I needed a better way to handle my project portfolio on this site, so I searched for a WordPress plugin to handle the job. It also needed to play well with my Thesis theme. After several failed tries, I found Portfolio for Thesis 1.8.1. It is written by
Serge Liatko and costs 10 EUR.
This is a great plugin for setting up a design portfolio, although it could certainly be used for portfolios of any kind. Through the Portfolio Settings page, in the WordPress Administration area, you can set how many work examples you want to show on each row and page. Each work example in your portfolio is added using the Add New option under the Works menu. Works are a custom post type, so they function much like the Add New option under the Posts menu.
The plugin author, Serge, was very responsive and helpful with my questions as I was working to setup my portfolio. It is important to understand that this plugin is designed to work with Thesis 1.8.1 functionality. If you want it to work correctly, be sure to upgrade your Thesis theme to version 1.8.1.
Serge also has a plugin called WP Featured Image for Thesis. This plugin works with the Thesis Post Image and Thumbnail widget in the Add New / Works==>Edit interface. The use of this plugin in conjunction with the Portfolio for Thesis 1.8.1 plugin is demonstrated in two videos on Serge’s plugin website.
If you have a WordPress site using Thesis 1.8.1 that needs a portfolio, I highly recommend the Portfolio for Thesis 1.8.1 and WP Featured Image for Thesis plugins.
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Hey there, thanks for this post on the Thesis Theme. I might just go ahead and buy the Portfolio plugin myself.
Hi, Mike! See your site is growing.
pleasure to see you like the plugin and even have taken time to share it with this review. Thanks for the feedback. Wish you to have lots of happy customers just as you’re for me.
Cheers,
Serge
Feel free to mail me any time.