Script Installation

Steps of Installation

Step 1 Extract the zip file you received from Codecanyon. You will get these folders.

• Pixaguru
• Database
• Documentation

Step 2 Pixaguru folder contains all files which you will have to place in the root folder or the folder where you want to install this.

Step 3 Create database and database user on your server.

Step 4 Navigate to Application >> Config >> database.php file. In this file, enter the database name, database user name and password.

Step 5 Navigate to Database folder. In this file, you will find "pixaguru.sql" file. Import this file in the created database.

Step 6 Follow this step if you have installed the script inside a folder. Open the .htaccess file in the script folder and enter your folder name in RewriteBase. If the script is in the root of your domain, use RewriteBase / . The base URL is detected automatically, so config.php does not need any change.

Step 7 Subsequently, enter the domain name/folder-name into the address bar of your web browser in the following format: http://domain-name.com/folder-name to get the login screen.

If you have installed the script on localhost, enter the URL "http://localhost/folder-name" to access the login screen.

Step 8 Then login using the following credentials and you will be redirected to admin dashboard.

• Email : admin@app.pixaguru.com
• Password : pixaguru@12345#

Step 9 Open Template Importer in the admin dashboard. If you see the Template Links card, click Update Links, check your site URL and confirm. The image links of the installed templates are replaced with your domain automatically. You do not need to edit any SQL file.

How to update Script

How to update script to V2.2

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script. Please avoid updating the product directly if there are any customizations applied to your product. Updating the product may overwrite your custom changes and cause them to be lost.

1) Take a full backup of your files and database.

2) Replace the following from the new package.

• application folder
• assets folder
• system folder
• index.php

3) Keep your own copy of the following. Do not replace them.

• application\config\database.php
• application\config\config.php
• uploads folder

4) Open Template Importer. If the Database Update card shows a Run Update button, click it once. It only adds what is missing and keeps your data. If the card shows Already Imported, skip this step, because new tables are created automatically the first time they are used.

5) Press Ctrl + F5 in your browser to load the new files.

6) This step is optional. To add the new template packs, follow How to Download Template and Graphics under Download Assets. Templates that are already in your library are skipped.

How to update script to V2.1

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script. Please avoid updating the product directly if there are any customizations applied to your product. Updating the product may overwrite your custom changes and cause them to be lost.

1) Replace following file in your setup.

• assets\js\canvas-custom.js
• assets\css\style.css
• application\views\editor.php
• assets\images\pdf.png

How to update script to V2.0

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script. Please avoid updating the product directly if there are any customizations applied to your product. Updating the product may overwrite your custom changes and cause them to be lost.

1) Replace following file in your setup.

• application\config\routes.php
• application\controllers\Admin.php
• application\controllers\Authentication.php
• application\controllers\Dashboard.php
• application\controllers\Editor.php
• application\controllers\Images.php
• application\controllers\Subscription.php
• application\controllers\Theme_setting.php
• application\helpers\basic_helper.php
• application\models\Common_DML.php
• application\views\payment_setting.php
• application\views\subscription_plan.php
• assets\js\admin.js
• assets\js\canvas-custom.js
• assets\js\front-script.js

2) Add following files/folder/image in your setup

• application\controllers\Manual_transfer.php
• application\views\payment-gatway\manual_transfer
• assets\images\manual_transfer.png

How to update script to V1.10.1

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script. Please avoid updating the product directly if there are any customizations applied to your product. Updating the product may overwrite your custom changes and cause them to be lost.

1) Replace following file in your setup.

• Assets/css/style.css
• Assets/js/admin.js

How to update script to V1.10

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script. Please avoid updating the product directly if there are any customizations applied to your product. Updating the product may overwrite your custom changes and cause them to be lost.

Here is the List of files which you need to change for updating the product: Download from here

How to update script to V1.9.0

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script.

1 ) Replace following folders in your setup.

Note : Before updating the Application and Assets folder please take a backup of database.php files on this path application/config/database.php

• Assets
• application

After replacing the Application folder, please put the old database.php file on this location application/config/database.php

2) Add sql_template folder inside the uploads folder. You will get update_sql file inside this folder and for updating the SQL file go to Template Importer option inside the Admin panel.

How to update script to V1.8.2

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script

1 ) Replace following file in your setup.

• Assets/css/style.css

How to update script to V1.8.1

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script

1 ) Replace following file in your setup.

• application/controllers/Stripes.php

How to update script to V1.8

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script

1 ) Replace following files in your setup.

• Assets/css/style.css
• application/controllers/theme_setting.php
• application/config/routes.php
• application/config/constants.php
• application/helpers/basic_helper.php

2) Add the folders named Payment gateway and Email templates on this path Application/Views

3) Add the files named Stripes and paypal on this path Application/Controllers

4) Add the file name smpt_settings on this path Application/Views

5) Add the file name paypal on this path Application/Config

6) Add the file name paypal_lib on this path Application/Libraries

7) Add the column named interval_count in the plans table of the database.

How to update script to V1.7

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script

1 ) Replace following files in your setup.

• Application/controllers/Images_loads_ajax.php
• Application/views/editor.php
• Assets/js/admin.js
• Assets/js/canvas-custom.js
• Assets/js/editor-custom.js
• Assets/css/style.css

2) Also add the folders named ai, logo, and youtube under the uploades folder

How to update script to V1.6

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script

1 ) Replace following files in your setup.

• Application/views/editor.php
• Application/views/templates.php
• Application/views/admin/templates.php
• Assets/js/main.js
• Assets/js/canvas-custom.js

How to update script to V1.5

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script

1 ) Replace following files in your setup.

• Application/views/subscription_plan.php
• Application/controllers/Authentication.php
• Application/controllers/Editor.php
• Application/controllers/Admin.php

How to update script to V1.4

Note : It is recommended to take a backup before updating the script

1 ) Replace following folders in your setup.

• Application
• Assets

2 ) Import the theme_setting.sql table file into the database. To download the sql file Click Here

3 ) Insert the column named template_custom_size in the user_templates table. For the structure of the column please check the screenshot below.

Users

Users setting allows you to add new users and edit/delete the existing users.

Templates

Using templates setting, you can create new templates, edit, delete, rename or copy existing template. You can also filter the templates as Facebook Post, Instragram post, and many more.

How to create new template

1. Click on Create New Button and enter the details

2. A editor screen will appear contains various editing elements.

Text You can add text with this setting and customize the content, font color, font family, font size, etc.

Shapes With this option, you can add shapes to the image.

Image You can add image with this setting. You can use pre built library images and can also generate images through Pixabay and Open AI.

Background This options allows you to add background color.

AI Text With this option you can generate AI Text.

Overlay This option allows you to create a customized overlay.

Youtube thumbnail This option allows you to add the YouTube thumbnail based on the keyword entered.

3. After desired editing, you can download or save the image. See Editor Features for all the other tools in the editor.

Category

Category settings helps you in creating new category and edit/delete the existing categories.

Subscribers

This setting will showcase the list of subscribers.

Subscription Plan

With this setting you can see the information of subscription plans and can create new subscription plans.

To create new subscription plan click on Add New button. Enter plan name, price, select currency, interval (week/month/year) and set plan description.

Manual Payments

Users who pay by bank transfer submit their reference number and receipt. Review each request here and approve or reject it. The subscription is activated only after approval. Use the tabs to see Pending, Approved or Rejected requests.

AI Usage Logs

This page shows how much each AI provider is being used. The summary lists requests per provider and type, and Recent Activity shows the latest 200 requests with their status.

Login / SSO

Let your users log in with their Google or Microsoft account. You create a free app at Google and at Microsoft, copy its Client ID and Client Secret into this page, and register your site's redirect URI with them. Set up one provider or both.

Before you start : Your site must run on HTTPS. Google and Microsoft accept plain http only for localhost. Each provider section on this page shows an Authorized redirect URI, for example https://your-domain.com/sso/google_callback. You will paste this exact address at Google or Microsoft, so open this page in another tab while you work.

Google login

You need any Google account (Gmail or Google Workspace). It is free.

1. Create a project - Open console.cloud.google.com and sign in. Click the project list at the top, then New Project. Enter a name, for example "PixaGuru Login", click Create and select the new project.

2. Set up the consent screen - In the menu open APIs & Services > OAuth consent screen (Google now calls this area Google Auth Platform) and click Get started. Enter your app name (users see it when they log in) and a support email. Under Audience choose External, enter a contact email, accept the policy and click Create.

3. Add your domain - Open Branding. Add your home page, privacy policy and terms links, and under Authorized domains add your domain without https, for example your-domain.com. You can also upload your logo. Click Save.

4. Publish the app - Open Audience and click Publish app. While the app is in Testing, only the test users you add there can log in. PixaGuru asks only for the user's name, email and profile picture, so Google does not need to review the app.

5. Create the Client ID - Open Clients (or APIs & Services > Credentials > Create credentials > OAuth client ID). Choose Application type Web application and enter a name.

• Authorized JavaScript origins: your site address, for example https://your-domain.com
• Authorized redirect URIs: the Google redirect URI from the PixaGuru Login / SSO page, for example https://your-domain.com/sso/google_callback

Click Create.

6. Copy the keys - Google shows the Client ID (it ends in .apps.googleusercontent.com) and the Client secret (it starts with GOCSPX-). Copy both now, or download the JSON file. Google may not show the secret again; if you lose it, add a new secret to the same client.

7. Connect PixaGuru - In the admin panel open Login / SSO. Tick Enable Google Login, paste the Client ID into Google Client ID and the secret into Google Client Secret, then click Update.

8. Test it - Log out, open the login page and click Sign In With Google. Choose your account and allow access. You land in the dashboard, or on the plan page if the account has no active plan.

Microsoft login

You need a Microsoft Entra ID directory (formerly Azure Active Directory). A work or school Microsoft 365 account already has one. Otherwise, create a free Azure account at azure.microsoft.com/free, which creates one for you. Registering an app is free.

1. Register the app - Open entra.microsoft.com (or the Azure portal, then Microsoft Entra ID) and sign in. Go to Identity > Applications > App registrations and click New registration.

2. Fill in the form -

• Name: the name users see when they log in, for example "PixaGuru"
• Supported account types: Accounts in any organizational directory and personal Microsoft accounts. This lets anyone with Outlook, Hotmail, Live or a work account log in. To allow only your own company, choose Single tenant instead (see step 6).
• Redirect URI: platform Web, and the Microsoft redirect URI from the PixaGuru Login / SSO page, for example https://your-domain.com/sso/microsoft_callback

Click Register.

3. Copy the Client ID - The app's Overview page shows the Application (client) ID. It looks like 1a2b3c4d-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx (8-4-4-4-12 characters). This is the Microsoft Client ID. If you chose Single tenant, also copy the Directory (tenant) ID.

4. Create the Client Secret - Open Certificates & secrets > Client secrets > New client secret. Enter a description, choose when it expires (up to 24 months) and click Add. Copy the Value right away; Microsoft hides it when you leave the page. Do not copy the Secret ID. The value looks like abC8Q~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

5. Check the permissions - Open API permissions. Microsoft Graph > User.Read is added by default and is all PixaGuru needs. Leave it as it is.

6. Connect PixaGuru - In the admin panel open Login / SSO. Tick Enable Microsoft Login, paste the Application (client) ID into Microsoft Client ID and the secret Value into Microsoft Client Secret. Set Microsoft Tenant to match the account type you chose in step 2, then click Update.

• common - work and personal accounts (the default)
• organizations - work or school accounts only
• consumers - personal Microsoft accounts only
• your Directory (tenant) ID - only your own company (Single tenant)

7. Test it - Log out, open the login page and click Sign In With Microsoft. Sign in and accept the permission screen.

Note : The Client Secret stops working on its expiry date and Microsoft login then fails. Before it expires, create a new secret in Certificates & secrets and paste the new Value into PixaGuru.

What happens when a user logs in

• If no account uses that email, PixaGuru creates one with the name and email from Google or Microsoft. The user does not need a password.
• If an account with that email already exists, the user is logged into it. This also works for the admin account.
• A user with an active plan goes to the dashboard. A user without one goes to the plan page, with the name and email filled in.
• On a demo server ($config['demo_mode'] = TRUE) the Google and Microsoft buttons are turned off.

Common problems

• Google: "Error 400: redirect_uri_mismatch" - The redirect URI at Google is not exactly the one on the PixaGuru Login / SSO page. Check http or https, www or no www, and copy it again.
• Google: "Access blocked" or "app has not completed verification" - The app is still in Testing. Publish it (step 4), or add the user as a test user.
• Microsoft: AADSTS50011 - The redirect URI does not match. Add the exact Microsoft redirect URI under Authentication in your app registration.
• Microsoft: AADSTS7000215 (invalid client secret) - The Secret ID was pasted instead of the Value, or the secret has expired. Create a new secret and paste its Value.
• Microsoft: AADSTS700016 (application not found) - The Client ID is wrong, or the Client ID and Secret are in each other's fields. The Client ID is the 8-4-4-4-12 GUID.
• Microsoft: AADSTS50020 or "account does not exist in tenant" - The Microsoft Tenant setting does not match the account type chosen in step 2.
• "Google token exchange failed" or "Microsoft token exchange failed" - The Client Secret is wrong or expired, or your server cannot reach Google or Microsoft (PHP cURL must be enabled).

Coupon

Coupon can be added, edited or deleted from this setting.

To add coupon click on Add New button. Enter offer name, coupon code (you can click on generated link to auto generate coupon code), set discount as percent or price, discount price, create time and expire time.

SMTP Details

Here you can add SMTP details for sending emails.

Payment setting

User can add Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Paystack and Manual Transfer (Bank Account) payment method details.

API Setting

User can enter API key of OpenAI, YouTube, Pixabay and Clipping Magic for the background removal. You can add keys for OpenAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Anthropic, Flux, Freepik, Pixabay and YouTube, and choose the default provider for AI text and AI images.

Rest API

User can use any API to show templates on any third party side.

Language setting

In language setting section, you can select any one language from (English, Arabic, French, Spanish)

Download assets

Download Assest option allows you to download the 1700 free templates, 300 templates (for these templates you need to subscribe first), and can purchase the premium templates.

1700 Free templates With this option, you can download the templates and graphics.

How to Download Template and Graphics

Follow these steps in this order. Templates whose images are missing are skipped during import, so the graphics must be in place first.

1. Download Assets - Download the zip file and extract it. Move the user_20 folder inside the Uploads folder.

2. Download Template - Download the zip file of the template and extract it. You will get a sql file. Move it to the "sql_template" folder under uploads.

3. Import - Open Template Importer in the admin dashboard. If the Database Update card shows a Run Update button, click it first. The new pack shows as "Ready to import". Click its Import button.

4. Enter your site URL - The popup asks for your site URL and fills it in for you. Check it and click Import. All template images will use this address, so you do not need to edit the SQL file.

5. Wait for the import - The popup shows each step as it happens: checking your URL, reading the pack, replacing image links with your domain, importing templates and finishing up. A pack of 1,700 templates takes about a minute. Keep the page open until it finishes.

6. Done - The popup shows how many templates were imported, how many were already in your library and how many were skipped. Click Done.

How to Download 300 templates

After subscribing, you will get option to download the templates. Download the zip file of the template and extract it. Move the sql files to the "sql_template" folder under uploads.

Open Template Importer. Subscriber Templates show as "Ready to import". Click Import, check your site URL and click Import in the popup.

How to Download Premium Template

First purchase the plan, you will get a token ID. Enter the token and download the zip file of the template and extract it. Move the sql files to the "sql_template" folder under uploads.

Open Template Importer. Premium Templates show as "Ready to import". Click Import, check your site URL and click Import in the popup.

After importing, select these templates in your paid plans under Subscription Plan, so that only premium members get them.

Template Importer

The Database Update card is always shown here. Click Run Update once after you install or update the script. It only adds what is missing and keeps your data. It must be done before you import a template pack.

Other cards appear after you add pack files to the "sql_template" folder under uploads. Each card shows "Ready to import" until the pack is imported. See How to Download Template and Graphics under Download Assets.

Template Packs

The template SQL files were rebuilt in version 2.2. The old numbered packs are now merged into three files that contain only working templates.

• default_templates.sql: 1,700 Default Templates
• subscriber_templates.sql: 300 Subscriber Templates
• premium_templates.sql: 1,200 Premium Templates

Each card shows the number of templates in the pack. You do not need to edit these files. Image links are replaced with your site URL during the import. Older numbered packs can still be imported and show as Template Pack, followed by their number.

Template Links - This card appears when installed templates still use another website address for their images. Click Update Links and confirm your site URL. Only images that exist on your site are changed. Links to other websites stay as they are.

Theme Setting

User can change logo, favicon, preloader, and site name site color from here.

Google Analytics

In this section user can add header and footer scripts.

User Dashboard

User Dashboard will show all the modules accessible to users.

User profile

User can change profile image, email address, contact number, and update password.

Subscription Plan

In this setting, user will see the details of the subscribed plans.

Auto-save

The editor saves your design by itself about 10 to 15 seconds after your last change. The status is shown at the top of the editor. Click it to turn Auto-save on or off.

Auto-save is on by default for users and off by default for admins, so that a gallery template is not changed by accident. Opening a design never saves it.

Version History

Click the clock icon in the toolbar to see earlier versions of your design.

• Restore loads that version. Press Ctrl + Z if you want to go back.
• Remove deletes that version permanently.
• Every manual save keeps a version. Auto-save keeps one every 10 minutes at most.
• The newest 20 versions of each design are kept.

Download Options

The download window now has two options.

• Size: Standard (1x), HD (2x), Print (3x) or Ultra HD (4x). The final size in pixels is shown below the list.
• Transparent background: removes the canvas background from PNG and WEBP files. An image placed on top of the canvas stays in the file.

Elements

The Elements tab has 378 ready illustrations and stickers in 11 categories, such as Man, Woman, Money and Christmas. Click one to add it to your design.

Brand Kit

Save your brand once and use it in every design from the Brand tab.

• Logos: keep up to 6 logos and click one to add it.
• Colors: keep up to 12 colors. Click a color to apply it to the selected object, or to the background if nothing is selected. They also appear in the color panel of each object.
• Fonts: choose a heading and a body font, then use Add heading or Add body text.

Hindi and Custom Fonts

The font list has a new Hindi + Latin group. To use your own font, select a text and click + Upload your font, or use My fonts in the Brand tab.

• TTF, OTF, WOFF and WOFF2 files up to 5 MB are supported.
• Each account can upload up to 20 fonts.
• An uploaded font works only for the account that uploaded it.
• Make sure your font license allows this use.

Text Styles and Effects

Choose from 20 ready styles: Neon, Glow, Outline, Shadow, Retro, Gradient, Gold, Highlight, Fire, Ice, Chrome, Neon outline, Sunset, Rainbow, Comic, 3D, Sticker, Vintage, Tag and Caption. If a text is selected, the style is applied to it. Otherwise a new text is added.

To make your own effect, select a text and use the Shadow and Stroke sections in the left panel.

Curved Text

Select a text and move the Curve slider. Positive values bend the text upward and negative values bend it downward. The text looks straight while you type and curves again when you finish. Curved text stays on one line and does not show underline.

Image Filters

Select an image to see Filters in the left panel. Use the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Blur sliders, or one of the presets: Original, B&W, Sepia, Vivid, Fade, Dramatic, Soft and Invert. Images from other websites may not allow filters.

Photo Frames

Select an image and open the Clipping section. Choose Heart, Star, Hexagon, Triangle, Diamond, Arch, Oval or Rounded to show the image inside that shape. Click Default to remove the frame.

Blend Modes

Select an object and choose a Blend mode under Opacity. There are 16 modes, such as Multiply, Screen and Overlay.

Color Tools

The color panel of a text or shape shows your brand colors and your recent colors. Pick color takes any color from your screen and is available in Chrome and Edge. When an image is selected, Colors in this image shows its main colors. Click one to add it to your recent colors.

Smart Guides and Snapping

Lines appear while you drag an object, and the object snaps into place when it lines up with the center of the canvas or with another object.

Group and Ungroup

Select two or more objects and click Group or press Ctrl + G. They then move together. To separate them, select the group and click Ungroup or press Ctrl + Shift + G.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Click the keyboard icon in the toolbar to see this list at any time.

• Ctrl + S Save
• Ctrl + C Copy
• Ctrl + X Cut
• Ctrl + V Paste
• Ctrl + D Duplicate
• Ctrl + A Select all
• Ctrl + G Group
• Ctrl + Shift + G Ungroup
• Ctrl + Z Undo
• Ctrl + Y Redo
• Delete Delete
• Esc Deselect
• Arrow keys Move

QR Code

Open the Tools tab, enter a link or text, choose the colors and click Add QR code. The code is added as an image, so create a new one if the link changes. Keep strong contrast between the two colors, otherwise scanners may not read it.

Charts

Open the Tools tab and choose Bar, Line, Pie or Donut. Enter up to 12 lines of data as Label, number and click Add chart. Charts use your Brand Kit colors when you have two or more. To change a chart, select it and click Edit chart.

Drawing

Open the Tools tab, choose Pen, Marker or Highlighter, set the color and size, and click Start drawing. Press Esc or click Stop drawing when you finish.