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🚀 Installation Guide

Welcome to Pika Finance! This guide will walk you through installing and setting up Pika in your WordPress website. Pika is a powerful financial management plugin that brings AI-powered expense tracking and budgeting to WordPress.

📋 Prerequisites​

Before installing Pika, ensure your WordPress site meets these requirements:

  • WordPress Version: 5.8 or higher
  • PHP Version: 8.1 or higher
Pro Tip

You can check your WordPress and server requirements in WordPress Admin → Tools → Site Health.

🔧 Installation Methods​

Availability

Pika Finance is currently under development and will be available in the WordPress Plugin Directory soon!

Once published, installation will be as simple as:

  1. Navigate to Plugins in your WordPress admin
  2. Click "Add New"
  3. Search for "Pika Finance"
  4. Click "Install Now"
  5. Click "Activate"

Method 2: Manual Upload (Current Method)​

Since Pika is in development, you'll need to install it manually:

Step 1: Download the Plugin​

  1. Visit the GitHub Repository

Download Plugin

Step 2: Upload to WordPress​

  1. Go to WordPress Admin → Plugins → Add New
  2. Click "Upload Plugin" at the top
  3. Choose the downloaded ZIP file
  4. Click "Install Now"

Upload Plugin

Step 3: Activate the Plugin​

  1. After installation, click "Activate Plugin"
  2. You'll see a success message
  3. Pika Finance will appear in your plugins list

Activate Plugin

Method 3: Build from Source (Developers)​

For developers who want to build from source:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/e-labInnovations/pika.git
cd pika

# Install frontend dependencies
cd frontend
npm install

# Build the plugin package
cd ..
chmod +x build.sh
./build.sh

This creates a pika.zip file you can upload via WordPress admin.