Creative Portfolio
Creative portfolio for creative people. This plugin Registers a custom post type for portfolio items and display them on a filterable creative grid.
Consider an alternative
Creative Portfolio shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 26/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (200+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Creative Portfolio stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| filterable portfolio | >100 |
| gallery | >100 |
| portfolio | >100 |
| portfolio gallery | >100 |
| responsive portfolio | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Creative Portfolio
From the official readme · v1.2Description
Creative portfolio for creative people. This plugin Registers a custom post type for portfolio items and display them on a filterable creative grid.
Plugin Demo
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Important
If you are a Elementor User, please use the Power-Ups for Elementor or Portfolio for Elementor plugins. They have new and exclusive Elementor features 🙂
Overview
This plugin allows you to create a creative portfolio to show your projects. It is specially made for creative professionals such as designers and photographers. It also works to create a portfolio of websites or web development projects.
You can also enable the filterable portfolio option, separating your projects into categories that can be filtered.
Elementor
This plugin also add a new Widget to the Elementor page builder called “Pugfolio”. Just Drag & Drop to show the portfolio grid on any page you want.
King Composer
It add a new element to the King Composer page builder. Just Drag & Drop to your page to display the portfolio.
Features
- Filterable Portfolio
- You can display only a Custom Portfolio Category if you want
- You can show the projects on a modal or on a single page
- Compatible with Elementor and King Composer Page Builders
- Masonry/Boxed Grid
- 2,3 or 4 collumns
Installation Instructions
- Upload
pugfoliofolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Click on the “Portfolio” link from the main menu
- Click on “Add New Item”, create your first portfolio content and publish. Create as many posts you want.
- Click on “Creative Portfolio” to set your color scheme.
How to display the filterable portfolio grid
NOTE: You can use the plugin with a page builder like Elementor or King Composer. In this case the Portfolio Element will be displayed as a Widget/Element of the Page builder. Just Drag & Drop the widget and set your options.
To display the portfolio grid on a page/post, use the [pugfolio] shortcode.
[pugfolio]
You can customize it using these options:
- postsperpage: Set a number of posts to show (eg: postsperpage=”12″).
- type Set it to yes if you want to show a specific portfolio category. Options: yes/no. (eg: type=”yes”).
- taxonomy: Set the specific taxonomy slug. You need to set type=”yes” to use this feature. (eg: taxonomy=”print”).
- showfilter: Show the category filter on the top of the grid. Options: yes/no. (eg: showfilter=”yes”).
- style: Set the grid style of the portfolio. Options: masonry/box. (eg: style=”box”).
- linkto: Set the link type of the portfolio item. If is set to image, it will open the Featured Image on a lightbox. Options: image/project. (eg: linkto=”image”).
- columns: Set the columns per row of the portfolio grid. Options: 2/3/4. (eg: columns=”4″).
- margin: Choose if you want a margin between the items or no. Options: yes/no. (eg: margin=”no”).
Example of a complete shortcode:
[pugfolio postsperpage=”12″ type=”no” showfilter=”yes” style=”masonry” linkto=”image” columns=”4″ margin=”no”]
Example of a complete shortcode without the set properties:
[pugfolio postsperpage=”” type=”” taxonomy=”” showfilter=”” style=”” linkto=”” columns=”” margin=””]
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Creative Portfolio: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Creative Portfolio free?
Yes. Creative Portfolio is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Creative Portfolio safe to use in 2026?
Creative Portfolio shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 26/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Creative Portfolio?
Creative Portfolio is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,879 times since it launched in January 2018. It was downloaded 122 times in the last 30 days.
Does Creative Portfolio work with WordPress 7.1?
Creative Portfolio is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Creative Portfolio last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on April 6, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Creative Portfolio?
Creative Portfolio is developed and maintained by Diego Pereira.
What are the best alternatives to Creative Portfolio?
The most popular alternatives to Creative Portfolio are Radius Portfolio (7K+ installs), Responsive Filterable Portf… (1K+ installs) and Portfolio Grid (800+ installs).
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