Install KLEO

Before you start, check that your hosting meets the KLEO requirements and that WordPress is installed. Most hosts install WordPress for you in one click; otherwise follow the official WordPress installation guide.

1. Download KLEO from ThemeForest

1. Sign in to ThemeForest and open Downloads from your account menu.
2. Find KLEO and click Download.
3. Choose All files & documentation. Also download License certificate & purchase code: it holds the purchase code you need to register KLEO.
4. Unzip the downloaded main files zip on your computer. The theme files are in its WordPress folder: kleo.zip and kleo-child.zip.

Do not upload the full package

The main files zip from ThemeForest contains the theme, the child theme, plugins and licensing files. WordPress only accepts the theme zips from its WordPress folder: kleo.zip and kleo-child.zip. Uploading the full package fails with “The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.”

2. Install from WordPress admin

1. Go to Appearance > Themes > Add New Theme > Upload Theme.
2. Choose kleo.zip from the WordPress folder of the main files and click Install Now.
3. Click Activate. You can install the child theme later from the KLEO Panel (see below), or upload kleo-child.zip the same way and activate KLEO Child instead.

If the upload fails with “The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive”, install by FTP (below) or ask your host to raise the upload limit. See common errors.

3. Or install by FTP or SFTP

1. Unzip kleo.zip and kleo-child.zip (from the WordPress folder of the main files) on your computer.
2. Connect to your server with an FTP client and open wp-content/themes/.
3. Upload the extracted kleo and kleo-child folders. Each folder must contain a style.css file directly inside it.
4. In WordPress, go to Appearance > Themes and activate KLEO Child.

4. The KLEO Panel opens

Right after you activate KLEO (or KLEO Child), WordPress opens the KLEO Panel. You find it again any time under Appearance > KLEO Panel, right below Themes, or from the KLEO Panel link in the admin toolbar.

The Dashboard tab shows a short checklist that turns green as you go: register the theme, install the required plugins, import a demo, customize the theme.

To install the child theme from the panel, open the Plugins tab and click Install & activate child theme. The button shows until a child theme is active.

Why the child theme

Your own CSS, PHP and template changes go in the child theme, so KLEO updates never overwrite them. Read KLEO child theme for how to use it.

Next steps

1. Register KLEO with your purchase code, on the Dashboard tab of the panel.
2. Import a demo on the Demo Data tab. The import installs and activates the plugins that demo needs.
3. Customize the design. See Get started for the KLEO options.