# Install SeeKo

> Download SeeKo from ThemeForest, install it with its child theme and open the Seeko Panel to finish the setup.

Source: https://seventhqueen.com/docs/seeko/install-the-theme/

Before you start, check that your hosting meets the [SeeKo requirements](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/seeko/theme-requirements/) and that WordPress is installed. Most hosts install WordPress for you in one click; otherwise follow the official [WordPress installation guide](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/before-install/howto-install/).

## 1. Download SeeKo from ThemeForest

1. Sign in to [ThemeForest](https://themeforest.net/) and open **Downloads** from your account menu.
2. Find SeeKo and click **Download**.
3. Choose **All files & documentation**. Also download **License certificate & purchase code**: it holds the purchase code you need to [register SeeKo](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/seeko/register-your-theme/).
4. Unzip the downloaded main files zip on your computer. The theme files are in its **WordPress** folder: `seeko.zip` and `seeko-child.zip`.

:::caution[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: `seeko.zip` and `seeko-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 `seeko.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 Seeko Panel (see below), or upload `seeko-child.zip` the same way and activate **SeeKo 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](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/common/common-errors/#the-uploaded-file-exceeds-the-upload_max_filesize-directive).

## 3. Or install by FTP or SFTP

1. Unzip `seeko.zip` and `seeko-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 `seeko` and `seeko-child` folders. Each folder must contain a `style.css` file directly inside it.
4. In WordPress, go to **Appearance > Themes** and activate SeeKo Child.

## 4. The Seeko Panel opens

Right after you activate SeeKo (or SeeKo Child), WordPress opens the **Seeko Panel**. You find it again any time under **Appearance > Seeko Panel**, right below **Themes**, or from the **Seeko 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 SeeKo updates never overwrite them. Read [SeeKo child theme](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/seeko/introduction-to-the-child-theme/) for how to use it. Activate the child theme before you configure the site: Customizer settings belong to the active theme, so switching later means moving them (see [Customizer settings](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/seeko/how-to-prevent-losing-customizer-settings-import-export/)).

## Next steps

1. [Register SeeKo](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/seeko/register-your-theme/) with your purchase code, on the **Dashboard** tab of the panel.
2. [Import a demo](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/seeko/importing-demo-content/) on the **Demo Data** tab. The import installs and activates the plugins that demo needs.
3. Customize the design. See [Get started](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/seeko/) for the SeeKo options.