Install and activate the plugin

Upload the VisionScaper zip in WordPress, activate it, and confirm the Settings link appears.

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Before you start

Make a backup of your site. See [wp-cron-backups-and-updates].
Check [system-requirements].
Have the plugin zip file ready. The readme names it dreamscaper.zip. Your file may carry a version number in its name.

In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
Choose the VisionScaper zip file and click Install Now.
Click Activate.
Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins. Under VisionScaper you should see a Settings link. It opens Settings → VisionScaper.
Open Settings → VisionScaper and fill in the basics. See [wordpress-settings-basics].
Create your Designer and Hub pages. See [add-the-shortcodes-and-pages].

New database tables are created automatically when the plugin loads or upgrades (the changelog says this for version 2.42.0). You do not run anything yourself.
Scheduled tasks register themselves. The main one runs every 5 minutes. See [wp-cron-backups-and-updates].
Several new pages appear under Settings in the WordPress menu:
VisionScaper
VisionScaper Community
VisionScaper Contractors (with a count of pending applications)
VisionScaper Plans
VisionScaper Entitlements
VisionScaper Appearance
VisionScaper Messaging
VisionScaper Marketing
VisionScaper AI Receptionist
VisionScaper Terms
VisionScaper Records

Install over an older version to upgrade. Do not delete the old one first.
Optional photo and material packs are uploaded later, from the Library packs area on the VisionScaper settings page.

“Plugin could not be activated”. Check your PHP and WordPress versions.
Upload fails because the file is too large. Ask your host to raise the upload limit, or upload the zip by FTP into wp-content/plugins and unzip it there.
You do not see the Settings pages. Only administrators (users who can manage options) see them.

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