Making a portfolio site

[Geoffrey]

I'm going to be making a portfolio site, but I'm not sure what to use for it, be it a blog or CMS software. Which would you say is better? Which specific software of the two should I go with?

 

[David]

Depends on what the 'portfolio' is for. If it's for a resume/CV then you could just make a static site because you'd rarely update it, and even if you needed to, you could have a .php file which you would edit and updates multiple pages.

So....what is your portfolio for?

 

[Geoffrey]

Graphics/themes, so I'd have image previews and stuff on it. I haven't fully decided on the set up, but ideally I'd have a splash type of home page just telling about the site and then have other pages for the actual portfolio of images.

 

[David]

Check out ThemeForest and see the WP and CMS portfolio templates. You should test out each software and see the capabilities, but I think for now, stick with WordPress as it's flexible. You just need to make sure it appears as a website rather than a blog, because you're aiming for a portfolio rather than a blog.

 

[Darthmaul]

Check out ThemeForest and see the WP and CMS portfolio templates. You should test out each software and see the capabilities, but I think for now, stick with WordPress as it's flexible. You just need to make sure it appears as a website rather than a blog, because you're aiming for a portfolio rather than a blog.

I would have to say the same. Wordpress is so great nowadays that you can practically make it into a CMS without people even noticing 😛

 

[Carson]

If you have the ability to, I would encourage you to write and design your own site. It shows skill to "clients".

 

[NBK*Twitch]

I would make a html/css page for the reason Carson stated.

There is enough jquery portfolio scripts you could implement aswell.

 

[Patrick S.]

HTML/CSS and PHP so it's easier to manage.
Using WP isn't the best choice unless your a designer.

 

[Geoffrey]

I can design the site, it's coding it that would be a problem. I only know basic CSS and HTML, nothing else, and I wouldn't have a clue how to apply even those two to a site since all I've done is ZB theme work.

 

[Patrick S.]

Ask for help maybe? in the areas you don't know.

 

[froggyboy604]

If you don't plan on updating your site a lot by posting content on a weekly or daily basis, a Static HTML and CSS site would probably be best since CMS websites like Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress require you to install software updates when they are released to the CMS, plug-ins, themes, and other components to keep the software harder for hackers to hack with MySQL SQL injections, and other types of hacks.

HTML/CSS sites also load faster on most inexpensive web hosts, and you don't have to backup your MySQL database when you add content to prevent dataloss if your MySQL database gets corrupted, or broken.

You can also easily test out your static site on your computer by opening it with a web browser before you upload it to your web host.