{"id":6576,"date":"2024-02-02T06:48:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T06:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=6576"},"modified":"2026-06-28T22:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:46:52","password":"","slug":"plugin-installation-3","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/plugin-docs\/getting-started-authorsy\/plugin-installation-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Plugin installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WordPress Version: 5.2 or, higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorsy Plugin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHP Version: 5.6 or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHP memory_limit = 512M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>max_execution_time = 600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Installing and Activating Authorsy (Free) From Dashboard<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.wpmet.com\/docs\/introducing-metform\/#3-toc-title\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From your Dashboard navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then type&nbsp;Authorsy&nbsp;in the upper right&nbsp;<strong>Search plugins\u2026<\/strong>&nbsp;search box<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click on&nbsp;<strong>Install Now<\/strong>, wait a bit until installed then click on&nbsp;<strong>Activate<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Installing and Activating <strong>Authorsy&nbsp;<\/strong> Manually<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.wpmet.com\/docs\/introducing-metform\/#4-toc-title\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-event-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Authorsy\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0plugin page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/authorsy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress.org<\/a>\u00a0then download the zip file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then navigate to your WordPress Admin Dashboard, from there navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click on&nbsp;<strong>Choose File<\/strong>&nbsp;and select the zip file you\u2019ve downloaded then click&nbsp;<strong>Install Now<\/strong>, wait a bit until installed then click on&nbsp;<strong>Activate Plugin<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/2-1024x504.png\" alt=\"eventin manual install\" class=\"wp-image-1609\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Downloading Authorsy&nbsp; (Pro) From Themewinter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Themewinter.com<\/a> to log into your account where you will find the file for Authorsy&nbsp; PRO. Click on Login to and enter your login details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now view your purchase history. You can see details of the plugin and get the license key from here. Click on <strong>View Details and Downloads<\/strong> to find the link to download your PRO zip file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/author_purchases-history-1024x361.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/author_purchases-history-1024x361.png 1024w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/author_purchases-history-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/author_purchases-history-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/author_purchases-history-360x127.png 360w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/author_purchases-history-1536x542.png 1536w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/author_purchases-history.png 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/authorsy_plugin_download-1-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6649\" style=\"width:1256px;height:942px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/authorsy_plugin_download-1-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/authorsy_plugin_download-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/authorsy_plugin_download-1-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/authorsy_plugin_download-1-360x216.png 360w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/authorsy_plugin_download-1.png 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you face any issue in this section, you can contact our support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/support.themewinter.com\/support-center\/\" style=\"background-color:#528fff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/support.themewinter.com\/support-center\/ noopener noreferrer\">Get Support<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Installing Authorsy&nbsp; PRO with Zip File<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From your Dashboard navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then navigate to your WordPress Admin Dashboard, from there navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click on&nbsp;<strong>Choose File<\/strong>&nbsp;and select the zip file you\u2019ve downloaded then click&nbsp;<strong>Install Now<\/strong>, wait a bit until installed then click on&nbsp;<strong>Activate Plugin<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure you have the free version installed and activated before you install the PRO version. You will need both versions for the plugin to work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to Dashboard &gt;&nbsp;<strong>Plugins<\/strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Add New<\/strong>&nbsp;and click on the&nbsp;<strong>Upload Plugin<\/strong>&nbsp;button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/add-plugin-1024x424.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/add-plugin-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/add-plugin-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/add-plugin-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/add-plugin-1536x637.png 1536w, https:\/\/themewinter.com\/docs\/plugins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/add-plugin.png 1901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upload the downloaded Authorsy&nbsp;Pro plugin zip file that you just downloaded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on&nbsp;<strong>Install Now<\/strong>. Then click on the&nbsp;<strong>Activate Plugin<\/strong>&nbsp;button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements Installing and Activating Authorsy (Free) From Dashboard&nbsp;# Installing and Activating Authorsy&nbsp; Manually&nbsp;# Downloading Authorsy&nbsp; (Pro) From Themewinter You need to visit Themewinter.com to log into your account where you will find the file for Authorsy&nbsp; PRO. Click on Login to and enter your login details. Now view your purchase history. 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