# Install Lumen and activate your license

> Upload the theme zip, activate Lumen and register your purchase code to unlock demos and updates.

Source: https://helpdox.fekbd.com/docs/lumen-theme/installation/install-lumen-and-activate-your-license/

Upload the theme zip, activate Lumen and register your purchase code to unlock demos and updates. Follow the steps below — it takes just a few minutes.

## Before you begin

- WordPress 6.4 or newer and PHP 8.0+
- Your Envato purchase code (Downloads → License certificate)

## Steps

1. 1Download the installable zipIn your Envato account open Downloads and choose “Installable WordPress file only”.
2. 2Upload and activateGo to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme, choose lumen.zip and click Activate.
3. 3Register your purchase codeOpen Lumen → License, paste your purchase code and click Activate. One code covers one live site.
4. 4Install required pluginsFollow the notice to install Lumen Core and Elementor. Optional plugins can wait.

Tip

Staging sites on a subdomain like staging.example.com don’t use up your license.

## Still stuck?

Include your Envato purchase code when you open a ticket — it links your license in one step.