Credits are how Zeebrar meters plugin installs. Every plan includes a monthly allocation, unused credits bank up, and most of what you do day to day (rollbacks, reinstalling a version you already paid for, monitoring) costs nothing. This article explains the rules, then walks through your first install.
What a credit pays for
Each plugin in the catalog has a value tier, and the tier sets the price of a first install on a site:
| Tier | Credits per install |
|---|---|
| Lite | 1 |
| Pro | 2 |
| Geek | 3 |
| Exclusive | 5 |
You pay credits when you:
- Install a plugin on a site for the first time
- Update a plugin to a newer version (the plugin's tier price again)
- Install the same plugin on a second site (credits are charged per site)
You do not pay credits when you:
- Roll back or reinstall a version you already paid for on that site
- Activate or deactivate a plugin
- Link a plugin you installed by hand to its catalog entry so it starts receiving updates
- Read a site's plugin inventory or its diagnostics
If an install fails, the credits come back automatically. The refund shows in the activity feed on your account dashboard.
Your monthly allocation and the rollover cap
| Plan | Credits per month |
|---|---|
| Personal | 75 |
| Pro | 200 |
| Agency | 600 |
Unused credits are not lost. Each monthly allocation is added on top of your balance, up to a ceiling of six times your monthly allocation (24 times on the Lifetime deal). Once the balance reaches the ceiling, a new month adds only what fits under it. If you cancel, your balance is frozen and comes back when you resubscribe, again subject to the ceiling.
One-time credit packs (10 to 100 credits, sold on the pricing page) never expire.
Where to see your balance
- The top of your account dashboard
- The Credits Available line on the connector's Browse Plugins screen inside WordPress
Installing your first plugin
You can start from either side; the result is the same.
From your Zeebrar dashboard
- Open Plugins in your account and find the plugin
- Click Install to Site and pick the connected site
- Confirm the credit cost shown
From the WordPress admin
- Open GPLC Connector > Browse Plugins
- Search for the plugin and click Install
- When the install finishes, activate it from Plugins > Installed Plugins
Before any files are downloaded, Zeebrar checks the plugin's WordPress, PHP and WooCommerce requirements against the site and looks at its VirusTotal scan result. A plugin that fails those checks is not installed and nothing is charged. During the install the connector backs up the existing plugin folder, runs a health check on the site afterwards and restores the backup if the site stops responding.
Running low on credits
- Wait for the next monthly allocation (the date is on your subscription page)
- Buy a credit pack from the pricing page; it is added instantly
- Upgrade to a plan with a larger allocation, see Managing, Upgrading and Canceling Your Subscription
Need more detail on the install paths, bulk installs across sites or what happens on a failure? Continue with Installing Plugins.