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Welcome to WP Nesting! This guide will get you from purchase to your first nesting job in a few minutes.

What you’ll need #

  • A WordPress site where you want to run nesting
  • An account on wpnesting.com
  • An active plan (or a 14-day trial)

Quick start overview #

  1. Purchase a plan (or start a trial) on wpnesting.com
  2. Copy your API key from My Account → WP Nesting API Keys
  3. Click Generate activation token on the same page
  4. On your WordPress site, install the WP Nesting plugin
  5. Paste the API key + activation token into the plugin settings
  6. Paste the shortcode [wpnesting] on any page you want the form to display.
  7. Run your first nesting job

Step-by-step #

1) Get your API key #

  1. Log in to wpnesting.com
  2. Go to My Account → WP Nesting API Keys
  3. You’ll see your plan card with:
    • API key
    • Bound site (once activated)
    • Usage remaining

2) Generate an activation token #

On the same card, click Generate activation token.
This token is required the first time you activate the plugin on a site.

3) Install the plugin on your site #

  1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New
  2. Click Upload Plugin
  3. Upload the WP Nesting plugin .zip
  4. Click Install Now, then Activate

4) Activate your site #

  1. Go to WP Nesting → Settings
  2. Paste your API key
  3. Paste your activation token
  4. Click Save

Once activation succeeds:

  • Your key becomes locked to this site
  • The activation token is no longer needed

What happens next #

  • You can now run nesting jobs.
  • Your monthly usage will decrement as you submit jobs.
  • You’ll receive email warnings as you approach your limit.