License utilization rules for live, staging, and dev sites

Using One License for Live / Production, Staging, Dev and Localhost Sites

Localhost, staging and development environments won’get get counted toward the license’s maximum allowed sites if its domain name is clearly a dev or staging site.

TLDs that are considered as dev or staging:

• *.dev
• *.dev.cc (DesktopServer)
• *.test
• *.local
• *.staging
• *.example
• *.invalid
• *.myftpupload.com (GoDaddy)
• *.cloudwaysapps.com (Cloudways)
• *.wpsandbox.pro (WPSandbox)
• *.ngrok.io (tunneling)

Subdomains that are considered as dev or staging:

• local.*
• dev.*
• test.*
• stage.*
• staging.*
• stagingN.* (SiteGround; N is an unsigned int)
• *.staging.wpengine.com (WP Engine)
• *.dev.wpengine.com (WP Engine)
• dev-*.pantheonsite.io (Pantheon)
• test-*.pantheonsite.io (Pantheon)
• staging-*.kinsta.com (Kinsta)

Additionally, if your domain is localhost (with any port), it will also be treated as a localhost domain.

If you want to utilize a license on a dev site that doesn’t fit the criteria listed above you can deactivate the license from within the Account page in your WP Admin dashboard, and then reuse the license.