Start with a Theme: Creative Portfolios in WordPress

Discover how to set up a portfolio of your work using WordPress and three free themes that result in three unique looks. This Start with a Themeinstallment focuses on how to get a portfolio site up and running and how to configure the theme options to best suit your type of work, whether it’s photography or web design. Author and WordPress aficionado Morten Rand-Hendriksen takes a deep dive through the themes Hatch, Gridly, and Touchfolio; explains their benefits and drawbacks; and shows how to leverage their features without having to write or understand code.

Topics include:

• Understanding what themes are and how they work
• Installing and activating themes
• Setting up an About page and a contact form
• Configuring headers, menus, and backgrounds
• Fixing incorrectly sized images
• Creating albums and galleries
• Adding links to social media sites

Table of content

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course

Setting Up a WordPress Portfolio Site

• Adding content
• Setting up an About page and a contact form
• Understanding what a theme is and how it works

Using Hatch

• Installing and activating Hatch
• Configuring the theme’s header, menu, and background
• Configuring theme options
• Things to keep in mind when using the Hatch theme

Using Gridly

• Getting and installing Gridly
• Fixing incorrectly sized images with a plug-in
• Exploring Gridly theme options
• Basic theme customization
• Things to keep in mind when using the Gridly theme

Using Touchfolio

• Getting and installing Touchfolio
• Creating albums and galleries
• Adding a gallery to the menu
• Adding a masonry gallery
• Adding links to social media sites
• Exploring Touchfolio theme options
• Things to keep in mind when using the Touchfolio theme 

Conclusion

• Getting the word out through social media sharing
  

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