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title: "Quick-Start Guide"
description: "To begin, install and activate the Tarokina Pro plugin and any premium add-ons - refer to [this guide](https://arnelio.com/docs/installing-tarokina-pro/) for more details. Before you can create any tarot readings, you need to add at least one tarot deck, and then add…"
url: "https://arnelio.com/docs/quick-start-guide/"
updated: "2024-08-22"
category: Tarokina / Getting Started
---

# Quick-Start Guide

To begin, install and activate the Tarokina Pro plugin and any premium add-ons - refer to [this guide](https://arnelio.com/docs/installing-tarokina-pro/) for more details.

Before you can create any tarot readings, you need to add at least one tarot deck, and then add cards to that deck. The process looks like this:

1. Add / create a deck.
2. Add cards to that deck.
3. Create a tarot reading / spread using one of your decks.
4. For each card in that deck, add the required number of card texts / interpretations for that reading.
5. Embed your tarot reading in a page or post using a shortcode.

## Installing the Arnelio Deck

[![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart1.jpg)](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart1.jpg)

A quick way to get started is to install the Arnelio Deck, a premium tarot deck included in your purchase of Tarokina Pro. To do so, click the `Cards`tab in the sidebar and then click the `Go to install demo tarot` link. When you see the following screen, click the `Install` button.

[![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart2.jpg)](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart2.jpg)

After the deck has been successfully installed you will see the following screen - click `CLOSE`to proceed.

[![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart3.jpg)](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart3.jpg)

## Adding Your Own Deck

[![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart6.jpg)](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart6.jpg)

You can also add your own decks to Tarokina Pro. To create a new deck:

1. Click on `Decks`in the sidebar
2. Enter the name of your new deck
3. Click `Add new deck`
4. Your new deck will be created:

[![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart7.jpg)](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart7.jpg)

## Adding Cards

[![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart8.jpg)](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart8.jpg)

If you're used to using Wordpress to run your website, an easy way to understand decks and cards is to imagine each deck as a category, and each card as a post assigned to that category. To add a new card:

1. Click the `Add Card` tab
2. Enter the name of the card in the green section
3. Assign the card to a deck
4. Set a cover image
5. Click `Publish`

This process is described in more detail [here](https://arnelio.com/docs/cards-and-interpretations/).

## Creating a Tarot Reading

[![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart10.jpg)](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart10.jpg)

To create a new tarot reading, click the `Tarots`tab on the sidebar. Then type the reading name in the `Name`section and click `Save Changes`. After the tarot is saved, work your way through the various settings to customize the reading to your liking. Refer to [this guide](https://arnelio.com/docs/tarot-options/) for more details.

## Adding Card Texts / Interpretations

During the previous step, you created a tarot reading. That reading has one or more card positions in it, and one deck assigned to it. That assigned deck contains a number of cards. In this step, you need to create the text(s) for each of those cards. The texts are specific for the reading, with the number of texts per card related to the number of positions in the reading:

[![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tarokina-Pro-decks-cards-texts-readings.png)](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tarokina-Pro-decks-cards-texts-readings.png)

The process for adding the texts is explained in [this guide](https://arnelio.com/docs/cards-and-interpretations/).

## Embedding the Tarot Reading

![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart11.jpg)

Select and copy the shortcode near the top of the tarot settings. Insert a new shortcode block using the block editor and paste the shortcode into it. Click `Publish`.

![](https://arnelio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/quickstart12.jpg)

You can see a live example of Tarokina Pro and the Arnelio deck in action.

[View Demo](https://arneliodemo.com/classic-spreads-3/)

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