{"id":4258,"date":"2026-10-21T08:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eventful-elementor.local\/docs\/installation-activation\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T08:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:09:53","password":"","slug":"installation-activation","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/installation-activation\/","title":{"rendered":"5. Installation and Activation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"efe-doc-summary wp-block-paragraph\">Upload the Eventful Pro for Elementor zip file in WordPress, then activate the plugin.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you start, make sure Elementor and The Events Calendar are installed and active. See <a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/minimum-requirements\/\">Minimum Requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list efe-doc-steps\"><li>In your WordPress dashboard, go to <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Upload Plugin<\/strong> at the top of the screen.\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full efe-shot efe-doc-shot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-upload@2x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-upload@2x.webp\" alt=\"Install Eventful Pro for Elementor: the Upload Plugin box on the Add Plugins screen\" width=\"1078\" height=\"271\" class=\"wp-image-4256\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-upload@2x.webp 2156w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-upload@2x-300x75.webp 300w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-upload@2x-1024x257.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-upload@2x-768x193.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-upload@2x-1536x386.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-upload@2x-2048x515.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1078px) 100vw, 1078px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plugins &gt; Add New Plugin &gt; Upload Plugin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li><li>Click <strong>Choose File<\/strong>, select the <code>eventful-pro-for-elementor.zip<\/code> file you downloaded, and click <strong>Install Now<\/strong>.<\/li><li>When WordPress says the plugin was installed, click <strong>Activate Plugin<\/strong>. WordPress then opens the Eventful License page, ready for your key.<\/li><li>You also see <strong>Eventful For Elementor<\/strong> in the admin menu, and Eventful Pro For Elementor in the list of active plugins. Until the key is active, its row shows a red <strong>Activate license<\/strong> link.\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full efe-shot efe-doc-shot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-row@2x.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-row@2x.webp\" alt=\"Eventful Pro for Elementor installed and active on the Plugins screen\" width=\"1076\" height=\"72\" class=\"wp-image-4257\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-row@2x.webp 2152w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-row@2x-300x20.webp 300w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-row@2x-1024x69.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-row@2x-768x51.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-row@2x-1536x103.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/plugins-row@2x-2048x137.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The active plugin on the Plugins screen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next step<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/activating-your-license-key\/\">Activate your license key<\/a> so WordPress can update the plugin.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If something goes wrong<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>A notice asks for The Events Calendar:<\/strong> install and activate The Events Calendar from <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New Plugin<\/strong>. Eventful needs it to read your events.<\/li><li><strong>&#8220;The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive&#8221;:<\/strong> your server limits upload size. Ask your host to raise it, or upload the unzipped folder to <code>wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> by FTP and activate it on the Plugins screen.<\/li><li><strong>&#8220;Destination folder already exists&#8221;:<\/strong> an older copy is installed. Choose <strong>Replace current with uploaded<\/strong> when WordPress offers it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading efe-doc-related-title\">Related articles<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list efe-doc-related\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/activating-your-license-key\/\">Activating Your License Key<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/quick-start-guide\/\">Quick Start Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/docs\/troubleshooting\/\">Troubleshooting<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"efe-doc-demo wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/\">See what you can build \u2192<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to install and activate Eventful Pro for Elementor from the zip file, and what to do if WordPress asks for The Events Calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[27],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4258","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-getting-started"],"year_month":"2026-10","word_count":245,"total_views":"36","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"ThemeAtelier","author_nicename":"foysal","author_url":"https:\/\/wpeventful.com\/elementor\/author\/foysal\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"1. 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