In this article, we will show you how to add a portfolio to your WordPress site the EASY way.
Why add a portfolio to your WordPress site?
A portfolio website allows you to showcase your creative work in style and establish a unique presence on the Internet. If you own a business, an online portfolio can help you successfully create a brand.
Although webmasters often suggest using a portfolio theme switzerland email list to create a portfolio website, this is not recommended if you want to add a portfolio to your existing website. Changing the theme of your existing website can hurt your website design as well as many other aspects such as speed and SEO .
So what do you do when you need to add a portfolio to your site without changing your theme?
When you use WordPress , you always have the support of plugins to get additional functionality on your site. So, in this case, the solution is to use a portfolio plugin.
Although there are several portfolio plugins on the market, if you already have an Instagram feed, then you can easily connect it to your WordPress site and display the feed on your site. We recommend using Instagram Feed Pro by Smash Balloon .
Smash Balloon also has plugins to link your Twitter, YouTube and Facebook .
In this tutorial we are going to show you how to create your own portfolio from scratch using the Envira Gallery plugin .
Adding a Portfolio in WordPress Using Envira Gallery
Envira Gallery is a powerful WordPress portfolio gallery plugin that allows you to create stunning online portfolios. Using this WordPress plugin , you can create visually appealing and feature-rich portfolios on your site.
You can create simple photo galleries with the free version, but it doesn't allow you to create full portfolios. You can purchase their Pro plan to get advanced features and add-ons.
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Step 1: Install the plugin and create a gallery
First, you will need to install the plugin on your WordPress site. Next, you will need to verify the plugin's license key. You can find the license key in your Envira Gallery account.
Next, you'll need to create Envira galleries for your portfolio.
Go to Envira Gallery » Add New to create your first Envira Gallery. Give your gallery a title, then add images to the Envira Gallery.
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You can upload photos from your computer or select them from your WordPress media library. Click the Select files from your computer button to upload image files from your computer.
If you want to add existing images from your WordPress media library, you will need to click the Select files from other sources button and click the Media Library tab .
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Once you have selected the images, you will be able to see the thumbnails of the images, as shown in the image below.
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You can now reorder images by simply dragging and dropping them. You can also insert image metadata by clicking the pencil icon on each image.
Next, click on the Config tab to configure your image gallery settings.
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From this area you can configure your gallery theme, number of columns, image dimensions, etc.
You can then configure all other settings by clicking on the tabs below the Config tab.
Once you're done playing around with the settings, go ahead and publish your gallery.
You can create more image galleries by repeating the same process.