# Consulting Installation

After purchasing the Consulting on ThemeForest, you'll need to [download the theme installation package](https://docs.stylemixthemes.com/consulting-theme-documentation/general/whats-included-in-my-purchase#how-to-download-consulting-theme) 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 **Consulting** purchase, click the **Download** button, and from the dropdown, choose **Installable WordPress File Only**. 

{% hint style="info" %}
[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/). 
{% endhint %}

## Install Consulting via WordPress Dashboard 

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

![](https://353263333-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDPE9netawUH7O_3vVu%2F-MhYXgIGowMbmWiGE1vl%2F-MhYhwvctf40UDtYnqsy%2Fappearance-themes.png?alt=media\&token=9d3de4bf-99d4-4af3-af3d-1a988b6d0f9d)

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

![](https://353263333-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDPE9netawUH7O_3vVu%2F-MhYXgIGowMbmWiGE1vl%2F-MhYi1L1B6v75PV6B4br%2Fadd-new-theme.png?alt=media\&token=0884b47b-2947-4854-85e1-b69dddb53fc1)

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

![](https://353263333-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDPE9netawUH7O_3vVu%2F-MhYXgIGowMbmWiGE1vl%2F-MhYiwVXonTTvcdqi4fn%2Fupload-theme.png?alt=media\&token=bb22e5a3-ac96-4784-998f-0bc98931f67b)

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

![](https://353263333-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDPE9netawUH7O_3vVu%2F-MhYXgIGowMbmWiGE1vl%2F-MhYj2VZM-6FzDs3fIbU%2Factivate-theme.png?alt=media\&token=bc2cc2ef-5e96-431d-95b6-2095d78bf47c)

## Install Consulting via FTP (Expert)

Before you begin the install, 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://353263333-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 **consulting.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://353263333-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDPE9netawUH7O_3vVu%2F-MhYXgIGowMbmWiGE1vl%2F-MhYj2VZM-6FzDs3fIbU%2Factivate-theme.png?alt=media\&token=bc2cc2ef-5e96-431d-95b6-2095d78bf47c)