WordPress is an excellent platform for everyone, be it readers, writers, photographers, or sellers. Along with a blogging platform, it is also an exceptional means for creating your portfolio. Yes, you read it right. You can use a WordPressportfolio theme to showcase your work.
Why should you go for a website portfolio? It is easy to share and can contain as much as work you upload. Make different categories for projects, your work, awards, or any recognition. It will get easy for clients and customers to navigate through your portfolio to see your artwork.
However, the question is - how to use the WordPress portfolio theme? Well, this article will tell you that.
How to set up a WordPress portfolio theme?
Step 1: Install WordPress
This is going to be your first step. Install WordPress from the store, and signup to enter the dashboard. You can even sign up using your Gmail account.
Step 2: Decide Domain Name
After logging in, you will be asked to select the domain name and the package. Choose the domain name and select the package (WP's packages include hosting). You can even choose the hosting server on your own.
Step 3: Do the Payment
After selecting the package, you will have to pay the package fees for moving ahead with hosting and website designing. You can pay via bank transfer, credit card, debit card, and most online transfer platforms.
Step 4: Pick and Activate the Theme
This is the step where you will have to create a portfolio website design. Scroll through thousands of themes on WordPress. You will find many third-party portfolio themes from different companies like jthemes.
Once you have selected the theme, activate it. You will see the applied theme on your portfolio website. What is the next step?
How to activate a new theme? - Appearance > Themes > Add New.
Step 5: Customize and Upload Portfolio Item
The next step is to customize the website if you want to and upload photographs and your work. You can even add new categories/pages to showcase another work.
Now before creating a portfolio page, you will need to specify the items that you will upload. Almost every portfolio theme has its portfolio custom page, and if there’s not, you can create one with the help of a visual composer.
Conclusion
After following every
step mentioned, you will have a portfolio website with you. Isn’t it as easy as
drinking a cup of tea? What are you still waiting for? Create a portfolio and
upload your creative work.