How to showcase your work on a WordPress site
The short answer
You can showcase your work without a plugin by creating project pages and displaying them with WordPress’s Gallery block. For a portfolio that grows, use posts with featured images and a Query Loop; a portfolio-focused theme is faster when you need polished grids, sliders or templates.
What you need
- Admin access to your WordPress site
- A set of project images sized for the web
- A block theme or a theme with normal page and post editing
- Project titles, descriptions and links
The fast route
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Sources
- wordpress.org /documentation/article/query-loop-block/?utm_source=openai
Questions
- Can I create a portfolio in WordPress without a plugin?
- Yes, you can create a small portfolio with standard pages, featured images and the built-in Gallery block. Create one page per project, then make a Portfolio page that links to them. For a larger collection, standard posts combined with a category and Query Loop are more manageable. You only need extra software for features such as custom project fields, filtering, advanced lightboxes or specialised templates.
- Should portfolio projects be pages or posts?
- Use pages when the portfolio is small and changes rarely. Use posts when you want a repeatable project format, categories, search and a listing that updates automatically. A Query Loop can display those posts as a grid, while featured images provide the thumbnails. If your theme adds a custom portfolio post type, check its documentation before committing to it because changing themes may affect how that content is displayed.
- How do I make a portfolio grid in WordPress?
- Add a Query Loop block to a page, choose a grid pattern or start with a blank layout, then filter it to the category used for your projects. Inside the repeated Post Template, keep the featured image and title, and link them to the project. WordPress provides these controls in the Query Loop block, so custom code is not required for a basic grid.
- Why are my project images missing from the portfolio grid?
- The most common cause is that a project has no featured image, or the Query Loop is filtering for a category that was not assigned. Edit the project, set its featured image, confirm the category spelling, and check that the Query Loop is querying the intended post type. Also verify that the selected theme supports the featured image block in its template.