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CoverKit CoverKit

Installation

Requirements

Section titled “Requirements”
  • WordPress 7.0+ with the block editor
  • PHP 8.1+ with the Imagick extension
  • Writable uploads directory (generated images are stored on your server)

Install in WordPress admin

Section titled “Install in WordPress admin”
  1. Download the CoverKit release ZIP.
  2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
  3. Upload the ZIP and activate CoverKit.

Release packages include built assets; you do not need Node.js on the server.

Install with WP-CLI

Section titled “Install with WP-CLI”
Terminal window
wp plugin install /path/to/coverkit.zip --activate

After activation

Section titled “After activation”
  1. Confirm Imagick is enabled (php -m | grep imagick on the server).
  2. Open Settings → CoverKit to review default image format and dimension presets.
  3. Create your first template under Media → CoverKit (or the CoverKit menu entry for the coverkit post type).