{"id":6425,"date":"2022-10-24T16:04:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpdesk.spider-themes.net\/docs\/bbp-core-wordpress-plugin\/getting-started\/how-to-install-and-activate-bbp-core\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:05:50","slug":"how-to-install-and-activate","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/docs\/forumax-wordpress-plugin\/getting-started\/how-to-install-and-activate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install and activate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Step 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>Go to your WordPress Dashboard and navigate to [direction]Plugins -&gt; Add New [\/direction]. Then in the search box, type \u2018Forumax\u2019. Then click on&nbsp;the <strong>\u2018Install Now\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e814a0ea6fb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e814a0ea6fb\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/forumax-search.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18046\" 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