Installation
Requirements

System Requirements

To ensure optimal performance, reliable template imports, and smooth block editor interactions with AlonePro, your hosting environment must meet the following technical specifications.


Server Requirements

ComponentMinimumRecommendedNotes
WordPress6.47.0Full Site Editing (FSE) features require WP 6.4+
PHP8.18.2+Modern PHP features and typed property support
MySQL / MariaDBMySQL 5.7 / MariaDB 10.4MySQL 8.0+ / MariaDB 10.6+UTF8mb4 character set support
PHP memory_limit128M256M (or 512M)Higher limit recommended for template imports
PHP upload_max_filesize32M64M+For media assets and theme ZIP uploads
PHP post_max_size32M64M+Must be equal to or greater than upload_max_filesize
PHP max_execution_time120s300sPrevents timeouts during Cloud Template imports
HTTPS (SSL)OptionalRequiredCrucial for donor security and payment forms

Required PHP Extensions

Ensure the following standard PHP extensions are enabled on your server:

  • curl: For API communication with the Nextora Cloud Templates service and Freemius license verification.
  • json: Required for parsing theme.json, block attributes, and REST API payloads.
  • mbstring: Multibyte string support for international nonprofit sites.
  • xml & dom: For parsing SVG elements, templates, and XML feeds.
  • zip: For unpacking theme assets and template archives.

Parent Theme Requirement

AlonePro is a WordPress child theme designed to extend Nextora:

  1. Nextora acts as the foundational engine providing the base Full Site Editing structure, container systems, and cloud template APIs. It is 100% free and open-source (GPLv2+) and can be downloaded at no cost.
  2. AlonePro provides charity-specific Gutenberg blocks, 13 custom style variations, 38 block patterns, and design assets.

Free Parent Theme: Nextora is completely free to download and use. Before activating AlonePro, ensure the nextora theme folder is installed in your WordPress /wp-content/themes/ directory. Nextora does not need to be active, but its directory must exist alongside alonepro.