Portfolio X - Pro

An advanced portfolio manager

• created: 03/16/2017
• latest update: 03/17/2017
• by: QuantumCloud
• email: quantumcloud@gmail.com

Thank you for purchasing our item. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to email via our user page contact info form here. We truly hope our plugin increases the value of your website!

What Portfolio X?

Portfolio X is an advanced portfolio with streamlined workflow and unique designs and templates to show your works or projects. Project Showcase and Widgets are included. This free WordPress Portfolio plugin was designed and developed with user-friendliness in mind. Just add some images and descriptions of your works and the plugin will automatically show them in a nice, engaging format.

Portfolio X comes packed with 4 different and unique Responsive templates, showcase template, ready widgets and an advanced "Shortcode generator". You will love them all.

This is a new, elegant and unique way to showcase your projects that will help bring you more projects and clients for your company!

The plugin is under active development. We will release more features soon!

Who is it for?

Portfolio X is a must have plugin for you if you are a:

• Web Design Studios
• Graphics Design Companies
• Photographers
• Software Development Companies
• Artists
• Creative Individuals or Companies

Where Can Portfolio X be Used?

Portfolio X is one of the Best, Most Creative and Free WordPress Portfolio Plugins available. It can also be used as:

Image gallery, Photography Gallery, Art Gallery, Creative Works Gallery, Client Gallery

Photo Gallery, Photo album, Photo portfolio, Design Studio, Featured works

Work Showcase, Project Showcase, , Client Showcase, and of course,

You can install "Portfolio - X Pro" plugin by following some simple and easy steps.

Please find 'portfolio-x-pro.zip' file inside your downloaded package and install it following the steps below: -

From your WordPress dashboard:

1. Visit 'Plugins > Add New'
2. Click on 'Upload'
3. Click on 'Browse' button and then select 'portfolio-x-pro.zip' from file upload window
4. Then click 'Install Now' button. The plugin will be installed within some moments.
5. Then click 'Activate Plugin' link to activate the installed 'Portfolio X - Pro' plugin.

Manual Installation:

1. 'Upload / Copy'  'portfolio-x-pro.zip' file to your 'wp-content\plugins' folder
2. Unzip the 'portfolio-x-pro.zip' file
3. Visit 'Plugins -> Installed Plugins' from your site dashboard
4. Find 'Portfolio X - Pro' in the plugins list, and activate it by clicking on 'Activate' link

After installing 'Portfolio X - Pro' plugin, you can manage your like directory and items as below -

Simple Steps to get Started:

There are basically two things to do:

1. Create a Portfolio
2. Then create Portfolio Items and assign them under your created portfolio

How to create a Portfolio:

• Go to Portfolio-X menu from your WordPress dashboard
• Click on Add Portfolio button
• You will then get a page to add your portfolio
• Give your portfolio a Ttitle
• Select Portfolio Template from the available list of templates
• You can optionally select Order By and Order parameters
• Finally publish your Portfolio by clicking on Publish button from the right column.
• You can change these set parameters of the Portfolio anytime by Editing it.

How to add an Item under a Portfolio:

• Go to Portfolio Items menu, then click on Add Portfolio Item
• Give it a Title, Example: Jhonny Soles Website
• Set Details Description and Short Description texts
• Set project live URL, if any
• Pick Start Date and End Date, if any
• Add gallery images for this portfolio item
• Finally, Assign this portfolio item under any one or more of your created Portfolio
• Most importantly, set a featured image for this item [it's a must to do]
• Then Publish your item
• You can create an much item as your like as the same way above

To display Portfolio in your post/page, you need to use the shortcode.

View of Shortcode Generator is as below:

Example of a Shortcode:

Example 01:  [portfolio-x portfolio="4"]

Example 02:  [portfolio-x mode="portfolio" portfolio="4" theme_style="template-01" orderby="date" order="ASC"]

Example 03:  [portfolio-x-showcase mode="showcase" template="style-02" orderby="date" order="ASC"]

Available Shortcode Parameters, for Portfolio/Showcase:

01. mode

Example: mode="portfolio",  or  mode="showcase"

It specify how you want to use this shortcode, to display portfolio. or to display showcase

02. portfolio="4"

ID of the portfolio, if you are using this shortcode to display a Portfolio, not a showcase.

03. theme_style="template-01"

You can override the set theme style of the portfolio by using this parameter.

Accepted Values: "template-01" to "template-15"

04. orderby 
Compatible order by values: 'ID', 'author', 'title', 'name', 'type', 'date', 'modified', 'rand' and 'menu_order'.

Default is: menu_order

05. order 
Value for this option can be set as "ASC" for Ascending or "DESC" for Descending order.

07. template="style-02"

Use this parameter to choose showcase template only. Ommit it for a portfolio.

Accepted Values: "style-01"  to  "style-07"

You can access settings page from - "Dashboard' --> 'Portfolio-X' --> "Settings"

Settings options are Self Expanatory as their titles. Available settings options are as below:

Settings option has multiple tabs:

1. SETTINGS: to apply global settings
2. FONTS: to apply global font configurations
3. TEMPLATE CUSTOMIZER: to customize different templates
4. CUSTOM CSS: to add any custom stylesheet codes
5. HELP: to get some brief help

SETTINGS tab:

01. Show All Portfolio Links at Top

Display all of your available portfolio link at the top of the portfolio

02. Items Per Page

How many portfolio items you want to show per page. Default, 5

03. Link Listing Title

To link or not the portfolio item title during display.

04. How to View Portfolio Details?

How to open the portfolio details. Via popup window or via a separate page

05. Top Buttons background Color

Background color of the top buttons. i.e. Portfolio Links

06. Top Buttons background Color on Mouseover

07. Top Buttons Shadow Color

Shadow color of the top buttons

And other color configurations are available. These are self explanatory as per their titles.

There are 16 templates for Portfolio, and 07 templates for displaying Showcase.

Portfolio Templates:

01. Template 01

02. Template 02

03. Template 03

04. Template 04

05. Template 05

06. Template 06

07. Template 07

08. Template 08

09. Template 09

10. Template 10

11. Template 11

12. Template 12

13. Template 13

14. Template 14

15. Template 15

16. Template 16

Showcase Styles

01. Style 01

02. Style 02

03. Style 03

04. Style 04

05. Style 05

06. Style 06

07. Style 07

These are two available widets you can use.

To use widgets, go to "Appearence --> Widgets"

01. Widget 01

02. Widget 02

To get instant support, you can email us at: quantumcloud@gmail.com

Any feedback or feature requests are most welcome. We will try to incorporate your valuable suggestions with our item.

Developed by Professional Web Design and Development Company QuantumCloud

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We have borrowed the codes and ideas from the below open source projects:

• Custom-Meta-Boxes
• Option Tree Framework
• Skrollr
• Codrops