the w4dev.com plugin repository. No account and no license key are required for that.

## The License page

You will still find a **Docs → License** page in the admin. It exists for the update integration and for anything premium PimiDocs may offer in the future; for the free plugin you can leave it empty. If you have been given a key — for example as an early-access user — enter it there and the page verifies it immediately, showing status, expiry and activation count.

## Troubleshooting updates

If updates fail to appear, check that your site can reach `w4dev.com` over HTTPS — some server firewalls block outgoing requests. The plugin keeps working either way; only the update check is affected.

Source: https://w4dev.com/docs/pimidocs/license-activation/