Activating Jetpack VideoPress via License Key

Jetpack VideoPress allows you to upload videos from your computer to be hosted on WordPress.com, rather than on your host’s servers. This allows your videos to be loaded more quickly on your website.

Installing Jetpack VideoPress via License Key

There are a few ways to obtain your license key for Jetpack VideoPress

Through Jetpack.com Products → VideoPress → Select a Plan
Through Jetpack.com Pricing → VideoPress → Click Get

Selecting VideoPress from the pricing page will bring you through the checkout process.
Selecting VideoPress from the products page will bring you to the VideoPress page where you can scroll down to select your desired plan.

With either option, proceed through the checkout process until you get to a screen that looks like this:

Note: You will also receive an email with your purchase that holds your license key. Please check your spam or junk folders as these emails sometimes end up there.

License Setup

While on the Thank you page, you’ll have the option to select a site that you’d like to apply your license to OR you can select I don’t see my site. Let me configure it manually.

If you are able to select your site from the dropdown list the license will be applied to your site automatically. If you do not see your site and you’d like to configure the license manually, choose that option.

You have two options from this point to download Jetpack VideoPress on your site:

Go to the WordPress.org plugin repository and download Jetpack VideoPress.
Go to your WP Admin Menu → Plugins → Add New → Search: Jetpack VideoPress → Install → Activate.

For assistance installing Jetpack VideoPress please refer to our guide on How to Install Jetpack VideoPress.

Once you have Jetpack VideoPress installed on your site, your next step is to activate your license to be able to use all of the features in your paid plan. Remember, your license key is on your checkout page and you have also received your key via email

Go to WP Admin Menu and click on Jetpack
Under the Jetpack menu click on My Jetpack
Scroll down till you see Activate a License

On the next page you’ll have a few options depending on if you’ve purchased additional licenses.

Your license may appear in the dropdown box. Confirm you are using the correct license for your site and select it. You can choose to add your license manually by selecting I want to add my license key manually. Whichever option you choose, make sure to click Activate once you are finished.

Your license key has been activated. You can now choose to view your plans through Jetpack or get started with Jetpack VideoPress through your Jetpack menu.