> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://magic-post.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Extended license

> When an Envato Extended License applies to MagicPost, and how to switch an activated install to a different license.

Envato sells most code items under two standard licenses, Regular and Extended. Which one you need depends on how you use the finished product, not on any setting inside MagicPost.

## Regular and Extended

According to [Envato's standard license terms](https://codecanyon.net/licenses/standard):

* A **Regular License** is for an end product that is free for the end user.
* An **Extended License** is required when the end user must pay to use the end product.

Envato's page also covers the number of end products each license allows and how freelancers can work for clients. The license text you accepted when you bought MagicPost is the authority, so read it before you decide.

## What this means for MagicPost

If the people who use your MagicPost site do not pay for access, that is the free end product that Envato's Regular License describes.

If you charge people to use your MagicPost site, for example with subscription, lifetime or prepaid plans, that is the case the Extended License is meant for. These parts of MagicPost belong to that kind of use:

> [card] [Subscription and prepaid plans](https://magic-post.mintlify.site/saas/plans.md)
>
> Monthly, yearly, lifetime and prepaid plans.

> [card] [Payment gateways](https://magic-post.mintlify.site/gateways/overview.md)
>
> Take payments through your own gateway accounts.

> [card] [Referral program](https://magic-post.mintlify.site/saas/affiliates.md)
>
> Let users bring in customers and earn.

> [card] [Invoices and finance](https://magic-post.mintlify.site/saas/invoices.md)
>
> Invoices, orders and a finance dashboard.

## Where your license type appears

After you activate, **Platform → Activation** shows the **License Type** that the license server returned for your key. MagicPost also reads that value in the plugin marketplace: when it contains the word Extended, plugins that are offered free to Extended License holders show **Free for Extended** and can be installed without a separate purchase.

## Change to an Extended License

If you activated MagicPost with a Regular License and later buy an Extended License, deactivate the old one and activate the new one.

**1. Buy the Extended License**

Buy the Extended License for MagicPost from the Envato item page. Envato issues a new purchase code for it.

**2. Deactivate the Regular License**

In the admin sidebar open **Platform → Activation** and click **Deactivate License**.

**3. Activate the new license**

Enter the new **License Key** and your **Envato Username** and click **Activate License**.

**4. Check the license type**

In the **License Status** card, confirm that **License Type** now shows the Extended License.

The steps are explained in full on [License activation](https://magic-post.mintlify.site/license/activation.md).


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