License expiry and the free plugin
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Nothing you built is deleted or changed when a license ends. Features that create or change things pause; what visitors already see keeps working. The general policy is in Trials, renewals and expiry; this page lists the details of the features in this section.
A trial that ends behaves like an expired license, but without any grace period.
Pro field types
While the license is active | After expiry (Pro code still installed) | |
|---|---|---|
Existing Gallery, Flexible content, Clone and Programmatic SEO page values | Keep printing | |
Edit screen | Editable | The field is shown locked with "Your plan does not include this field type, so it cannot be edited. Its saved value is kept." |
Saving a post | Value saved | The locked field is skipped; its stored value is not touched |
| Saves | Returns |
Adding a field of that type in the builder | Allowed | Refused: |
A Clone | Follows its source | Keeps following its source group: saving the source still updates the copy |
Programmatic SEO page field | Print as links | The value stays and prints; the generated pages follow the Programmatic SEO policy (served for a grace period, then 404 unless converted) |
If the field group is imported or saved through REST on a site without the right plan, a field of these types is refused with the same message.
Free plugin without the Pro code: the types are unknown to it. Field definitions and columns are never altered, existing values keep printing, and a clone keeps its last copy of the fields. The edit screen shows "This field type is not available on this site, so it cannot be edited. Its saved value is kept."
Admin columns
Free | After expiry or on the free plugin | |
|---|---|---|
Columns for fields ("Show in the admin list") and sorting | Yes | Keep working |
List filters | Controls disappear; filter values in an address are not applied | |
Quick edit and bulk edit | Controls disappear; posted inline values are ignored (nothing is changed) | |
CSV export | Button hidden; a saved export link answers "You are not allowed to export this list." (HTTP 403) |
Page builders
Feature | After expiry |
|---|---|
Dynamic data for Elementor, Bricks, Divi, Breakdance and Oxygen | Free, unchanged |
Elementor Field widget, | Free, unchanged |
Saved Elementor display conditions | Keep hiding elements (evaluation is free) |
Editing display conditions | Locked. The WPM Conditions section shows "Renew your license to edit conditions. Saved conditions keep working, and you can turn them off here." and only the Show by field values switch. |
Repeater, Field gallery and Post grid widgets already placed | Keep printing; the Post grid's Load more keeps working |
Adding those widgets | Not possible: they leave the Elementor panel |
Data table list widget (and the | Keeps printing. Free sites that never had the feature show nothing to visitors; administrators see "Data table lists need a plan that includes data tables." |
Field form widget | Follows the front-end forms policy: visitors see nothing and submissions are refused; administrators see a note |
On the free plugin without the Pro code, the Pro widgets are unknown to Elementor and print nothing, and the WPM Conditions section does not exist. Saved conditions are still evaluated.
Page caches
Clearing page caches is free and not affected by the license.
Renew or downgrade
- Renew: click Renew license in the notice or under Settings › Plan & license. Everything resumes at once.
- Downgrade to the free plugin: remove Mass Custom Fields Pro. Values, definitions and columns stay; the Pro tools disappear as described above.
Troubleshooting
- A field is locked on the edit screen. The license is expired or missing. The value is kept and prints; renew to edit it again.
- Elements are still hidden after the license expired. Saved conditions keep working. Open the element and turn Show by field values off to show it always.
- A Post grid I placed earlier still works but I cannot add a new one. That is intended; widgets only leave the panel.
Still stuck? Contact support