# Requirements

In most cases, WordPress installation is a very simple process that takes less than five minutes to complete. Many web servers now offter tools to automatically install WordPress for you.

### **1) Requirements for WordPress**  <a href="#id-1-requirements-for-wordpress" id="id-1-requirements-for-wordpress"></a>

Make sure that your web host has the [minimum requirements to run WordPress.](http://wordpress.org/about/requirements/)

You can download the latest WordPress release from [WordPress.org](http://wordpress.org/)

### **2) Requirements for Opal Theme WP** <a href="#id-2-requirements-for-shome-wp" id="id-2-requirements-for-shome-wp"></a>

To use Opal Theme  please make sure that your hosting is running as the following features:&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
WordPress 5.2+
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
PHP 7.0+
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
MySQL 5.6+
{% endhint %}

### **3) Recommended PHP Configuration Limits**

{% hint style="success" %}
Max\_execution\_time 600
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Memory\_limit 512M
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Upload\_max\_filesize 40M
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Post\_max\_size 48M
{% endhint %}

### **4) Recommended for Trekky Theme WP**

{% hint style="danger" %}
**For threads to work, change permalinks to the post name format. This is required, should be done immediately after activating the theme**
{% endhint %}

![](https://772314836-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fy6Etg8fjUc8U8JnwKkgn%2Fuploads%2FVMlCuzy5pxHbMEzpSujR%2FScreenshot_55.png?alt=media\&token=53d1a1d7-e2fd-448d-918e-4ae80ab5b215)
