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 for your site—all without writing code!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 Theme installment 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