# Companion Installation

After purchasing the **Companion** on ThemeForest, you'll need to download the theme installation package from your ThemeForest account. Login to your [ThemeForest](https://themeforest.net/downloads) account and navigate to the Downloads menu in the profile icon at the top-right corner. On the opened page, find the **Companion** purchase, click the **Download** button, and from the dropdown, choose **Installable WordPress File Only**

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[Stylemix Hosting](https://stylemix.net/hosting/) offers automatic WordPress installation for you. However, if you wish to install WordPress yourself, follow the instructions in [WordPress Codex](https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/). 
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## Install Companion via WordPress Dashboard 

**Step 1** - Navigate to **Appearance > Themes**

![](https://1186712708-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe1Jo7DkgxZUy8C30NAXD%2Fuploads%2FOJYmW2I5xaWHRqXAssic%2FCompanion%20-%20Appearance%20themes.png?alt=media\&token=9904863f-6ae9-4380-a02f-fb91ed77152c)

**Step 2** - Click **Add New** and click the **Upload Theme** button

![](https://1186712708-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe1Jo7DkgxZUy8C30NAXD%2Fuploads%2FS0YmqIrye5K0pTcKPNAI%2FCompanion%20-%20Appearance%20add%20new.png?alt=media\&token=6340430e-1871-4a77-8316-61680fa403c5)

**Step 3** - Browse to find the **companion.zip** file on your computer and click **Install Now**

![](https://1186712708-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe1Jo7DkgxZUy8C30NAXD%2Fuploads%2FtSpHbh22zsrFwY0YqLgb%2FCompanion%20-%20Appearance%20add%20new.png?alt=media\&token=df4f156b-5903-44e9-8172-a13ad69ef541)

**Step 4** - Navigate to **Appearance > Themes** and click the **Activate** button to activate the newly installed theme 

![](https://1186712708-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe1Jo7DkgxZUy8C30NAXD%2Fuploads%2Fk88UqyBv325C3lHe1j9J%2FCompanion%20-%20Activate.png?alt=media\&token=dbc0e8e5-d8ee-4390-982f-3b6c9bbd2730)

## Install Consulting via FTP (Expert)

Before you begin the install**ation**, there are a few things you need to have and do.

These are:

* Access to your web server (via FTP or shell)
* An FTP Client
* Your web browser of choice

#### Upload via FTP <a href="#upload_via_ftp" id="upload_via_ftp"></a>

* **Step 1** – Log into your FTP client to access your host web server

![](https://1679451422-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDPE9netawUH7O_3vVu%2F-MWxj5-3NbF4APArUbSE%2F-MWyHDb7-t_JOxk0DAxE%2Fftp.png?alt=media\&token=89292815-acea-4fa3-91a0-e33e5bee593d)

* **Step 2** – Browse to find the **companion.zip** file on your computer (located in the downloader folder from ThemeForest) and unzip it.
* **Step 3** – Upload the folder you extracted from the zip file to **yourdomain/wp-content/themes/** folder
* **Step 4** – Activate the newly installed theme by going to **WordPress > Appearance > Themes** and clicking the Activate button.

![](https://1186712708-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fe1Jo7DkgxZUy8C30NAXD%2Fuploads%2FyocAOtMGV3NFxy4R82ap%2FCompanion%20-%20Activate.png?alt=media\&token=d759f346-9d86-4afe-8aa1-e059ba96bc2d)