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Free Portfolio WordPress Theme: Creative by Nature

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In this post we are glad to release Creative by Nature, a unique and flexible high-quality portfolio WordPress theme for artists, photographers and designers. The theme was designed by .css{mayo} and released especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The PSD-source of the theme is available as a free download as well. Creative by Nature is a free portfolio theme created by...

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In this post we are glad to release Creative by Nature, a unique and flexible high-quality portfolio WordPress theme for artists, photographers and designers. The theme was designed by .css{mayo} and released especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers.

Creative by Nature

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Creative by Nature is a free portfolio theme created by CSSMayo.com and released especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The designers created a funky theme, particularly useful for artists, photographers and designers who are looking for a flexible portfolio solution. The theme's .zip-package includes all necessary files, server installation guide and a help file which describes how to add entries to your portfolio section. Besides, a PSD source file is available for free download as well.

The theme is released under GPL. You can use it for all your projects for free and without any restrictions. Please link to this post and also to CSSMayo Release Post if you want to spread the word. You may modify the theme as you wish.

Creative by Nature

Installation guidelines

  1. Download the latest version of "Creative by nature" theme either here or here
  2. Unzip and upload the theme to your "wp-content/themes/" directory
  3. In WordPress, go to "Appearance > Themes" and activate the "Creative by nature" theme
  4. In the theme archive you'll find file creative_by_nature-export.xml. Import it to your WordPress installation from "Tools > Import > WordPress"
  5. Go to "Settings > Reading" and:
  • Check "A static page (select below)" in "Front page displays" field.
  • Select "Home" in "Front page: " drop-down menu
  • Select "Blog" in "Posts page: " drop-down menu

Adding Portfolio Entry

Here are instructions for adding portfolio entries:

  1. Go to "Pages > Add new"
  2. Enter Portfolio entry title
  3. Insert your image into the post(preffered image size: 290x230 px), then add "more" tag. Add short description for the entry, then add one more "more" tag. Then enter the remaining text. (Check out test portfolio entries for example)
  4. You may also enter custom fields "url" if you want to add additional information to each portfolio entry.
  5. You'll need to setup few things in "Attributes" section:
  • Choose "Portfolio" page for page parent
  • In "Template" field select "Portfolio Item"
  • You may also enter position field if you want to specify the order of portfolio entries.

Thank you very much, folks! We appreciate your efforts.

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