Install Required Theme & Plugins

This is the foundation every kit sits on top of. Getting it right once here means you won't have to think about it again for any future kit you set up.

1. Install and activate the latest WordPress (v6.7.1+). If you're on managed hosting, most providers pre-install WordPress for you — just confirm the version under Dashboard → Updates.

2. Install the Hello Elementor theme. Go to Appearance → Themes → Add New, search "Hello Elementor," install, and activate it. As covered in System & Server Requirements, this is the one theme every kit is designed and tested against — using a different theme is the most common cause of layout issues later.

3. Install the Elementor plugin, matching the minimum version required by the kit you purchased, from Plugins → Add New. Elementor is the page builder that powers everything you'll be editing.

4. Install the Template Kit – Import plugin. Go to Plugins → Add New, search "Template Kit – Import," then install and activate it. This is Envato's own official plugin — free, from the WordPress.org directory — and it's what you'll actually use to bring your kit's .zip file into WordPress in the next step.

5. Install the supporting plugins your kit uses — Jeg Kit for Elementor, ElementsKit Lite, Gum Addon for Elementor, MetForm, and The Plus Addons for Elementor if your kit requires it. Install each one the same way as Elementor — Plugins → Add New, search the plugin name, then install and activate — no upload needed, they're all free plugins in the directory.