{"id":296,"date":"2026-10-29T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T03:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T03:24:17","slug":"how-to-get-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/how-to-get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-cloud-color has-deep-blue-banner-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e28daa4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-kicker wbd-reveal has-sky-color has-text-color is-style-kicker--1 wp-block-paragraph\">Setup guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center wbd-reveal has-base-color has-text-color\">Get started with WingMind AI<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-lead wbd-reveal has-cloud-color has-text-color is-style-lead--2 wp-block-paragraph\">Install, connect, tell it about your site and send your first prompt. Most people are done in about five minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wbd-reveal has-haze-color has-text-color has-note-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Needs WordPress 6.6 or later and PHP 8.0 or later. Works with block and classic themes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-055d2aaf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-stack-tablet wbd-reveal is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7f9afed5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"install\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-kicker is-style-kicker--3 wp-block-paragraph\">Step 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install the plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">In wp-admin, go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong>, search for <strong>WingMind AI<\/strong> and click <strong>Install Now<\/strong>, then <strong>Activate<\/strong>. Prefer a zip? Download it from <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wingmind-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress.org<\/a> and use <strong>Upload Plugin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-framed is-style-framed--4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-2-1024x485.png\" alt=\"The Add Plugins screen in WordPress with the plugin zip ready to install\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-2-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-2-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-2-450x213.png 450w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-2.png 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-stack-tablet wbd-reveal is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7f9afed5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"connect\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-kicker is-style-kicker--5 wp-block-paragraph\">Step 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect the AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The setup wizard opens when you first launch WingMind. Pick one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checks\">\n<li><strong>Managed:<\/strong> click <strong>Subscribe<\/strong>, pay through Stripe, then click <strong>Connect this site<\/strong> on the confirmation page. Or paste the activation code into the wizard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Your own key:<\/strong> choose <strong>Manually set up API keys<\/strong>, pick Anthropic Claude or Google Gemini and paste your key. Administrators can also save a personal key under their profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Your own agent:<\/strong> skip the key and follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/mcp-relay\/\">MCP Relay setup<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color has-note-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Already subscribed on another site? Add this one from the Manage sites page and share your allowance across up to five sites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-framed is-style-framed--6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-19-153037.png\" alt=\"Step 1 of the setup wizard with the managed subscription, Subscribe button and activation code field\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-19-153037.png 1075w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-19-153037-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-19-153037-1024x824.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-19-153037-768x618.png 768w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-19-153037-450x362.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-stack-tablet wbd-reveal is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7f9afed5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"describe\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-kicker is-style-kicker--7 wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell it about your site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">WingMind reads your site and drafts a short description of who you are and what the site is for. Check it, fix anything it got wrong, and continue. This context goes with every request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Next, choose your spelling and language, design style, block shapes and copywriting tone. You can change all of it, and add your own house rules, under <strong>Settings \u2192 WingMind AI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-framed is-style-framed--8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3-1024x562.png\" alt=\"Step 2 of the setup wizard, with an AI-drafted site description ready to review\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3-450x247.png 450w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-3.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-style-stack-tablet wbd-reveal is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7f9afed5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"launch\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-kicker is-style-kicker--9 wp-block-paragraph\">Step 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send your first prompt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Open <strong>Dashboard \u2192 WingMind AI<\/strong> or click the WingMind tab at the top right of any admin screen. In the editor, open the WingMind sidebar from the toolbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">New to it? Start in <strong>Ask<\/strong> mode, which can&#8217;t change anything, then switch to <strong>Agent<\/strong> when you&#8217;re ready. Try one of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-prompt is-style-prompt--10 wp-block-paragraph\">Review my homepage and suggest five improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-prompt is-style-prompt--11 wp-block-paragraph\">Draft a new version of my homepage with an SEO-friendly layout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-framed is-style-framed--12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-102736-1024x676.png\" alt=\"The WingMind AI fullscreen agent ready for a first prompt\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-102736-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-102736-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-102736-767x506.png 767w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-102736-1536x1014.png 1536w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-102736-2048x1351.png 2048w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-102736-1400x924.png 1400w, https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-25-102736-450x297.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-paper-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a2d7c0ca wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center wbd-reveal\">Where to next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-tablet-two is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2113c1a0 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-card wbd-reveal is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9baf9155 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-style-card--13\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agent modes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color has-body-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">What Ask, Agent, Site Editor and Plan can each do, and when to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/understanding-agent-modes\/\">Read the guide \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-card wbd-reveal is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9baf9155 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-style-card--14\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audit log &amp; rollback<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color has-body-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">How every change is recorded, and how to undo one in a click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/audit-log-and-rollbacks\/\">Read the guide \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-card wbd-reveal is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9baf9155 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow is-style-card--15\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every feature<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slate-color has-text-color has-body-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Block actions, publish helpers, integrations, models and skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/features\/\">Take the tour \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wbd-reveal has-slate-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Stuck on activation? <a href=\"https:\/\/web.bird.digital\/wingmind-ai\/contact-us\/\">Contact our team<\/a> and we&#8217;ll sort it out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setup guide Get started with WingMind AI Install, connect, tell it about your site and send your first prompt. 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