Installing and Activating Product View in AR

Product View in AR installs like any other WordPress plugin. WooCommerce has to be active first, because every screen the plugin adds hangs off a WooCommerce product.

Step 1: Upload the plugin

Go to Plugins → Add New and press Upload Plugin.

The Add New Plugin screen with the Upload Plugin button

Press Choose File and pick the zip you downloaded.

The file picker on the plugin upload form

Step 2: Install and activate

Press Install Now and wait for WordPress to unpack the zip.

The Install Now button on the plugin upload form

Then press Activate Plugin.

The Activate Plugin button after a successful install

A Product View in AR entry appears under DevDiggers Plugins in the admin menu.

Step 3: Activate your license

Go to DevDiggers Plugins → Product View in AR → Configuration → License and enter the purchase code and email from your order.

The License tab showing an activated license

This step is not optional on the Pro version. Until the license is active the plugin loads nothing on the storefront. No 3D toggle, no AR button and no QR code, on any product, however many models are attached. The admin screens all keep working, which is what makes it confusing. If your settings look right and a product page still shows a plain gallery, check this tab before anything else.

Step 4: Finish the setup wizard

On a fresh install the wizard opens on its own. It is four short steps and it ends with the viewer switched on.

The welcome step of the Product View in AR setup wizard

You can reopen it at any time from the Setup Wizard link beside the plugin on the Plugins screen. The Setup Wizard covers what each step sets.

What to do next

Activating the plugin changes nothing a shopper can see, because no product has a model yet. Go to Products, attach a .glb and a .usdz to your first product, and the viewer appears on that product page straight away.