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Getting Started

Installation

Installing MBS Attendance takes about 10 minutes. There are two parts: the WordPress plugin and the iOS app.

Installing the WordPress plugin

1

Download the plugin from your purchase confirmation email or from your account at mybadstudios.com. You will receive a zip file named mbs-attendance.zip.

2

Upload the plugin via WordPress admin. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip file and click Install Now.

3

Activate the plugin. Click Activate Plugin after installation completes. The plugin will automatically create all required database tables and seed default data.

4

Enter your license key. Go to MBS Attendance → Settings → License and enter the key from your purchase email. Click Save.

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Fresh install only

If you are reinstalling after a previous install, you may need to drop the old database tables first. Go to phpMyAdmin, run the DROP TABLE script provided in your documentation, then reactivate the plugin for a clean install.

Installing the iOS app

1

Download the app from the App Store. Search for MBS Attendance or use the direct link in your purchase email.

2

Open the app. You will see a setup screen asking for your site URL.

3

Enter your WordPress site URL — for example https://yoursite.com. The app will verify it can reach the MBS Attendance API and proceed to the login screen.

4

Sign in with your WordPress admin username and password. The app connects and downloads your departments and employee list.

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HTTPS required

The iOS app will refuse to connect to a site without a valid SSL certificate. If your site shows a certificate warning in a browser, resolve that first before trying to connect the app.

Add-on plugins

MBS Attendance includes two optional add-on plugins in your download:

  • MBS Bulk Lunch — adds a dedicated bulk lunch clock-in screen to the WordPress dashboard. Useful for office-based staff where a supervisor clocks everyone out for lunch at once.
  • MBS Staff Credit — enables the staff loan and store credit system. Install this only if you need to track staff borrowing.

Install these the same way as the main plugin. They require MBS Attendance to be installed and active first.

Verifying the installation

After installing, check that the following menu items appear in your WordPress admin sidebar:

  • MBS Attendance (main menu)
  • Departments, Employees, Clockings, Leave, Payslips, Badges, Settings, Tax Brackets (sub-menus)

If any sub-menus are missing, try deactivating and reactivating the plugin. If the issue persists, check your PHP error log for details.