Portfolio and gallery creation for WordPress
PowerFolio Pro is a portfolio and image gallery plugin for WordPress that works with Elementor, Gutenberg, and other page builders through shortcode support. It helps you present projects, artwork, photography, products, or other visual content in organized, responsive layouts without building each gallery item manually.
The plugin supports filterable portfolios and image galleries, allowing visitors to narrow displayed items by category. You can create a portfolio post for each project, assign categories, and place the resulting grid on a page using an Elementor widget, a Gutenberg block, or the portfolio shortcode.
Flexible layouts for visual content
PowerFolio Pro includes boxed, masonry, and Packery grid layouts, along with a grid builder for creating more individual arrangements. The Pro grid builder lets you change the width and height of each gallery item, helping you produce layouts that do not rely on identical tiles. This is useful for featured projects, mixed image collections, and portfolios where some items need greater visual emphasis.
You can choose between two, three, four, five, or six columns and adjust the presentation through the available widget options. Portfolio content can be shown in a modal or on a single page, depending on the way you want visitors to explore each item.
Elementor and Gutenberg workflows
Elementor widgets
In Elementor, use the portfolio widget to display portfolio posts in a filterable gallery. The image gallery widget provides a similar workflow for image collections. Both offer options for customizing the layout, grid, hover effects, and other display settings while you edit the page visually.
Gutenberg blocks and shortcode
Gutenberg users can add the portfolio or image gallery block and customize filterable image grids in the WordPress visual editor. The shortcode option also allows the portfolio grid to be placed in a page or post, including pages built with other page builders. The shortcode generator is available from the WordPress Classic Editor screen.
Paid features for distinctive presentations
- Build custom gallery arrangements with the Pro grid builder.
- Use several hover animations and transition effects.
- Choose from additional grid styles, including special grids.
- Add a portfolio carousel widget to suitable Elementor layouts.
- Apply extra CSS effects and animations.
- Display a specific portfolio category when a page needs a focused selection.
- Display content from any post type in the grid.
- Use extra customization options for portfolio and gallery presentation.
These capabilities support practical workflows for agencies, designers, photographers, artists, and site owners who need to organize visual work while keeping control over layout and interaction. Responsive portfolio layouts are designed to work across monitors, tablets, and mobile phones.
Installation and first use
- Upload the elementor-portfolio folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the WordPress Plugins menu.
- Open the Portfolio link in the WordPress main menu and select Add New Item.
- Create and publish portfolio items as needed.
- Create a new Elementor page or edit an existing page, then drag the portfolio widget into the layout.
- Customize the widget options and publish the page.
You can alternatively add the portfolio grid with the [powerfolio] shortcode, or use the relevant Gutenberg block when working in the WordPress block editor.
