{"id":2114,"date":"2018-12-31T18:25:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T18:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kadenceblocks.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=83"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:18:45","password":"","slug":"installing-kadence-blocks","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-blocks\/installing-kadence-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Kadence Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following steps provide details on installing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kadence Blocks<\/a> plugin on your WordPress site. The Kadence Blocks plugin is free and can be used without a premium purchase. Kadence Blocks can be found under the name <em>Gutenberg Blocks with AI by Kadence WP<\/em> in the plugin dashboard.<br><br>You can extend the Kadence Blocks functionality using the premium Kadence Blocks Pro plugin. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/kadence-blocks\/premium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id2114_d6a7cd-d1 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id2114_d6a7cd-d1 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id2114_d6a7cd-d1 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id2114_d6a7cd-d1 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_ee5d6b-70\">Built-in WordPress Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can install the Kadence Blocks plugin directly from your WordPress Dashboard. Below are instructions on how you can do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the WordPress <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>, go to <strong>Plugins -&gt; Add New Plugin<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2114_9f3ae0-da .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2114_9f3ae0-da size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Kadence-Blocks-Add-new-Plugin-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kadence Blocks Add new Plugin\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Kadence-Blocks-Add-new-Plugin-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Kadence-Blocks-Add-new-Plugin-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Kadence-Blocks-Add-new-Plugin-1024x492.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Kadence-Blocks-Add-new-Plugin-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Kadence-Blocks-Add-new-Plugin-360x173.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Kadence-Blocks-Add-new-Plugin-1536x738.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Kadence-Blocks-Add-new-Plugin-2048x984.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, you can search for&nbsp;<strong>Kadence<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Blocks <\/strong>and locate the <strong>Gutenberg Blocks with AI By Kadence WP<\/strong> plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2114_cb49ef-b0 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2114_cb49ef-b0 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/Kadence-Blocks-Download-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/Kadence-Blocks-Download-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/Kadence-Blocks-Download-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/Kadence-Blocks-Download-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/Kadence-Blocks-Download-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/Kadence-Blocks-Download-360x177.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/Kadence-Blocks-Download-1536x756.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/04\/Kadence-Blocks-Download-2048x1008.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, click on the <strong>Install<\/strong> <strong>Now<\/strong> button and then the <strong>Activate<\/strong> button. You will then have successfully installed and activated Kadence Blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_bc1f76-e6\">Manual Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can install the Kadence Blocks plugin manually by downloading it from <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress.org<\/a> and uploading it to your WordPress Plugins. Below are instructions on how you can do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, download the Kadence Blocks plugin by <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/kadence-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clicking here<\/a>. Ensure you keep this file in the ZIP format, as it needs to be uploaded in this compressed format. (Do not extract)<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:946px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1 figure{max-width:946px;}.kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1 .image-is-svg, .kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2114_fa9b63-b1\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Download-Blocks-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"Download Blocks\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Download-Blocks-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Download-Blocks-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Download-Blocks-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Download-Blocks-360x232.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Download-Blocks-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Download-Blocks-2048x1322.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, navigate to your WordPress Dashboard and go to <strong>Plugins -&gt; Add New Plugin<\/strong>. At the top of the Add New Plugin page, click on the <strong>Upload<\/strong> <strong>Plugin<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2114_aa43dc-4b:not(.kb-image-is-ratio-size) .kb-img, .kb-image2114_aa43dc-4b.kb-image-is-ratio-size{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kb-image2114_aa43dc-4b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2114_aa43dc-4b\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/Upload-Kadence-Blocks-Pro-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upload Kadence Blocks Pro\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-7851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/Upload-Kadence-Blocks-Pro-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/Upload-Kadence-Blocks-Pro-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/Upload-Kadence-Blocks-Pro-1024x445.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/Upload-Kadence-Blocks-Pro-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/Upload-Kadence-Blocks-Pro-360x156.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/Upload-Kadence-Blocks-Pro-1536x667.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/07\/Upload-Kadence-Blocks-Pro-2048x889.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, click on the <strong>Choose<\/strong> <strong>File<\/strong> button at the top of the page and select your Kadence Blocks Zip file. Once you have selected the file, click the <strong>Install<\/strong> <strong>Now<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2114_123fad-eb.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image2114_123fad-eb .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:773px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image2114_123fad-eb.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image2114_123fad-eb .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image2114_123fad-eb figure{max-width:773px;}.kb-image2114_123fad-eb .image-is-svg, .kb-image2114_123fad-eb .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image2114_123fad-eb .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2114_123fad-eb\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Upload-Blocks-1024x369.jpg\" alt=\"Upload Blocks\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Upload-Blocks-1024x369.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Upload-Blocks-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Upload-Blocks-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Upload-Blocks-360x130.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Upload-Blocks-1536x554.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/Upload-Blocks.jpg 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the plugin is installed, click the blue <strong>Activate<\/strong> <strong>Plugin<\/strong> button to activate your plugin. Now your Kadence Blocks plugin is Activated on your website. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2114_137d3c-2b\">Determining which blocks are from Kadence and from other plugins\/WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our blocks can be found under the &#8220;KADENCE BLOCKS&#8221; category, or simply by noticing the block icon color. 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