This is my added portfolio plug-in – “Visual Portfolio.” Can also be seen on the “Experimental Page” page but without the sidebar š It’s not great, wouldn’t recommend. It also doesn’t like to work when you try to add any text or header above it, so that’s weird.
Sidebar Requirement
That >>> is my sidebar. Right there. See it? the right side of the screen š *side note* I also enjoy that when I type smiley faces, they automatically turn into the emoji. Way to go Zine Queen! š
Additional Plug-in
So I found and downloaded what I believe is one of the greatest plug-ins – it’s called “Smush” (PS. this is a hidden plug-in and is not seen on my sidebar). This plug-in takes all the extra load time away from your website by automatically compressing the images added to your media library. This is great because compressing images manually on a program like Adobe XD for every image can be very time-consuming and tedious. But if you don’t do it, you won’t have the best site performance. With this plug-in, I “bulk smushed” 131 images (pretty sure most of those were from the theme) but yay faster website! 👍
Portfolio on Homepage
*see homepage* The portfolio widget used on my homepage is the one that automatically came with my theme. I love the look of it and am super excited to add more of my work!