Installation

Before you start

• Check that your server meets the Requirements.
• Download the latest DooFiles package from Downloads in your Doothemes account. It is a ZIP file named after its version, such as doofiles-1.0.4.zip. Do not unzip it if you install it from the WordPress admin.
• Sign in to WordPress with an administrator account.

Method 1: From the WordPress admin (recommended)

1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins › Add New Plugin.
2. Click Upload Plugin at the top of the page.
3. Click Choose File, select the ZIP file, such as doofiles-1.0.4.zip, and click Install Now.
4. When the installation finishes, click Activate Plugin.

[SCREENSHOT_HERE: Plugins › Add New Plugin › Upload Plugin, with the DooFiles ZIP file selected and the Install Now button]

If the upload fails with a message such as The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive, increase upload_max_filesize and post_max_size in your PHP settings, or use the FTP method below.

Method 2: By FTP or SFTP

1. Unzip the ZIP file on your computer. You get a folder named doofiles, whatever the version.
2. Connect to your server with an FTP or SFTP client.
3. Upload the doofiles folder to wp-content/plugins/.
4. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins › Installed Plugins, find DooFiles and click Activate.

Method 3: With WP-CLI

If you manage your site from the command line, install and activate the plugin in one step:

wp plugin install /path/to/doofiles-1.0.4.zip --activate

If the files are already in wp-content/plugins/doofiles, only activate it:

wp plugin activate doofiles

What happens when you activate it

• The DooFiles menu appears in your admin sidebar, with File manager and Settings.
• A folder appears in the WordPress toolbar, at the top of every admin page. It opens the file manager, and once your license is active and DooFiles has measured your folders, it shows the total size of your site. Until then, it reads Files.
• Administrators get access to DooFiles. On a multisite network, network administrators.
• Until you activate your license, the file manager shows a notice: DooFiles needs a valid license. Without one you can only browse the folders, with a link to Activate your license.

[SCREENSHOT_HERE: The WordPress admin right after activating DooFiles, with the DooFiles menu open in the sidebar and the folder in the toolbar]

Updating

With an active license, DooFiles updates like any other plugin. When a new version is out, WordPress shows it in Dashboard › Updates and in the plugins list. Click View details to read what changed before you update.

To update by hand, download the latest package from Downloads and upload it again with Method 1. WordPress detects that DooFiles is already installed and offers to replace the current version with the uploaded one.

Your settings, your activity log, the trash and the backups are kept when you update.

Deactivating and deleting

• Deactivating the plugin stops its scheduled tasks. Your settings, your license, the activity log, the trash and the backups are kept, and everything comes back when you activate it again.
• Deleting the plugin from Plugins › Installed Plugins removes its files and all its data:
  • it releases your license on this site, so you can use it on another one;
  • it deletes the activity log, the settings, and the second factor and password confirmations of every administrator;
  • it deletes the DooFiles trash and the backups of your files.

Your own files and folders are never deleted. Private folders stay closed to the web, and if you install DooFiles again, an administrator can claim them.

Next step

Activate your license to unlock DooFiles and receive updates: continue with License activation. Then take a tour of the screen in First steps.

Troubleshooting

Need more help? Open a support ticket.