{"id":297,"date":"2020-04-07T10:04:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?p=297"},"modified":"2023-06-14T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:16:18","slug":"activating-your-boldgrid-connect-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-inspirations-plugin-product-guide\/activating-your-boldgrid-connect-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Activating a BoldGrid Connect Key"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"alert alert-danger\"><em>After you have installed the BoldGrid Inspiration plugin, you will need to enter your <strong>Connect Key<\/strong>.<\/em> &nbsp;<em>This is a step normally done immediately after loading and activating the WordPress plugin. If you have to add the BoldGrid Connect Key at a different time, then please follow the directions below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Connect Key<\/strong> is a code that authenticates your ability to use the BoldGrid plugin in WordPress. Without a <strong>Connect Key<\/strong>, you will not be able to use Inspirations, which is our&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/website-builder\/\">WordPress website builder<\/a>. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/get-it-now\/\">download page on our BoldGrid home page<\/a>. Please see our article on&nbsp;obtaining a <strong>BoldGrid Connect Key<\/strong>, if you don&rsquo;t already have one. In this article, you will what is involved in activating a <strong>BoldGrid Connect Key<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"steps-for-activating-a-boldgrid-connect-key\"><!--more-->Steps For Activating a BoldGrid Connect Key<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-1-wordpress-login.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1704 size-medium\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 15px 15px 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-1-wordpress-login-246x300.png\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" alt=\"WordPress login screen\"><\/a>&nbsp;Log into your WordPress Dashboard.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-2-boldgrid-terms-checkbox.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2448 size-medium\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 15px 15px 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0_0_300_135.94470046083_297-2-boldgrid-terms-checkbox.png\" alt=\"terms of use checkbox\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0_0_300_135.94470046083_297-2-boldgrid-terms-checkbox.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-2-boldgrid-terms-checkbox.png 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>At the top of your dashboard, you will see the BoldGrid API Check. If you did not complete this section during the plugin install, then it will appear the moment you log into the WordPress Administrator dashboard. Click on the checkbox to agree to the software terms of use.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-2-boldgrid-api-check.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2444 size-medium\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 15px 15px 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-2-boldgrid-api-check-300x136.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" alt=\"Enter BoldGrid Connect Key\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-2-boldgrid-api-check-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-2-boldgrid-api-check.png 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Enter your BoldGrid Connect Key and press the <strong>Submit<\/strong>&nbsp;button.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-4-welcome-screen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2457 size-medium\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 15px 15px 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-4-welcome-screen-300x160.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" alt=\"BoldGrid welcome screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-4-welcome-screen-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-4-welcome-screen-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-4-welcome-screen-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/297-4-welcome-screen.png 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Once your key has been verified, you should see the Welcome screen for first time &nbsp;BoldGrid users!\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">Thanks for following along. You are now ready to start using BoldGrid Inspirations as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/website-builder\/\">WordPress website builder<\/a>! Next, you may want to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-inspirations-plugin-product-guide\/installing-your-first-boldgrid-inspiration\/\">how to run your first BoldGrid Inspiration<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After you have installed the BoldGrid Inspiration plugin, you will need to enter your Connect Key. &nbsp;This is a step normally done immediately after loading and activating the WordPress plugin. If you have to add the BoldGrid Connect Key at a different time, then please follow the directions below. The Connect Key is a code [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"bgseo_title":"Activating a BoldGrid Connect Key | BoldGrid","bgseo_description":"Activating a BoldGrid connect key allows you to use BoldGrid. You can get a BoldGrid Connect Key from any of the authorized dealers of BoldGrid. 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