Documentation
From purchase to live website in 15 minutes.
📖 Contents
1. Purchase & Activation Code
After purchasing via Stripe, you receive a confirmation email with your download link and a unique activation code.
Confirmation Email
Contains your download link, activation code (BP-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX), and receipt. Check spam if not received within 5 minutes.
Activation Code
32-character license key unique to your purchase. Required to activate theme and plugins. Also visible in Bimbpress → License in your WordPress dashboard.
Your activation code works for both the theme and all included plugins.
2. Install Your Theme
Download the ZIP
Click the download link in your email. You get a file like bp-restaurant.zip.
Upload to WordPress
Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme. Select the ZIP file, click Install Now.
Activate
Click Activate. Your website now uses the Bimbpress theme.
Do NOT unzip the file before uploading. WordPress needs the .zip directly.
3. Activate Your License
Go to Bimbpress → License
Navigate to Bimbpress → License in your WordPress admin sidebar.
Enter activation code
Paste your BP-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX code and click Activate. Green checkmark confirms success.
Dashboard shows
Activation status, support expiry, update eligibility, and included plugins list.
4. Customize Your Website
Go to Appearance → Customize to configure:
Site Identity
Business name, tagline, logo (upload your logo), favicon (upload favicon-512.png).
Bimbpress Settings
Phone, email, address, WhatsApp number, social links. Appear in footer, contact page, sticky bar.
Hero Section
Upload hero image (1600×900px recommended). Set title, tagline, CTA button text.
Colors
Pre-configured per sector. Adjust accent color, background, text in Customizer.
5. Add Your Content
Homepage
Settings → Reading → A static page. Select your homepage.
Service Pages
Create pages for menu, services, treatments. Theme auto-styles per sector.
About & Contact
Built-in contact form works automatically — no plugin needed.
Blog
Write posts or enable AI Blog Writer at Bimbpress AI → Auto Blog for daily auto-posts.
6. SEO Configuration
Complete built-in SEO engine. No Yoast or RankMath needed.
Automatic
JSON-LD schema, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, canonical URLs, XML sitemap, hreflang — all generated automatically.
Google Search Console
Submit sitemap at yoursite.com/wp-sitemap.xml.
AI SEO Optimizer
Use Bimbpress AI → SEO Optimizer to generate optimized meta titles/descriptions per page.
7. Set Up AI Assistant
Choose provider
Bimbpress AI → Select Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT.
Enter API key
Get free key from your provider's website. Paste in settings.
6 AI tools available
SEO Optimizer, Content Writer, Speed Advisor, Keyword Research, Image Optimizer, Blog Ideas.
8. Install Plugins
Theme purchase includes all 15 plugins. Same activation code works for all.
Download plugin ZIPs
From your download page (link in email).
Upload & Activate
Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin. Use same activation code.
AI SEO Optimizer, AI Blog Writer, and WhatsApp Live Chat — biggest impact on traffic and conversions.
9. Speed Optimization
Theme scores 100/100 out of the box. Server-side extras:
LiteSpeed Cache
Enable Page Cache, Browser Cache, Object Cache. Disable CSS/JS Minify — theme handles this.
Cloudflare
CDN, Brotli compression, SSL. Enable Auto Minify for HTML only.
Images
Use QUIC.cloud or Cloudflare Polish for WebP conversion.
10. Go Live Checklist
Theme installed & activated
License activated with your code
Business info configured in Customizer
Content added — homepage, services, about, contact
SSL active (https://)
Sitemap submitted to Google Search Console
PageSpeed tested — 100/100
AI Blog Writer enabled for daily SEO content
Need help? Contact us or email hello@bimbpress.com.