If you encounter the notification “Your license key has reached its activation limit” while activating the license key, it means the license key is already activated on a site, and you are trying to activate the license on another site.

If you have a personal single-site license, you can’t activate the license key on multiple sites at a time. Now, what you have to do is deactivate the license from your previous site, and then you will be able to activate the license on your new site. Otherwise, every time you will get the message.

If you no longer have access to the old site, you can manage activations from your ShapedPlugin account > Dashboard > License Keys. Here you can find all of your purchased plugins, then go to Manage Sites and Deactivate Site. Now you will be able to activate the license on any site you want.

The Single site license can be used in both staging and production sites under some conditions. Please check the link to learn which construction sites are whitelisted to use the license. https://docs.shapedplugin.com/docs/wordpress-carousel-pro/managing-license/license-applicable/

If your construction site isn’t whitelisted in the above documentation link, then after the completion of work in the staging site, deactivate the license, and then you can activate it in the main site. If your site is already whitelisted, then you don’t need to deactivate the license from the staging site because the staging site license will not be counted.