---
title: "Installation - GeneratePerf"
description: "Requirements, installing GeneratePerf from your account and activating your license key."
url: "https://generateperf.com/docs/installation/"
lang: "en-US"
published: "2026-09-24T11:48:50+02:00"
modified: "2026-09-24T11:48:50+02:00"
---

[Docs](https://generateperf.com/docs/) / Getting started

# Installation

Requirements, installing GeneratePerf from your account and activating your license key.

## Requirements

- WordPress 6.6 or later and PHP 8.0 or later.
- The **GeneratePress** theme, ideally with a child theme. GP Premium is not required.
- GenerateBlocks is optional; GeneratePerf handles its image and media blocks when it is present.

Most admin and SEO features work with any theme, but the front-end features rely on GeneratePress hooks.

## Install the plugin

1. Log in to [your account](https://generateperf.com/account/) and open **Downloads**.
2. Download the latest version (`generateperf.zip`).
3. In WordPress, go to **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin**, choose the file and click **Install Now**, then **Activate**.

## Activate your license

1. Copy your license key from the **License** tab of [your account](https://generateperf.com/account/). It looks like `XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX`.
2. In WordPress, go to **Settings → GeneratePerf**, click **Manage License**, paste the key and save.

The site is added to your account automatically the first time it checks for updates, as long as your plan has a free place. Staging and development sites never use a place: see [License and sites](https://generateperf.com/docs/license-and-sites/).

## Updates

New versions appear in **Dashboard → Updates** like any other plugin, with their changelog. The dashboard of GeneratePerf also shows the latest changes in its **What’s new?** box, and the full history is on the [changelog](https://generateperf.com/docs/changelog/) page.