themeforest theme The7 and WP Bakery Visual Composer

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I have inherited a website built in The7 - a themeforest theme, with an in theme Visual Composer. How can I update the VC? When will themeforest release the update for WP bakery visual composer?

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The update to the plugin can only be accessed through the account which purchased the theme.

You can buy a raw copy of the plugin but almost certainly the plugin will be modified for a theme as advanced as that one so you may well end up with more/different errors.

Probably your best option would be to buy another license for the theme and then you will have ongoing access to the latest updates etc.

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Okay. So, one license works only on one website?

Cause I probably need it for two almost identical websites, so double costs?

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And finally: why is it so hard to update the WP bakery VC in The7 ? That was part of the license in the first place, wasn’t it?

If I buy new license, who garantees me that I will not encounter the same problems?

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yes each license will work only for a single appication.

Have you gotten WP bakery VC from the The7 theme plugin bundle? If yes then You can check this Help article:

If you interested to get your own license for WP bakery VC. So that you can get support from the WP bakery VC plugin Author and can update immediately when a new version will release then you can just ask the theme Author about it (future any issue).

Thanks

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Yes - one site = one license/purchase

This is risky with themes as advanced as this one as authors often modify the plugin so using an original copy (even up to date) could create other issues

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So what is the best to do?
The theme was already bought once!
Why make a plugin then in-theme, when updates will not work properly?

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To use it on another site then you need to buy a second copy (and will get a new license code for the second site).

To update the plugins - download the latest version of the themes which will include whatever version of the plugin the author has reached

@Dream-Theme are a very highly respected author so I would expect them to be keeping up to date with things when they become available

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The theme is updated to the latest version; the plugin however did not update

So I’m very puzzled

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Theme says it’s using v 5.5 (not sure if that is the very latest copy of the plugin)