Problem:
The client is trying to register WPML on a WordPress site hosted on Pantheon, which blocks access to the standard registration URL (wp-admin/plugin-install.php). The client cannot use the PHP constant method for adding the registration key due to security policies that prevent adding sensitive information to the git code repository.
Solution:
We recommend storing the WPML license keys in text files within a private, non-version-controlled directory, such as
wp-content/uploads/private/
on Pantheon. The client should name the text files according to the Pantheon environment name or the local Lando subdomain. For example, the live environment would use 'live.txt'.
The client can then use the following code snippet in the
file to automatically load the correct license key file based on the environment:
<!-- Code snippet starts --><br />/*<br /> * Define WPML license keys, based on environment name<br /> * ...<br /> */<br />if ( isset( $_ENV['PANTHEON_ENVIRONMENT'] ) ) {<br /><br /> // Prepare the license key path...<br /> $wpml_license_key_path = ABSPATH . 'wp-content/uploads/private/wpml/';<br /><br /> // Determine the license file filename...<br /> if ( isset( $_SERVER['LANDO_APP_COMMON_NAME'] ) ) {<br /> $wpml_expected_license_file = $wpml_license_key_path . $_SERVER['LANDO_APP_COMMON_NAME'] . '.txt';<br /> } else {<br /> $wpml_expected_license_file = $wpml_license_key_path . $_ENV['PANTHEON_ENVIRONMENT'] . '.txt';<br /> }<br /><br /> if ( file_exists( $wpml_expected_license_file ) ) {<br /> $wpml_license_key = file_get_contents($wpml_expected_license_file);<br /> define( 'OTGS_INSTALLER_SITE_KEY_WPML', $wpml_license_key );<br /> }<br />}<br /><!-- Code snippet ends -->For further details, please refer to our documentation on automatic WPML registration using PHP.
If this solution does not seem relevant to your situation, please do not hesitate to open a new support ticket with us.
