The 30 Best WordPress Portfolio Themes

Searching for the best WordPress portfolio themes to show off your work?

No matter what type of portfolio you’re creating, a WordPress portfolio theme can help you create a strong foundation for success, with a stylish aesthetic and support for all of the functionality that your portfolio needs.

In this curated list, you’ll discover 30 quality themes to help you choose the best WordPress portfolio theme for your needs. You can use these for copywriting portfolios, developer portfolios, graphic design portfolios, and lots, lots more.

1. Astra

Astra is a lightweight multipurpose WordPress theme that makes a great option for portfolio websites thanks to its dedicated portfolio starter sites and flexible customization options. For example, you’ll find premade portfolio starter sites for web developers, photographers (pictured above), designers, and lots more.

To get started, you can import one of the premade portfolio sites using your preferred builder — the native WordPress editor (Gutenberg), Elementor, or Beaver Builder. Or, you can build your portfolio from scratch using Astra’s help Customizer options.

What we like:

• While Astra is a multipurpose theme, it includes tons of premade starter sites for different types of portfolios — browse them all here.
• Astra offers its starter sites with different editors, which lets you choose your preferred experience. It supports Gutenberg, Elementor, and Beaver Builder.
• You get access to tons of options in the real-time Customizer, which gives you even more control.
• Astra is lightweight and performance-friendly, which helps you ensure your portfolio website loads quickly.

Pricing: Free version at WordPress.org. Astra Pro starts at $59 for use on unlimited sites.

2. GeneratePress

GeneratePress is another performance-friendly multipurpose theme that works great for portfolio websites. The theme offers a number of importable starter sites for portfolios. Or, you can easily build your own design using its detailed Customizer options and the block editor (or your favorite page builder WordPress plugin).

For example, the Portfolio starter site (pictured above) offers an easy way to show off different types of work.

What we like:

• GeneratePress includes multiple starter sites that work well for portfolios (you need GeneratePress Premium to access the site library, though).
• GeneratePress is one of the fastest WordPress themes out there, which helps you create a quick-loading portfolio.
• You can use the native WordPress editor with the bundled GenerateBlocks plugin. Or, GeneratePress also works great with page builder plugins like Elementor and Beaver Builder.
• The theme offers lots of options in the WordPress Customizer to help you customize your site.

Pricing: Free version at WordPress.org. GeneratePress Premium starts at $59 for use on up to 500 sites.

3. Ohio

Ohio is a dedicated WordPress portfolio theme built for creative agencies or freelancers looking to show off their work. It offers tons of importable demo sites that you can choose from, all of which have very modern design aesthetics.

When importing a demo site, you can choose between using Elementor or WPBakery Page Builder, which lets you control the design experience. The theme also includes the Figma source files, which gives you even more power to customize things to your liking.

What we like:

• Ohio offers 30+ importable starter sites, which lets you choose the aesthetic that you want for your portfolio.
• When importing a demo site, you can choose between using Elementor or WPBakery Page Builder.
• The theme includes dedicated portfolio layouts to show off your work, including features like a quickview lightbox.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.
• Avada includes 94+ premade starter sites, including multiple portfolio site starter templates that you can import.
• The built-in Avada Builder offers a visual, drag-and-drop design experience that lets you customize every part of your portfolio without needing any code.
• Avada includes its own portfolio tool to help you add and manage portfolio items.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $59, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

4. Kadence Theme

Kadence Theme is another lightweight multipurpose theme in the same vein as the Astra and GeneratePress themes above.

To help you get started, you can find multiple starter sites that work great for different types of portfolios, most of which you can import in Elementor or Gutenberg versions. In addition to supporting those builders, Kadence Theme also offers an incredible amount of flexibility in the real-time WordPress Customizer.

What we like:

• Kadence Theme offers multiple starter sites that work great for portfolio websites.
• You can choose between using the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg) or Elementor. For the block editor, Kadence Theme bundles its flexible Kadence Blocks plugin.
• You get access to an incredible number of options in the WordPress Customizer.
• Kadence Theme is very lightweight, which helps you make your portfolio website load fast and pass Core Web Vitals.

Pricing: Free version at WordPress.org. Kadence Theme Pro starts at $79 for use on unlimited sites.

5. Avada

Avada is a multipurpose theme that works great for portfolio websites thanks to its built-in drag-and-drop builder tool and premade portfolio site templates. In total, Avada offers 94+ premade starter sites, including 19+ that specifically offer portfolio functionality (such as the Freelancer starter site pictured above).

Whether you design your site from scratch or use one of those starter sites, the built-in Avada Builder offers a code-free way to control every part of your site using its visual, drag-and-drop interface.

If you want to see the Avada theme in action, you can check out our roundup of real websites using the Avada theme.

What we like:

Pricing: $69, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

6. Honshi

Honshi is a creative portfolio theme built for agencies and freelancers looking to show off their work. All of Honshi’s demo content is built with Elementor, which means you can customize everything using Elementor’s visual interface.

The theme also includes strong portfolio functionality. For example, you can add portfolio category filters to help your potential customers filter out the work that’s most relevant to them.

What we like:

• Honshi’s demo content uses Elementor, which allows for easy customization.
• You get access to tons of different portfolio layouts, including grids, pop-ups, mosaics, sliders, and more.
• Honshi includes Ajax portfolio category filters with tons of different animation options.
• The theme is cheaper than average and offers lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $39, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

7. Neve

Similar to themes like Astra and GeneratePress, Neve is a lightweight multipurpose theme that makes a great option for portfolio websites thanks to its large library of importable starter sites and flexible options in the WordPress Customizer.

When you import a starter site, you can choose between using the native block editor (Gutenberg) or Elementor. You can find a number of different options, including all-purpose portfolio sites as well as industry-specific designs for photographers, illustrators, agencies, and more.

What we like:

• Neve includes multiple starter sites that work great for portfolios.
• You can choose between using the native block editor (with the bundled Otter Blocks plugin) or the Elementor page builder plugin.
• Neve is one of the fastest WordPress themes out there, so you can be confident that your portfolio site will pass Core Web Vitals.
• You get access to tons of design options in the real-time WordPress Customizer.

Pricing: Free version at WordPress.org. Neve Pro starts at $99 for use on unlimited sites (there’s also a first-year discount that lowers the first-year price to $69).

8. Divi

Divi is another multipurpose WordPress theme that, like the Avada theme above, includes its own built-in visual builder tool.

To start, Divi includes 300+ full website layout packs and thousands of individual page templates. These include all-purpose templates, as well as several specialized portfolio templates for construction, interior design, photographers, engineering firms, and more.

No matter which layout pack you choose, you’ll be able to customize everything using the visual, drag-and-drop Divi Builder.

To learn more, you can check out our full Divi theme review, as well as some examples of real websites using Divi and our Divi vs Elementor comparison.

What we like:

• The Divi theme includes its own visual, drag-and-drop builder (Divi Builder).
• It offers tons of importable portfolio starter sites, including an all-purpose portfolio template as well as industry-specific portfolio designs.
• There’s a huge community of Divi users, which makes it easy to find help when you’re customizing your portfolio.
• Your purchase of Divi also gets you access to the developer’s other themes and plugins at no extra cost.

Pricing: $89 for use on unlimited sites, which includes access to all of the developer’s other themes and plugins.

9. InBio

InBio is one of the best WordPress portfolio themes if you’re looking to create a personal portfolio. It can work great if you’re a freelancer looking to showcase your work to potential clients, but it also works well if you want to build an online resume to find full-time work.

You can choose from 30+ importable starter sites to showcase your work, including both light and dark designs. All of the starter sites use the Elementor page builder plugin, which also allows for easy drag-and-drop customization.

What we like:

• You can choose from 30+ importable starter sites.
• All of InBio’s starter sites use Elementor, which makes it easy to customize the demo content.
• In addition to its portfolio functionality, InBio includes some unique features, such as a video introduction feature (pictured in the bottom-right corner of the screenshot above).
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $39, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

10. Pile

Pile is a stunning WordPress portfolio theme from Pixelgrade. While it’s a bit more expensive than some of the other WordPress portfolio themes on this list, it justifies its price with eye-catching looks and tons of portfolio options.

For example, the portfolio feature includes options like parallax scrolling, transition animations, and more. You won’t find polished effects like these on many other portfolio themes.

What we like:

• The theme has stunning looks that help you stand out.
• You get access to some very slick animations and transitions to go along with the good looks.
• Pile offers multiple portfolio display options, including some unique offset grids.
• You can get lifetime updates and support at no extra cost.

Pricing: $245 for use on a single website and lifetime updates.

11. Perfect Portfolio

Perfect Portfolio is a popular free WordPress portfolio theme from Rara Themes that’s available at the WordPress.org theme directory, where it’s active on over 3,000 sites. If you want more functionality, there’s also a premium version of the theme that you can purchase via the developer’s website.

The free version already lets you create a stylish portfolio with category filters (pictured above), while the premium version adds five new starter sites and other advanced features.

What we like:

• You can choose from six different starter sites — the free version gives you one, while the premium version adds another five options.
• Four of Perfect Portfolio’s starter sites are built with Elementor, which offers easy drag-and-drop customization (the other two use the native editor).
• You can also find two child themes for Perfect Portfolio, which gives you even more flexibility.
• You can add Ajax category filters to help users browse your portfolio items.
• There’s a functional free version at WordPress.org.

Pricing: Free version at WordPress.org. Perfect Portfolio Pro starts at $59.

12. Portfolio Web

Portfolio Web is another free WordPress portfolio theme that you can download via the WordPress.org theme marketplace. As with the previous theme, there’s also a premium version of the theme that gives you access to new features and design options.

To help you customize your portfolio site, you’ll get access to custom widgets that you can use for both the homepage and the sidebar.

What we like:

• You can customize your portfolio using custom widgets — the free version gives you 10+ widgets, and the Pro version gives you 19+ widgets.
• The theme works especially great for a personal portfolio/resume site.
• In addition to showing your work, you can also list your job experience in an eye-catching timeline view.
• There’s a functional free version at WordPress.org.

Pricing: Free version at WordPress.org. Portfolio Web Pro starts at $55.

13. Rhye

Rhye is a WordPress portfolio theme that uses Ajax to create a very slick user experience, with standout Ajax page transitions and nice features like smooth scrolling. This aesthetic can make it an especially great option for designers, photographers, or other types of creatives.

Rhye also uses Elementor for all of its demo content, which means that you can easily customize everything without needing any code.

What we like:

• Rhye uses Ajax to create a slick, page reload-less portfolio experience.
• It includes tons of cool effects, such as transition animations, hover effects, smooth scrolling, and more.
• The demo content uses Elementor, which lets you customize everything using a visual, drag-and-drop interface.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.
• All of Most’s demo content uses Elementor, which allows for drag-and-drop customization.
• Most offers some unique animations and page transitions, which works great for creatives.
• You get access to multiple portfolio layouts to showcase your work.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $39, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

14. Most

Most is a creative portfolio theme that can work great for agencies or freelancers. It includes some really cool animations, as well as a tight integration with Elementor to help you customize the starter content.

Beyond that, Most offers multiple portfolio layouts, including grids, lists, mosaics, and more.

What we like:

Pricing: $49, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

15. OceanWP

Like Astra, GeneratePress, and some of the other themes on this list, OceanWP is a lightweight multipurpose theme that makes an excellent option for WordPress portfolio sites thanks to its large importable starter site library and flexible Customizer options.

In total, OceanWP offers 220+ Elementor-powered starter sites. While not all of those are focused on creating a portfolio, you can find 21+ portfolio starter sites for a range of different industries, including photography (such as the example screenshot above), design, consulting, makeup, and more.

What we like:

• You can choose from 220+ starter sites, including 21+ designs specifically built for portfolios.
• All of the demo sites use Elementor, which lets you easily customize them using drag and drop.
• OceanWP offers a huge number of options in the WordPress Customizer, which gives you even more control over your portfolio.
• The Pro version offers a dedicated Portfolio add-on to showcase your portfolio in different ways, including adding Ajax category filters.
• There’s a functional free version at WordPress.org.

Pricing: Free version at WordPress.org. Premium bundles start at $54 for use on up to three websites.

16. Norebro

Norebro is a creative WordPress portfolio theme that comes with 30+ different importable starter sites for a range of different use cases, including personal portfolios, agency portfolios, photographer portfolios, and more.

In addition to a wide variety of importable demo sites, Norebro also gives you tons of flexibility for showcasing your work, thanks to its 24+ portfolio listing layouts.

What we like:

• Norebro offers 30+ importable starter sites for a range of different use cases.
• You can showcase your work with 24+ portfolio listing layouts.
• The theme bundles in WPBakery Page Builder, Slider Revolution, and ACF Pro at no extra cost.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $59, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

17. Clean Portfolio

Clean Portfolio is a free WordPress portfolio theme from Catch Themes that you can download via the WordPress.org theme directory. If you want more functionality, there’s also a premium version of the theme that you can purchase via the developer’s website.

While you can use Clean Portfolio for any industry, it works especially well for creative industries such as photographers, designers, illustrators, artists, and so on.

What we like:

• It has a very minimal design that puts the focus on your portfolio images, which is why it works great for photographers or other graphic artists.
• You get access to a detailed theme options area to control how your site looks.
• The theme includes a dedicated portfolio feature to help you easily add/manage portfolio items.
• There’s a functional free version at WordPress.org.

Pricing: Free version at WordPress.org. Clean Portfolio Pro starts at $60.

18. Werkstatt

Werkstatt is a creative WordPress portfolio theme that offers some very modern, stylish demo sites. In total, you can choose from 39+ importable starter sites covering a range of different industries.

You can find generic portfolio sites that work for any niche, as well as dedicated designs for photographers, creative agencies, developers,

What we like:

• You can choose from 39+ different importable starter sites.
• All of Werkstatt’s demo sites have very stylish designs.
• The demo sites are built using Visual Composer, which offers easy drag-and-drop customization.
• You can choose from a variety of different portfolio listing styles.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $89, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

19. Eksell

Eksell is a free WordPress portfolio theme from Anders Noren, one of the most popular free WordPress theme developers at WordPress.org. In addition to the many free themes that he offers, Anders has also been involved with creating some of the default WordPress themes, such as the Twenty Twenty theme.

Eksell offers a clean layout that works especially well for any type of visual work, such as photography, graphic design, illustration, and so on. It also includes portfolio category filters to help visitors browse your work.

What we like:

• The theme comes from one of the most well-known developers at WordPress.org.
• Eksell offers deep integration with the native WordPress block editor, including offering a number of block patterns that you can use to design your site.
• Eksell includes light and dark modes and will automatically adjust itself based on your users’ system preferences.
• The theme is 100% free and available at WordPress.org.

Pricing: Free

20. Kalium

Kalium is a creative multipurpose WordPress theme that can work great for portfolio sites, though that’s not its singular focus.

To help you get up and running, Kalium comes with 25+ importable starter sites, built with your choice of Elementor or WPBakery Page Builder. As part of this collection, you’ll find a number of portfolio-focused starter sites, including an all-purpose starter site as well as niche-specific designs for architecture firms, photographers, agencies, freelancers (pictured above), and more.

What we like:

• You can choose from 25+ importable demo sites, including a number of portfolio designs.
• You can choose between using Elementor or WPBakery Page Builder.
• The theme offers seven different portfolio layout types.
• Kalium has a near-perfect 4.95-star rating on over 2,300 reviews.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $69, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

21. Inspiro Blocks

Inspiro Blocks is a freemium WordPress portfolio theme from WP ZOOM that uses the new WordPress Site Editor (formerly known as Full-Site Editing). If you’re not familiar with this term, it essentially means that you’ll be able to fully customize your portfolio site using blocks, including your header, footer, templates, and more.

While this block-based theme approach might not be for everyone, it does give you a lot of flexibility and lets you take advantage of the new direction that WordPress is going in. If you prefer the more “traditional” approach, the developer also offers an Elementor-based version of Inspiro.

If you want to learn more, you can check out our introduction to WordPress Full-Site Editing.

What we like:

• Inspiro Blocks uses the new WordPress block-based Site Editor tool (AKA Full-Site Editing).
• You can choose from two different portfolio designs — an agency/business portfolio and a video production portfolio.
• The portfolio design includes category filters to help users easily browse your portfolio items.
• There’s a functional free version, which is great if you’re on a budget.

Pricing: Free version. Inspiro Blocks Pro starts at $69 for use on unlimited sites.

22. Clean Folio

Not to be confused with the Clean Portfolio theme above, Clean Folio is a premium WordPress portfolio theme that you can purchase directly from the developer, Dessign.

True to its name, it offers a clean layout that puts the focus on your portfolio imagery. This can make it an especially good WordPress portfolio theme for creatives or visual artists such as photographers, graphic designers, illustrators, and so on.

What we like:

• The theme offers a clean, minimal design with lots of white space.
• The portfolio offers hover effects to show the title when a user hovers over the image (you can see this on the first portfolio item in the screenshot above).
• You can add contact information and social links in a top bar above the navigation menu.
• Each portfolio item gets its own dedicated detail page.

Pricing: $59

23. Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a creative multipurpose theme that offers 52+ importable starter sites, most of which have dedicated portfolio functionality. It can work well for both agency portfolio sites and personal portfolio sites.

In addition to customizing the demo content using Brooklyn’s built-in page builder tool, you also get access to over 2,500 different theme options to control every single part of your site.

What we like:

• You can choose from 52+ importable starter sites, most of which have dedicated portfolio functionality.
• Brooklyn includes a built-in page builder tool to give you a code-free way to customize the demo content.
• The theme collectively offers over 2,500 design options to give you pixel-perfect control over your site.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $59, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

24. Lense

Lense is a photography portfolio theme from CSSIgniter. Unlike many of the other portfolio themes on this list, Lense is focused on a specific niche, rather than aiming to be an all-purpose portfolio theme. But if you are a photographer or graphic artist, Lense offers a great design that puts the focus on your images.

To showcase your work, you can choose from multiple layouts, including a justified grid, a masonry grid, a slider, or a scroller.

What we like:

• Lense is 100% dedicated to helping you create a great photography portfolio.
• You can choose from four different portfolio gallery layouts.
• Lense includes a built-in Portfolio custom post type that makes it easy to add your work.
• Lense offers tight integrations with the native WordPress block editor and the Elementor page builder plugin.

Pricing: $49 for the standalone theme or $79 for access to all of the developer’s themes and plugins.

25. Pofo

Pofo is a popular creative portfolio theme at the ThemeForest marketplace. It comes with 210+ importable starter sites, including many dedicated portfolio designs for both corporate and personal portfolio sites.

It also offers a very flexible portfolio layout tool, including lots of different layout options, Ajax category filters, hover effects, and more.

What we like:

• You can choose from 210+ importable starter sites, many of which come with dedicated portfolio functionality.
• The theme offers multiple portfolio layouts, including support for filters and other effects.
• The demo content uses WPBakery Page Builder, which offers a visual, drag-and-drop design experience.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $59, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

26. vCamp

vCamp is a creative portfolio theme that comes with 13+ different homepage designs, along with 121+ total page templates that you can use for your portfolio.

To help you easily customize your chosen templates, vCamp uses Elementor for all of its demo content. It’s also based on the Vafpress Framework, which gives you access to tons of different customization options.

What we like:

• You can choose from 13+ homepage layouts and 121+ total page templates.
• All of vCamp’s demo content uses Elementor for easy drag-and-drop customization, along with giving you 150+ element blocks.
• You can choose from multiple portfolio layouts, including creative filter, grid, overlay, and more.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.
• Wavo offers a tight integration with Elementor to let you control your site using Elementor’s visual interface.
• You can choose from multiple portfolio page styles, including carousels and multi-column grids.
• In addition to controlling your page content with Elementor, you can also use Elementor for your site’s header and footer without needing to purchase Elementor Pro.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $49, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

27. Wavo

Wavo is an Elementor-based portfolio theme that lets you customize everything using Elementor’s visual, drag-and-drop interface. To help you get even more benefits from the Elementor integration, Wavo also includes 60+ Elementor widgets.

It also enhances the free version of Elementor with other useful capabilities, such as the ability to customize your portfolio site’s header and footer.

What we like:

Pricing: $39, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

28. RyanCV

As the name suggests, RyanCV makes a great option for individuals looking to create a personal portfolio or online resume site. While it’s more focused on the resume/CV angle than some of the other themes on this list, RyanCV still includes a dedicated portfolio feature as part of its functionality.

You can choose from 12+ importable starter sites and customize everything using the visual Elementor page builder plugin.

What we like:

• You can choose from 12+ importable starter sites for different industries, including design, web development, systems engineering, business consulting, and more.
• All of the starter sites are built with Elementor, which offers visual, drag-and-drop design customization.
• RyanCV offers a dedicated portfolio listing tool, including Ajax category filters.
• You can also showcase your work experience and resume.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $39, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

29. Hamilton

Hamilton is another free WordPress portfolio theme from Anders Noren, who also made the Eksell theme from earlier in our list.

Like most of Anders’ themes, Hamilton offers a very clean, minimal design aesthetic that puts the focus on your work. This can make it an especially great option for creating a portfolio of visual work, such as photography, illustrations, and so on.

What we like:

• The theme has a very clean, modern aesthetic.
• Hamilton offers a unique fullscreen menu to help people navigate your site.
• In addition to its portfolio listing page, Hamilton also comes with a resume template to help you showcase your work experience (great for personal portfolios).
• The theme is 100% free and available at WordPress.org.

Pricing: Free

30. Bridge

Last but not least, there’s Bridge — a popular creative multipurpose theme that’s sold via ThemeForest. Bridge offers an absolutely massive collection of 612+ importable demo sites, including 108+ designs that are built for different types of portfolios.

When you import a demo site, you can select between using Elementor or WPBakery Page Builder for the design, which lets you choose your preferred design experience. Not all demo sites are available in both builders, but many are.

What we like:

• You can choose from 108+ dedicated portfolio designs for a total starter site library of 612+ different sites.
• Because there are so many portfolio starter sites, you can find a starter site for pretty much any niche/industry.
• You can choose between using Elementor or WPBakery Page Builder for the demo content, both of which offer visual, drag-and-drop design.
• You get lifetime updates at no extra cost.

Pricing: $69, which includes lifetime updates for a single website.

Try these WordPress portfolio themes today.

That wraps up our collection of the top portfolio themes for showcasing any type of work. Choosing the best WordPress portfolio theme for your specific situation will depend on your budget, what type of work you want to showcase, and your preferred design aesthetic.

All of these themes are quality options that can help you build a great portfolio, so it’s really just about choosing the option that works best for you.

Editor's note: This post was originally published in June 2021 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.