diff --git a/acorn/installation.md b/acorn/installation.md
index 57ef9718..e76954e9 100644
--- a/acorn/installation.md
+++ b/acorn/installation.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---
-date_modified: 2024-02-02 10:00
+date_modified: 2024-04-24 13:00
date_published: 2021-11-19 11:58
description: Install Acorn by running `composer require roots/acorn` in the root of your Composer-based WordPress project.
title: Installing Acorn
@@ -32,22 +32,16 @@ We recommend that you install Acorn on your WordPress install managed by Compose
$ composer require roots/acorn
```
-We also recommend adding Acorn's `postAutoloadDump` function to Composer's `post-autoload-dump` event in the `scripts` section of `composer.json`:
+If you don't use Composer to manage your WordPress install and you are using a Sage-based theme, you can install Acorn with Composer from your theme directory. Navigate to your theme folder and then run the command above.
-```json
-"scripts": {
- //...
- "post-autoload-dump": [
- "Roots\\Acorn\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump"
- ]
-}
-```
+## Booting Acorn
-If you don't use Bedrock and you are using a Sage-based theme, you can install Acorn with Composer from your theme directory.
+Acorn must be booted in order to use it. [Sage](https://roots.io/sage/) and [Radicle](https://roots.io/radicle/) already handle booting Acorn.
-## Booting Acorn
+
+Boot Acorn in your own theme or plugin
-If you aren't using [Sage](https://roots.io/sage/) or [Radicle](https://roots.io/radicle/), you can boot Acorn in your own theme or plugin:
+Add the following in your theme's `functions.php` file, or in your main plugin file:
```php
\Roots\bootloader()->boot());
```
+
+
+## Add the autoload dump script
+
+Acorn has a function that should be added to the `scripts` section of your `composer.json` file for the `post-autoload-dump` event. To automatically configure this script, run the following command:
+
+```shell
+$ wp acorn acorn:install
+```
+
+Select **Yes** when prompted to install the Acorn autoload dump script.
+
+::: warning
+`wp acorn` commands won't work if your theme/plugin that boots Acorn hasn't been activated and will result in the following message:
+
+**Error: 'acorn' is not a registered wp command.**
+:::
+
+
+Manually adding Acorn's post autoload dump function
+
+Open `composer.json` and add Acorn's `postAutoloadDump` function to Composer's `post-autoload-dump` event in the `scripts`:
+
+```json
+"scripts": {
+ //...
+ "post-autoload-dump": [
+ "Roots\\Acorn\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump"
+ ]
+}
+```
+
+
+
## Server requirements
Acorn's server requirements are minimal, and mostly come from WordPress and [Laravel 10's requirements](https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/deployment#server-requirements).
-- PHP >=8.1
+- PHP >=8.1 with extensions: BCMath, Ctype, Fileinfo, JSON, Mbstring, Tokenizer, XML
- WordPress >= 5.4
- [WP-CLI](https://wp-cli.org/)
-- BCMath PHP Extension
-- Ctype PHP Extension
-- Fileinfo PHP Extension
-- JSON PHP Extension
-- Mbstring PHP Extension
-- Tokenizer PHP Extension
-- XML PHP Extension