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Quick Start Guide

  • Plugin Installation
  • License Key Activation
  • Create a Tabs View
  • Displaying the Tabs View
  • Tabs View Demo

After purchasing the plugin, you may look forward to a quick guide where you will get all the information from installation to displaying the Tabs on web pages. In this article, you will get step-by-step guidelines to use the plugin in no time.

Plugin Installation

After the download, you’ll find the plugin files in a zip folder on your computer named wp-tabs-pro.zip. Please follow the steps below to install the “Smart Tabs” plugin: 

1. Go to your WordPress website Dashboard.

2. Navigate to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.

3. Once you click the “Upload Plugin” button, you will get the plugin upload option from your computer. Select the “wp-tabs-pro.zip” file from your computer and click on the “Install Now” button.

4. After successfully installing the plugin, click “Activate Plugin“ to activate the plugin.

5. After activating the Smart Tabs plugin, you are ready to create and show tabs in your post, page, widget, or anywhere you like. 

License Key Activation

After activating the plugin, you will be redirected to the License Activation page. Get the license key from your ShapedPlugin account and insert it into the License Activation Field. 

After activating the License Key, you are ready to create and display the Smart Tabs on your web pages. 

Create a Tabs View

Creating a Tabs view is super easy. Follow the steps below.

(1) Click on the Smart Tabs Pro → Tabs Groups menu.

(2) Click on the Add New button.

(3) Type a Section Title for your Tabs (optional).

(4) Type Tabs Title, Tabs Description, and Tabs Icon. Description Fields Support Almost Everything, like Text, Image, Code, Shortcode, iframe, etc.

(5) By clicking Add New Tab, you can add as many tabs as you like.

(6) Select a Layout and customize the Tabs Generator Settings as you want.

(7) Then click on → the Publish Button.

Displaying the Tabs View

After clicking on the publish button, copy the Shortcode and paste it into Webpages, Widgets, or anywhere you want to display it.

You can insert the shortcode in a Smart Tabs Pro Gutenberg block. Also, you can use a shortcode, text, or code block to insert the shortcode.

Tabs View Demo

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Updated on July 17, 2025