{"id":4,"date":"2026-05-03T15:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.fasterthemes.com\/food-recipes-wordpress-theme\/installation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:52:30","slug":"installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.fasterthemes.com\/food-recipes-wordpress-theme\/installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-lede\">Get the free theme and the Pro plugin installed and activated. Five minutes, three steps, no terminal required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide walks you through installing both the free <strong>Food Recipes<\/strong> theme and the <strong>Food Recipes Pro<\/strong> companion plugin. The free theme is on the WordPress.org directory; the Pro plugin is delivered as a ZIP from your FasterThemes account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-theme\">1. Install the free theme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From your WordPress dashboard, navigate to <strong>Appearance \u2192 Themes \u2192 Add New<\/strong>, search for <em>Food Recipes<\/em>, and click <strong>Install<\/strong>, then <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-callout is-callout-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Why install from WordPress.org?<\/strong> You get automatic updates straight from the dashboard and can be sure you&#8217;re running the version that&#8217;s been audited and approved by the theme review team.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once activated, you&#8217;ll see a welcome notice in the dashboard. The theme works fully on its own \u2014 every page template, the editorial homepage, the customizer, and the navigation are all included in the free theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-pro\">2. Install the Pro plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/fasterthemes.com\/my-account\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FasterThemes account<\/a>, find <strong>Food Recipes Pro<\/strong> in your downloads, and grab the ZIP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in WordPress, go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong>, choose the ZIP file, click <strong>Install Now<\/strong>, and then <strong>Activate<\/strong>. That&#8217;s it. No FTP, no command line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code># If you prefer the command line:\nwp plugin install \/path\/to\/food-recipes-pro.zip --activate<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"activate-license\">3. Activate your license<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Food Recipes Pro<\/strong> and paste your license key. The key is in the same email where you received the download link, and also in your account dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once activated, you&#8217;ll receive automatic updates through the standard WordPress updates flow \u2014 same as any plugin from the wp.org directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-callout is-callout-tip\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> A single license activates one site. If you need to move to a new domain, deactivate the license on the old site first, then activate on the new one.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"next-steps\">Next steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re done with the install. Now head to the <a href=\"\/food-recipes-wordpress-theme\/getting-started\/\">First Steps<\/a> guide to populate your site with sample content using the demo importer, or jump straight to the <a href=\"\/food-recipes-wordpress-theme\/recipe-card-block\/\">Recipe Card Block<\/a> reference if you&#8217;re ready to publish your first recipe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free theme and the Pro plugin installed and activated. 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