First steps

Getting Started

Install Nexora Engine, run the setup wizard, and serve static HTML from your WordPress site in under five minutes.

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Thank you for choosing Nexora Engine. This guide walks you from a fresh WordPress install to your first static cache hit, no headless migration, no second server, and no theme changes required.

Server requirements

Nexora Engine runs on any host that runs WordPress. Before you install, confirm your environment meets these minimums:

WordPress

5.9 or higher (7.0 tested)

PHP

8.0+ (8.1 recommended)

Web server

Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed, or IIS

Writable uploads

wp-content/uploads/ must be writable

WP_CACHE

Enabled automatically by the setup wizard

Loopback

Internal HTTP requests must be allowed

PHP limits

If demo import, diagnostics, or bulk capture fail, raise max_execution_time (300s), memory_limit (256M), and upload_max_filesize (32M) through your host.

Installing the plugin

Nexora Engine Setup Wizard verifying compatibility and enabling static delivery
The Setup Wizard verifies compatibility, enables static delivery, builds the first mirror, and confirms serving, all in one guided flow.

Step 01

Download or install from WordPress

Download the latest ZIP from the Auralogics download center, or search “Nexora Engine” under Plugins → Add New if you distribute via WordPress.org.

Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin → nexora-engine.zip → Activate

Step 02

Run the setup wizard

On first activation the Setup Wizard launches automatically. It detects your server type, verifies loopback, and installs the advanced-cache.php drop-in.

Nexora Engine → Setup Wizard → Complete all steps

Step 03

Enable static generation

Toggle SSG in Build Control. Nexora captures authenticated renders via HMAC-signed loopback requests, no headless browser required.

Nexora Engine → Build Control → Enable SSG → Generate All Pages

Step 04

Verify delivery

Run the built-in diagnostic and confirm anonymous requests hit the fast path. The dashboard shows cache hit ratio and TTFB from real traffic.

Nexora Engine → Tools → Run Diagnostic

Post-install checklist

  • advanced-cache.php exists in wp-content/
  • WP_CACHE is true in wp-config.php
  • Diagnostic reports FAST PATH for anonymous probe
  • At least one page appears in Build Control
  • X-Nexora-Cache: HIT visible in browser DevTools after first anonymous visit
Nexora Engine dashboard showing cache hit ratio, TTFB, Core Web Vitals, and Stealth Score
Once serving is live, the dashboard shows cache hit ratio, real time-to-first-byte, Core Web Vitals, static file count, mirror freshness, and your live Stealth Score at a glance.

Need help?

Open a support ticket or watch the video tutorial library if any step fails. Most issues trace back to PHP limits or blocked loopback requests.