You can enable a unique Portfolio content type to help organize your portfolio projects in a special section of your dashboard.
Please note that the screenshots are for explanatory purposes. Content look may change.
You can do this in three simple steps:
1. Activating the Portfolio Content Type
In your site’s dashboard, go to Settings → Writing → Your Custom Content Types and make sure the “Portfolio Projects” option is checked.
To add the Portfolio menu item to your dashboard, you’ll need to activate it on your site. Although some themes will do this for you automatically, you can do it in any theme by going to Settings → Writing → Your Custom Content Types and checking the “Portfolio Projects” option.
While you’re here, you can specify the maximum number of portfolio projects you want your site to display on portfolio archive pages and templates in the field just below the “Portfolio Projects” checkbox. This setting is separate from the number of posts you want to display on your blog or in your RSS feed.
After you’ve enabled portfolio support, make sure to save your changes at the bottom of the page.
If you don't see the Portfolio section in the WordPress dashboard, please check this solution: Portfolio and Testimonials sections are missing in the Dashboard.
If you don't see this option, please check the Troubleshooting section at the bottom of the article.
2. Adding and Managing Portfolio Projects
After the portfolio content type has been activated on your site, you can manage your projects under the new Portfolio menu item in the sidebar.
A portfolio project item is a single entity of your portfolio collections. It can be a photo, project, design, product, etc. To create a Project item, please follow the steps below:
Step 1: Please go to Dashboard > Projects > Add New.
Step 2: Select the Project item post format - gallery, image, video, link, document, HTML.
Image - Use the standard Featured Image option for the project's image. Use the editor for your content. Clicking on the image on the Portfolio listing page will open up the image in a lightbox. You will need the "Link" post format if you want to click on the image to lead to the project post.
Gallery - This project type allows you to have a gallery slider in the post - here's an example.
Launch the VamTam Builder, add a Text element, and use the "Add Media" button in a text/image block element to create a gallery.
Please note that when the Media manager opens up in the lightbox, you have to click "Create Gallery" on the left and select the images for your gallery. For more information on how to work with the Media library, you can watch the video guide Using a Media Library: Video Guides for Beginners
Please note that to have a gallery with a fixed height, you need to crop all images to the exact dimensions. You can do this using the built-in WP image editor.
Video - Put the URL of the video in the post format option field above the editor. You must use an oEmbed provider supported by WordPress or a file supported by the [video] shortcode which comes with WordPress. Vimeo and Youtube are supported.
Link - Use the standard Featured Image option for the project's image. Use the editor for your content. Put the link in the post format option field below if you want the image in the portfolio listing to lead to a particular link. If you leave the link field blank, clicking on the image on the portfolio listing page will open up the project post.
Document - Use the standard Featured Image option for the project's image. Use the editor for your content. The image will only be shown in the portfolio listing. You will need the "Link" post format if you need the featured image to appear in the post itself.
HTML - Use the standard Featured Image option for the project's image. Use the editor for your content. HTML type does not work with the ajax portfolio.
Step 3: Set the post format settings according to the help text above the editor.
Step 4: Attach the project to a project type. They are found on the right-hand side.
Step 5: You can add different description text that will show in the project items listing page to the excerpt module, found below the text editor.
Step 6: Click on the "Update" button.
How to add/remove the project logo and client/brand name:
To edit/remove the logo and client name, please go to the project settings:
3. Creating a Portfolio Listing Page
Please follow the steps below to create a standard portfolio:
Step 2: In the VamTam Builder, click on the "Projects" element. Check out this guide if you don't know how to use the Drag and Drop builder: Guide to Vamtam Beaver Builder.
Step 3: Once the element is added, click the edit button. The options panel will open up:
Layout and style customization
You can customize the layout and style of your Projects Posts in two locations:
Global Layout and Styles
Global Layout
If you need to change the layout - please navigate to Appearance > Customize
If you need to change a particular website area, go to the tabs - Header, Body, and Footer.
Global Styles
If you need to change the style (colours, backgrounds, typography), please navigate to Appearance > Customize > Global Styles
if you want to style a particular website area, go to the tabs - Header, Body, and Footer.
In Customize > General > Posts, you will find options Pagination type and Meta information.
Local Layout and Styles
You have an option to override some of the global options. These options are located just below your text editor. You can create a unique style for any project. Show Page Title area, Page Title Layout, and Page Background are such options.
Portfolio projects also support Comments to allow readers to interact with you and the Publicize feature allows you to share your projects to several social networks quickly and automatically.
When you want to show/hide comments on a page/post of your site, click on "Show more tools and options":
Then tick Discussion:
And enable/disable the option Allow Comments as shown in the screenshot below:
You can also add an Excerpt - Learn more about manual excerpts.
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Troubleshooting
Issue 1:
If you don't see the “Portfolio Projects” option in Settings → Writing → Your Custom Content Types, nor the Portfolio section in your dashboard...
Please make sure you've activated the Jetpack and the Unplug Jetpack plugins in Dashboard > Appearance > Install plugins
Issue 2:
If the Jetpack and the Unplug Jetpack plugins are activated, and you still don't see the Portfolio and Testimonials sections, please check if the Custom Content Types section in Jetpack > Settings is enabled:
Next, toggle the Custom Content Types section and enable the Portfolio Projects posts.
Issue 3:
If the previous steps are accomplished, and you still don't see the Testimonials / Portfolio sections, please check this solution: https://beaver.support.vamtam.com/support/solutions/articles/254329-how-do-i-remove-the-sidebars-and-widgets-