1. Introduction & Environment Setup

This module gets your environment ready and explains the GeneratePress approach so later modules stay simple.

What You'll Be Able To Do

• Explain what GeneratePress is (and what it is not)
• Install GeneratePress and GP Premium without guesswork
• Validate a clean baseline before customizations

Lessons

Lesson	Outcome
What Is GeneratePress	Understand the theme model (parent, hooks, extensibility)
Why Professionals Use GeneratePress	Choose GP for the right reasons (performance and maintainability)
Installing GeneratePress	Install and verify GP with safety checks on a server stack
Installing GP Premium	Install GP Premium and confirm modules are manageable

Completion Checklist

Check	Done when...
Theme	GeneratePress is active and rendering correctly
Premium	GP Premium is installed and modules are manageable
Baseline	You can identify what is theme vs plugin vs content

What's Next

• Continue to: GeneratePress Core Structure