How to install Greyd.Suite

Hi, this is Sandra from GREYD and I’d like to show you in this video how to install GREYD.SUITE and how to get around in our backend.

To start with, we will need the GREYD plugin, which you can get from our website and then upload it in the WordPress backend under plugins. As soon as you activate the plugin, the installation process will automatically start and guide you through all the steps.

At first, it’s about the tools you want to use. GREYD.SUITE consists of several tools. There’s the GREYD Blocks plugin, which is necessary since it brings all the enhancements and additions we’ve made to the native block editor of WordPress. Then there’s the GREYD Theme, which is a full site editing theme with a lot of additional global styles, ready-to-use patterns and templates. You don’t have to use our theme — you can also work with any other block theme from WordPress. And then there’s the GREYD.Forms plugin, which is our form generator and is also optional.

Next, you can select in more detail which features of GREYD.SUITE you want to use. You can start with the default setup that comes with everything normally necessary to create and manage websites. You can activate all our features, or you can start with the absolute minimum — just the Blocks plugin and the GREYD.Hub management platform. No matter what you decide here, you will be able to activate and disable any feature later in the backend.

I’ll go for the default setup, and that’s already it. You can now leave your website setup. You can go to our Helpcenter where you will find tutorial videos and how-to articles on all our features. You can edit your site, create a child theme, etc. You can also access the license page where you can enter your GREYD.SUITE license key. You don’t have to do that right now since you can build your website and use almost all features without a license. As soon as you want to publish your website without our watermark, or if you want to use one of our advanced features, just enter your license key and activate it for this domain.

On the license page you can also see when the license was created, how long it is valid, on which websites it’s currently used, and how many websites are still available within your license. You can also access this page later via the GREYD.SUITE dashboard or from the menu. For security reasons, you will need to enter your license key again since it will be grayed out.

Now let’s have a look at the GREYD.SUITE dashboard. Here you will find all you need to know and all the links you need to work with GREYD.SUITE. At the top you’ll see an overview of all active features and can directly go to GREYD.Hub to edit your dynamic templates, post types, pop-ups, or forms. You can also access global styles, the template editor, and more.

Further down you will find an overview of big GREYD.SUITE features that you are not yet using. You can go to the website to learn more about each feature or activate it. Further down there’s another feature page link where you can enable or disable features in more detail. This includes not only GREYD.SUITE features but also smaller settings like SMTP, the form generator, or SEO settings. You will also find a link here to manage your license and some general settings, such as page speed or activating comments.

There’s also a download link where you can always access the latest version of the GREYD plugin. This is useful if you want to use it on a different website without having to download it each time from our website. You’ll also find links to our Helpcenter and FAQ section.

In the Helpcenter you’ll find tutorial videos and useful how-to articles for all our features. You can also generate a system status report, which includes information about versions and setup details. This information is extremely helpful when contacting our support — please send it along with your ticket. You’ll also find the changelog here.

Other than that, since GREYD.SUITE is integrated natively in WordPress, the rest of the backend looks more or less the same as you know it. You have your posts, media, pages, templates, forms, and custom post types. Under Appearance, you can access the site editor where you can edit your global styles, templates, and patterns.

For more videos and information, please visit our Helpcenter.