Raffle for WooCommerce Pro

Optional addon that adds interactive features for professional competition websites. The free plugin remains fully functional on its own — Pro adds new capabilities without locking or disabling any free features.

Features

Installation & License

Requirements

• Raffle for WooCommerce (free) 1.1.0 or higher
• WooCommerce 8.0+
• WordPress 6.0+
• PHP 7.4+

Activation

• Upload raffle-for-woocommerce-pro to /wp-content/plugins/.
• Activate the plugin in Plugins → Installed Plugins.
• Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Raffle → License.
• Enter your license key and click Activate.

All Pro features become available immediately on raffle product edit screens.

Development mode

For local development, add this to wp-config.php to bypass license checks:

define( 'RFWC_PRO_DEV_MODE', true );

Remove this before deploying to production.

License management

• Check License: Validates your key against the licensing server.
• Deactivate: Releases the activation so you can use the key on another site.
• Grace period: If your license expires, Pro features continue working for 14 days while you renew.

Architecture notes

Separation of concerns

The Pro plugin is a separate WordPress plugin (raffle-for-woocommerce-pro/) that depends on the free plugin via the Requires Plugins header. It hooks into the free plugin's action and filter system — no core files are modified.

Key principles

• Never disables free features — Pro only adds, never restricts.
• License-gated — Features only load when the license is valid (or dev mode is on).
• No frontend nags — No upsell messages visible to customers.
• Graceful degradation — Deactivating Pro does not break any existing raffle data.
• All classes prefixed RFWC_Pro_ — no conflicts with core.
• Text domain: raffle-for-woocommerce-pro (separate from the free plugin).

Core hooks used by Pro