Start guide

This guide takes you from installing the Directory Theme to a site that is ready to launch. Every page in these docs follows the theme you pick at the top.

Set up your site with the Setup wizard0:35

These docs are for Version 12.x. Still on Version 11? Its docs are at premiumpress.gitbook.io/docs.

Your first steps

1Check your hostingThree things your web host needs. Most plans already have them.2Install the themeUpload the ZIP, activate it, then run the setup wizard.3Pick a designChoose a homepage design, then set your logo, colours and fonts.4Connect paymentsAdd a payment gateway so people can pay on your site.5Clear the sample contentRemove the sample content before you launch.

Getting the most out of PremiumPress

Site owners

• Getting set upInstall, activate, update, and start from a clean site.
• Design & lookPick a homepage design, set your colours and fonts, edit menus.
• Listings & contentThe fields a listing holds, the add-listing form, categories and pages.
• Members & accountsSign-up, memberships, the members area, reviews and comments.
• Payments & moneyConnect a payment gateway, set prices, see orders and payouts.
• Settings & adminSite-wide settings: emails, search, licensing and the options that affect every page.

Developers

• What the Directory Theme can doEvery feature in this theme, in one list.
• Child themesChange templates and styles without losing them on update.
• Developer guideTemplate overrides, hooks and filters, and extending the theme.

Video resources

• Video tutorialsMore than 310 short videos showing everyday tasks, step by step.
• All guides, A to ZEvery written guide on one page.

Getting help

Ask AI Assist (top right of every page) a question in your own words. It answers from these docs and links the guide it used. If you are still stuck, our team is here to help: see how support works.