# Free version and Pro version

Fileshelf comes as a **Free version** and a **Pro version**. The Free version is a complete product: everything this handbook describes without the note “(Pro)” belongs to it. The Pro version contains the whole Free version and adds plugins of its own.

## What the Pro version adds

- **Download statistics** per day and per download, without storing IP addresses, with export.
- **Versions and expiry date:** earlier files stay available, downloads can expire.
- **Links and download by e-mail:** once and expiring links, downloads after a confirmed address.
- **Download limits** per user group, category or download.
- **Notifications:** subscriptions to new versions, reports about downloads.
- **Privacy:** access and erasure through Joomla's privacy requests, retention periods.
- **Memberships with Membership Pro:** bind downloads and categories to plans, “My downloads”, welcome mail.
- **YOOtheme Pro:** dynamic content and an element for download lists.
- **JCE editor:** downloads in the link dialog, shortcodes through a tab.
- **Download all:** all downloads of a category as one ZIP archive.
- **Upload on the website:** uploads by visitors with checking and approval.
- **Import:** switching from Phoca Download, jDownloads, Dropfiles and the plan documents of Membership Pro with preview, report, redirects and new shortcodes.

Each feature has a page of its own in this manual with “(Pro)” in its title. The Pro version creates three scheduled tasks during installation (retention, notifications, deletion periods).

## Which version is installed?

The footer of every page of Fileshelf says so with the version number: **Fileshelf** for the Free version, **Fileshelf Pro** for the Pro version.

## From the Free to the Pro version

1. Download the package of the Pro version.
2. Install it under **System → Install Extensions** – simply over the existing Free version. Downloads, files and settings stay.
3. Enter your download key under **System → Update Sites** or at the extension, so that updates of the Pro version arrive.

The Pro version has no licence switch: what is installed keeps running – also after the membership ends. The download key only controls the updates.

## Back to the Free version

Install the package of the Free version over the Pro version. The plugins of the Pro version stay installed (Joomla removes no parts on a package update); uninstall them under **System → Manage Extensions** if you like.

[Deutsche Fassung](https://docs.graup-it.de/link/426)