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Getting Started

How to install Hatch Connect on WordPress

Install and activate Hatch Connect from the WordPress admin or by uploading the zip, and find the setup guide that opens on activation.

Last updated October 29, 2026

By the end of this page Hatch Connect will be installed and activated, and the setup guide will be ready. It takes about two minutes. Nothing changes on your site or in Cloudflare until you press Deploy later.

Check your site meets the requirements

  • WordPress 6.4 or newer (tested up to 7.1).
  • PHP 7.4 or newer.

Install from the WordPress admin

  1. In wp-admin, go to Plugins, Add New.
  2. Search for Hatch Connect.
  3. Click Install Now, then Activate.
The WordPress Upload Plugin screen with the Choose file button
Plugins, Add New, Upload Plugin is the route for a zip file.

Install by uploading the zip

  1. Go to Plugins, Add New, Upload Plugin.
  2. Choose the zip and click Install Now.
  3. Click Activate Plugin.

What happens when you activate

A Hatch item appears in the wp-admin menu and a short setup guide opens. If you skip it, open Hatch and choose Run the setup guide again.

The WordPress Plugins list with Hatch Connect active
Hatch Connect active on the Plugins screen.
The Hatch Connection tab showing Not deployed yet and a Set up Hatch button
The Connection tab before the first deploy.

What to do next

Create the Cloudflare API token Hatch needs. If the plugin does not activate, check your PHP version and read How to check Hatch is working.