# Api key for activate

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-key-for-activate/178890
**Category:** WordPress
**Created:** [February 8, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-key-for-activate/178890 "2021-02-08T13:40:28Z")
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### Author: ![mamamiladqom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mamamiladqom/32/205101_2.png) [@mamamiladqom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mamamiladqom)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-key-for-activate/178890/1 "2021-02-08T13:40:28Z")

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Hi, I need a key api to activate the plugin, so where should I get it?

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### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-key-for-activate/178890/2 "2021-02-09T02:18:57Z")

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Hey there 🙂

Please follow the installation guide here

> [@Install and configure the WP Discourse Wordpress plugin for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-plugin-installation-and-setup/50752#heading--connection-settings):
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> To get started with the [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) Plugin, go through each of these topics in order and watch the videos at the top of the topic. [Install the plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-the-wp-discourse-plugin/223489/1)[Connect to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-wp-discourse-to-discourse/223490/1)[Set up Publishing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-publishing-posts-to-discourse/223492/1)[Set up Commenting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-commenting/223493/1)[Set up DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-and-discourseconnect/223494/1) The two main plugin features, Publishing and [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true) don’t have to be used together. You can just set up Publishing (and Commenting), and not use [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true), or just set up [DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/13045?silent=true), or set up both. There’s a short description of each featu…

Let me know if you have any issues