Run Theme Setup on a new site
Theme Setup is the setup wizard for a new Dirigible site. In one pass it covers license keys, the core plugins, brand colors and fonts, your logo, social links, and optional starter pages.
Start the wizard
Log in to WordPress.
Go to Appearance → Theme Setup.
Click Start, then move through each step with Next. Click Skip on any step that doesn't apply.
The wizard is meant for new sites. If it has already run, a Before you continue step comes first. Each step saves what you choose when you press Next, so going through it again can change your colors, fonts, logo, contact details and menus. Click Exit to back out, or Continue to go through it again.
What does each step do?
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Start the wizard. |
| Licenses | Enter your site license key so the theme and plugins can install and update. You can also add it later under Dirigible → License. See Add your Dirigible license key. |
| Install | Install a child theme and the core Dirigible plugins. See Use a child theme. |
| AI | Optional. Add an OpenRouter key and a short site description so later steps can suggest content for you. |
| Details | Your site's name and basic details, used throughout the theme. |
| Colors | Your brand palette (the same colors as Styles → Palette in the Customizer). |
| Typography | Pick your fonts (the same settings as Styles → Fonts). |
| Logo | Upload the logo for your header. |
| Socials | Links to your social profiles, shown in the header and footer. |
| Content | Optional starter pages: Home, About, Contact, Blog, Showcase, Terms and Conditions (at /terms-and-conditions/), Privacy Policy, and Menus. |
| Ready | Finish and view your website. |
Do Licenses and Install first. Some Customizer settings only appear once the plugins are active.
Starter pages are a starting point. Edit them, or delete any you don't need. On a new site every page starts ticked. When Theme Setup has run before, nothing is ticked: a page you tick is created again as a new page, and a new Home or Blog page replaces your current home or blog page. Your existing pages stay in Pages.
What to do after setup
- Fine-tune your palette and type: Set your site colors and fonts and Choose a font from the Dirigible Fonts library.
- Adjust the logo and header: Add your logo and set up the site header.
- Name the site and add its browser-tab icon: Set your site title, tagline, and favicon.
- Choose the page visitors land on: Set your homepage.
- Add Google Analytics and other tracking once the site structure is settled. See Add tracking codes to your site.
