The potential value of a creative professional’s portfolio is beyond doubt. For that value to be realized, however, it’s vitally important that your portfolio displays your work beautifully and stands out as an extraordinary project in and of itself. Fortunately, many WordPress themes are available to help you build the perfect portfolio. This article will look at the best portfolio WordPress themes for creative professionals.
What Makes the Best Portfolio WordPress Themes?
Creativity is, of course, highly subjective. In turn, themes that appeal to one set of creative professionals might not appeal to others. This list offers various top-rated themes to cater to a broad spectrum of creative portfolio needs. Some have been included because of their built-in aesthetics, whereas others have made the list due to their high customizability or superior design features.
The Best Portfolio WordPress Themes
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Although we’ve presented our list below, the examples below are not in any particular order. Our advice is to check out each theme in turn – among them, you may find the perfect one for you.
1. Bridge
Bridge is a multipurpose WordPress that works well with Gutenberg, Elementor, and WP Bakery. The theme is one of the best-selling portfolio WordPress themes on the ThemeForest marketplace. Built with the designer in mind, Bridge allows you to build a unique portfolio website on WordPress. From interactive elements to over 600 demos you can import, designing your portfolio with Bridge is the clear choice for those who want a website that stands out.
Key Features:
- Seven portfolio pages, list, and single portfolio layouts
- 200+ customizable elements
- Integrated search functionality
- Ajax animations and transitions
- Compatible with WooCommerce
Pricing: $138 per year
2. Divi
Divi – our popular and versatile theme – has everything you need to display your work in the best possible light. The drag-and-drop Divi Builder is simple and intuitive, enabling you to create beautiful custom portfolio layouts without code.
Divi includes a dedicated Portfolio Module for displaying portfolio items in stunning grid layouts and a Filterable Portfolio Module that allows users to filter portfolio items by category without reloading the page.
You can even use the Portfolio Carousel Module to display items in a carousel slider. If you want to take Divi portfolios to the next level, you can use premium modules like Portfolio Grid, Packery Image Gallery, and Elastic Gallery to add impressive hover effects and fluid grid layouts.
Portfolio items are pulled from Divi’s built-in custom post type called Projects, which is a convenient feature for those wanting to separate their portfolio from their blog posts.
To jump-start the design process, you have access to 2000+ premade layouts from within the Divi Builder, with tons of stunning portfolio layouts that are only a click away. We even have complete layout packs suited to portfolio sites, including Portfolio, Art Gallery, Photography Studio, and many more. If that’s not enough, there are hundreds of premium premade layouts for Divi’s portfolio and carousel modules available with Divi Portfolio Module Pack and Divi Portfolio Carousel Module Layouts.
Key Features:
- Includes the Divi Builder drag-and-drop page creator.
- Create portfolio layouts in multiple grid layouts
- Filter portfolio items by category without reloading the page
- Dedicated Portfolio modules with hundreds of design options.
- Hundreds of premade portfolio layouts to help design your site.
Pricing: Paid plans start at $89
3. Hestia
If you want to build your portfolio website on a budget, consider Hestia. The theme works with the most popular page builders, including Divi, Beaver Builder, Thrive Themes, and more. With a slick material design, you can fully customize your site with WordPress’ Customizer. Hestia has enhanced WooCommerce features, so an upgrade may be needed if you want to sell products on your site. Switching to the pro version of Hestia is a good idea, as it comes with four portfolio-focused starter sites that can help you build your website faster.
Key Features:
- Fully customizable homepage
- Slider and video header
- Advanced blog layouts and options
- SEO friendly with optimized source code
- Extended header and footer options
Pricing: Free, Paid plans start at $99 per year
4. PILE
PILE is specifically designed to create beautiful portfolio websites. This is one of the best portfolio WordPress themes for the creative who wants true creative control with their website. Its sophisticated, minimalist structure results in a sleek modern design. This simple and intuitive theme is a good option for beginner WordPress users looking to create a visually impactful portfolio.
Key Features:
- Smooth parallax scrolling.
- Smart layout builder.
- Fully customizable.
- WooCommerce compatible.
Pricing: Paid plans start at $225 per year
5. LENS
LENS is a theme dedicated to helping photographers showcase their work in extraordinary ways. The minimal flat design offers a variety of visually appealing options, such as full-screen slideshows and galleries. The fast and smooth animated page transitions for a seamless viewer experience is a central feature that sets this theme apart. Also, it’s one of the best portfolio WordPress themes on our list, with a unique grid homepage layout.
Key Features:
- Animated page transitions.
- Full-screen slideshows, including videos.
- Includes over 600 Google Fonts.
Price: Paid plans start at $75 per year
6. Sydney
For SEO and performance-focused creatives, Sydney is the best portfolio WordPress theme. It has lightning-fast loading speeds, which are great for ranking in search engines, helping you find your work. Sydney has five starter sites that can help you quickly get your portfolio online. As a bonus, you have extra WooCommerce customization features, extra slider options, and more when upgrading to the theme’s pro version.
Key Features:
- Gutenberg and translation ready
- Modal popup module
- 5+ header and mobile header layouts
- 5+ blog layouts
- Custom hooks system
Pricing: Free, Paid plans start at $69 per year
7. Astra
Astra is a well-known free theme that powers over one million WordPress websites online. With both a free and pro version, the power of this portfolio theme shines with the pro version. Build custom headers, footers, blog layouts, and more for your next portfolio website. There are also global design options that make it easy to style and brand your site quickly. Astra is WooCommerce-ready, schema-integrated, and SEO optimized, making it one of our list’s best free portfolio WordPress themes.
Key Features:
- 240+ starter templates
- Advanced header builder
- Multiple blog layouts
- Custom layouts and hooks
- Enhanced color and typography options
- Native AMP support
Pricing: Free, Paid themes start at $59 per year
8. Kalium
Kalium is a clean and crisp portfolio theme that offers many options, including over 30 portfolio item types and multiple grid listing choices. It has many other built-in elements, such as Google Maps and pricing tables.
Key Features:
- Dozens of portfolio options.
- Easily customizable blog pages.
- Built-in pricing tables.
- WooCommerce compatible.
Pricing: $138 per year
9. Uncode
Uncode is another flexible theme that comes with a variety of portfolio options. Its clean and modern layout is easy to use and offers near-endless customization. The advanced grid system is beautiful for anyone creating masonry and grid-style sites.
Key Features:
- A range of layout options.
- A library of portfolio layouts, including grid and masonry.
- Includes the Visual Composer plugin.
Price: $118 per year
10. Oshine
Oshine has been designed to combine a clean, modern design with excellent features. Although this is a multipurpose theme, it is geared toward portfolio layouts. Functionality such as sliders, parallax effects, and overlays can assist you in getting truly creative with your portfolio.
Key Features:
- Drag-and-drop page builder.
- Master Slider plugin included.
- Choose from over 500 Google Fonts.
- WooCommerce ready.
Price: $138 per year
What is the Best WordPress Portfolio Theme?
| Themes | Price | Free Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Bridge | $138/year | ❌ | Visit |
| 🥈 | Divi | $89/year | ❌ | Visit |
| 🥉 | Hestia | $99/yea | ✔️ | Visit |
| 4 | PILE | $225/year | ❌ | Visit |
| 5 | LENS | $75/year | ❌ | Visit |
| 6 | Sydney | $69/year | ✔️ | Visit |
| 7 | Astra | $59/year | ✔️ | Visit |
| 8 | Kalium | $138/year | ❌ | Visit |
| 9 | Uncode | $118/year | ❌ | Visit |
| 10 | Oshine | $138/year | ❌ | Visit |
These WordPress themes have what it takes to produce a beautiful portfolio website. With Divi, you have the power to build a bespoke portfolio website with the sky as your limit. Bridge allows you to build your portfolio with a selection of page builders and starts you off with many layouts to get your portfolio off the ground. Finally, Hestia packs a clean, modern design into its free version, helping you build a nice portfolio on a budget.
Whether you want to display your beautiful photography or show off your creative coding skills, one of these themes will fit your needs. Which theme will you try for your next portfolio project and why? Let us know in the comments section below!
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Really very interesting themes for the purpose.Nice article.Thanks for sharing.I will refer my students about it.
Usually the one you make is the best that really suits your needs.
Of course, not everyone can create a bespoke theme – but if you have the skills, why not? 🙂
Sometimes, it get’s me thinking. Why many good and well-selling themes are cheap compared to not so popular ones.
There are many factors – method of distribution, development time, and popularity are just a few.
Just be thankful that some themes – such as Divi 🙂 – are incredibly cost-effective!
Awesome list, will buy one for sure
Good stuff, Sourabh. 🙂
hi thanx for this article it is very usefull porfolio theme collection for everyone, keep it on.
Thanks Cristina!
The price for the phoenix is not correct. The 16$ are for the html version and not the wordpress version. the real price is 49$ for the phoenix wordpress version.
Thanks for the heads up, I’ve corrected it.
Thanks .its really a good collection
Thanks. 🙂
Hi Tom, thanks for the list. My vote goes for Ronneby, I created a number of sites based on it. Imho it is one of the best themes on themeforest, it is battle-tested and has an exceptional support.
Thanks for your input and insight, Elijah!
With the exception of a good image grid capability DIVI could everything that is in any of the above.
I would like to see a review of plugins that work with DIVI that can do a Masonry style image layout. That would be awesome. I’ve been hoping for this with every update but hasn’t happened.
As awesome as DIVI is the handling of images or groups of images is a big black hole in the product. By the time image handling is added the masonry will be out of style. One step behind.
That’s a potentially interesting idea! Who knows, you may see post on the subject in the future. 🙂
Thanks for your comment!
I would prefer to not use any plug-ins at all and do everything in DIVI native. DIVI is just so amazing. I’ve tried a few plugins but they don’t seem to work with DIVI to well.
Maybe someday.
Bill Wells wrote:
> I would prefer to not use any plug-ins at all
> and do everything in DIVI native.
That goes without saying, doesn’t it, so I endorsed your suggestion of “a review of plugins that work with DIVI that can do a Masonry style image layout” … 😉
> DIVI is just so amzing.
Absolutely, I fully agree!
> DIVI is just so amzing
in my quotation of Bill’s commentary was, of course, meant to read
> DIVI is just so amazing!
🙂
Hi Tom,
I also endorse the suggestion made by Bill Wells. Masonry style image galleries really are one of the (IMHO very few) missing features with Divi, so an article on workarounds by means of compatible plugins would be awesome indeed!
BTW, being new to WP, I have lately come across your contributions on several WP channels and I just wanted to tell you that I find your tutorials and articles always very helpful and well written. Meanwhile, if I see somewhere you are the author of an article, I know it will be worth while reading it. 🙂
Thank you for your kind words!
Great collection of portfolio theme. But just a one question are ThemeForest themes are reliable as many of them didn’t get updates.
Themeforest themes are great if you don’t want to use the theme developers license for revslider, visual composer, layer slider etc. they are a real pain to upgrade. You have to uninstall those plugins and find from the developer where to get the latest version to upload and then it works again. I found for clients they can’t or don’t want to do all of that, all they want to do is click do a backup and click to upgrade.
Well Theresa so many themes at TF use those plugins as a base. I like it when I see a new theme that does not use it, but in some cases they are limited use themes.
I say if a theme has not been updated in a long time it can wind up causing problems down the road as WordPress continues to get updates.
I wish you would put a “back to the top” element on your blogs. It is so nice when people do that. Thanks.
Well we do have free plugins for that. I say it would not be a bad thing to have.
I would be more interested to get a detailed & concrete documentation on how to rebuild those exercises with divi!
I like your thinking, Johannes. 🙂
Hi,
Are all these portolio theme compatible with DIVI 3 builder ?
As of right now the Divi Build Plugin hasn’t been updated with the front-end builder. Our devs are working on it now. When launched it should be compatible with any of these. However, with so many different potential conflicts across so many themes, anyone who notices something not working correctly is encouraged to report bugs to support.
To be Honest I took a look at the “Pile” Theme, as intrigued by what possibly could be offered thats so different to so many at that ridiculous price tag, and was not impressed at all.
However No:13 Colours Creative really impressed me, with a great use of colours and display. Safe to say, some will always have a preference to what they like, but thats the one that stood out for me in this round.
But then again I like big bold colours.
Thanks for your insight, Adam!
Hi,
For your information, PILE 2 has incredibly increased its price up to 225$.
This is a very weird ‘twist’ for themes on TF marketplace, as some comments try to understand on what founded purposes this can be. See the team response by yourself…
225 bucks!?!?!?!?!?!?
Can anyone here tell me WHY that one single theme is worth 225 bucks when most of the WordPress themes I see at TF go for no more than 59 bucks??
Envato and ThemeForest are experimenting with author-driven pricing – here’s the scoop. 🙂
https://wptavern.com/wordpress-theme-authors-experiment-with-new-pricing-on-themeforest
Well that explains the price move to 225 bucks. I feel they are not going to get massive sales at that price point.
Yes Richard! Indeed, I was wondering the same as you did. This is a very weird pricing upscale practice on TF. PILE 2 is not exceptional theme as their pretend, as I monitor most of the best TF themes since 4 years, I can tell you there are advanced themes that cost no more than 59$
Yes and some of them are the most sold themes at TF.
Hi,
there is a “little” mistake in PILE’s price !
Oh wow, yeah you’re right. I think some of the themeforest authors may have changed their prices since we wrote this? Either way it’s been changed. May take a little while for the cache to clear on our end and show the change.
The price isn’t incorrect! ThemeForest are experimenting with author-driven pricing – so PILEs price is spot on. 🙂
https://wptavern.com/wordpress-theme-authors-experiment-with-new-pricing-on-themeforest