# How to install WHMCS Template

> Install the Phox WHMCS template, order form and module, bought on Envato (ThemeForest) or the wdes Marketplace, then activate the module in your WHMCS admin.

Source: https://phox.wdes.org/docs/how-to-install-whmcs-template/
Last updated: 2026-11-08

> **Danger:**
>
> Before Start\
> Please ensure that the template version you are trying to install is compatible with your WHMCS installation!

## Download Files

**If you bought Phox on Envato (ThemeForest):**

1. After downloading the files from ThemeForest \[[reference](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/downloading-the-theme/)], you will find the “WHMCS” folder and inside it two sub-folders, “templates” and “module”.

**If you bought Phox on wdes Marketplace:**

1. Log in to your [wdes account](https://wdes.org/login).
2. Navigate to **Subscriptions**.
3. Choose the **Phox WHMCS** product and click on it. ![phox market product](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/phox-market-product.CDKzV3sx_ZDfEkA.webp)
4. Open the **Downloads** tab and download the latest version. ![phox market download](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/phox-market-download.BBjOg4g5_22wE30.webp)
5. Unzip the package you downloaded. Inside it you will find three folders: “template”, “orderform” and “module”.

## Upload Files

**If you bought Phox on Envato (ThemeForest):**

1. Open the “Templates” folder and upload “Phox” to your WHMCS “/whmcs/templates/…”
2. Open the “Templates” folder, then “orderforms”, and upload “Phox” to your WHMCS “/whmcs/templates/orderforms/…”
3. Log in to [wdes](https://wdes.org/login), and from the header navigation, click on the **Subscriptions** page. Choose the product, then go to the **Downloads** tab and download the module “phox_templates”. ![Screenshot](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/Screenshot-2026-07-09-at-7.51.52-PM.DuIYkMJt_Z2262Av.webp)
4. Open the “Module” folder, then “addons”, and upload “phox_templates” to your WHMCS “/whmcs/modules/addons/…”

**If you bought Phox on wdes Marketplace:**

1. Open the “template” folder and upload “Phox” to your WHMCS “/whmcs/templates/…”
2. Open the “orderform” folder and upload “Phox” to your WHMCS “/whmcs/templates/orderforms/…”
3. Open the “module” folder and upload “phox_templates” to your WHMCS “/whmcs/modules/addons/…”

## Activate The Template

1. Navigate to your WHMCS Admin, click on the “wrench” icon > System Settings > General Settings. ![general](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/general.CpO0iiFZ_Z2k3HM6.webp)
2. Choose General > Template > and choose Phox. ![template](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/template.DDrEFDkJ_Z1BKafj.webp)
3. Choose General > Ordering > and choose Phox. ![orderform](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/orderform.DMAwljtX_2fCvrU.webp)
4. Navigate to your WHMCS Admin, click on the “wrench” icon > System Settings > Addon Modules > choose “**Phox WHMCS Templates**” and click on Activate, then click on Configure, add the required permissions for your groups, and click “Save Changes”. ![module](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/module.BocepG2g_1NuEf0.webp)
5. Go to Addons > Phox WHMCS Template. On the **Info** tab, find the **Theme license** box. ![phox whmcs register](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/phox-whmcs-register.CKlzCZPK_17i1CT.webp)
6. Envato: Paste your Envato purchase code ([here’s how to find it](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/getting-the-purchase-code/)) wdes Marketplace: Paste your license key (in your [wdes account](https://wdes.org/login), go to **Subscriptions**, open the **Phox WHMCS** product and click “**Copy**” next to **License Key** on the **Overview** tab) into the “**Purchase code or license key**” field and click “**Activate**”.
7. Envato: We verify the purchase code with wdes. If it is already registered on your wdes account, the module is activated right away! 🎉 If it isn’t registered yet, [register your purchase on our platform](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/register-your-purchase-via-our-platform/) first, then come back, enter the code again and click “**Activate**”. wdes Marketplace: We verify the license key with wdes, and the module is activated right away! 🎉

> **Note:**
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> **Note** 🔔: If you have already installed the module, after you update the files go to the “wrench” icon > System Settings > Addon Modules and make sure that the Phox module has the new version.