> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started.md).

# Getting Started

- [Introduction](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/readme.md): Start here. What Kalium is, and where to go first.
- [Before Getting Started](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/readme/before-getting-started.md): What Kalium is for, and what you need before installing it.
- [Hosting and Domain](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/readme/before-getting-started/hosting-and-domain.md): Choosing a host and domain that will not cause problems later.
- [WordPress Installation](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/readme/before-getting-started/wordpress-installation.md): Getting WordPress running before you install the theme.
- [Server Requirements](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/readme/before-getting-started/server-requirements.md): What your server needs, and how to ask your host for it.
- [How To Purchase Kalium](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/readme/how-to-purchase-kalium.md): Buying Kalium, and what you get with it.
- [Installation](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/installation.md): The two ways to install the theme, and which to use.
- [Installing theme via WordPress](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/installation/installing-theme-via-wordpress.md): The quickest install, straight from your dashboard.
- [Installing theme via FTP](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/installation/installing-theme-via-ftp.md): Uploading the theme by FTP when the dashboard route fails.
- [License Activation](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/installation/license-activation.md): Activating your license to unlock updates, plugins and starter sites.
- [Importing a Starter Site](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/installation/importing-a-starter-site.md): Start from a finished design and replace the content with your own.
- [Installing Required Plugins](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/installation/installing-required-plugins.md): The plugins Kalium bundles, and installing them from one screen.
- [Child Theme](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/installation/child-theme.md): When you need a child theme, and how to set one up.
- [Updating Kalium](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/installation/updating-kalium.md): Keeping the theme current, and what to check afterwards.
- [License](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/license.md): How licensing works inside the theme, rather than the legal terms.
- [Managing Licenses](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/license/managing-licenses.md): Moving, deactivating and reviewing your license through Freemius.
- [Activation Scope](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/license/activation-scope.md): What counts as an installation, and which plan you need.
- [Prorating Plan Updates](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/license/prorating-plan-updates.md): What happens to your billing when you change plan.
- [Dashboard](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/dashboard.md): The Kalium menu, screen by screen, and what each one is for.
- [Customizer](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/customizer.md): Where you change how the site looks, and how its settings behave.
- [Theme Settings](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/theme-settings.md): Kalium -> Settings is where whole features are switched on and off, separate from the Customizer, which decides how they look.
- [Template Parts Settings](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/theme-settings/template-parts.md): Switch the Template Parts system on or off, and control how Snippets are stored and guarded.
- [Portfolio Settings](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/theme-settings/portfolio.md): Turn the portfolio module on or off, and give its layouts to any post type on your site.
- [Theme Backups](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/theme-settings/theme-backups.md): A copy of your theme, taken automatically before each update.
- [White Label](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/theme-settings/white-label.md): Replace Kalium's branding in the admin with your own, for agencies handing a site to a client.
- [Migrating from Kalium 3 to 4](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/migrating-from-kalium-3-to-4.md): What changed in Kalium 4, and how to move a site across.
- [Migrating Automatically](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/migrating-from-kalium-3-to-4/migrating-automatically.md): The guided route, handling the license transfer and update for you.
- [Migrating Manually](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/getting-started/migrating-from-kalium-3-to-4/migrating-manually.md): The hands-on route, for when you want control over each step.