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title: Getting Started with SPE PRO
description: "### Welcome to SPE PRO! You've upgraded to Smart Product Emails PRO — congratulations! You now have access to the full power of product-specific email messaging. ### What's New in PRO Compared to the Free version, SPE PRO adds: |…"
url: "https://smartproductemails.com/documentation/getting-started-with-spe-pro/"
updated: "2026-01-17"
category: SPE PRO Documentation
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# Getting Started with SPE PRO

### Welcome to SPE PRO!

You've upgraded to Smart Product Emails PRO — congratulations! You now have access to the full power of product-specific email messaging.

### What's New in PRO

Compared to the Free version, SPE PRO adds:

| Feature | Free | PRO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Order Statuses | Processing only | Processing, On-Hold, Completed, Refunded |
| Messages per Product | 1 | Unlimited |
| Live Email Preview | No Email Preview | Live Email Preview feature |
| Customer Targeting | Product-Only Targeting | Multi-Criteria Targeting (Order Value, Customer Role, Product Category) |
| Conditional Logic | No Conditional Logic | AND/OR Logic with Multiple Conditions |
| Template Library | No Templates | Professional Library of example messages |
| Support | Community | Priority support |
| Updates | Manual | Automatic |

### Quick Start for New Users

If you're new to SPE, start here:

1. **Activate your license** — Go to WooCommerce → SPE PRO → License
2. **Create an SPE Message** — Go to WooCommerce → SPE Messages
3. **Assign to a product** — Edit a product and select your message
4. **Choose order statuses** — Select which statuses trigger the message
5. **Test it out** — Place a test order and check your email

### Quick Start for Upgraders

If you're upgrading from Free:

1. **Install SPE PRO** — Upload and activate the PRO plugin
2. **Activate your license** — Enter your license key
3. **Your messages are preserved!** — All existing messages and assignments remain
4. **Add more statuses** — Edit products to assign messages to additional statuses
5. **Add more messages** — Assign multiple messages per product if needed