PLEASE, PLEASE read this first before downloading/installing SoloFolio. Due to the highly customized nature of this platform, it is highly advised that all plugins be disabled during setup, then enabled one at a time to test compatibility.
For best results, deploy using a fresh install of WordPress.
SoloFolio is currently a developer theme, meaning you're going to need some programming experience to deploy it properly. Many of its features are not currently documented.
To see a site utilizing the latest public release (v4), visit my portfolio/blog at http://www.joelhawksley.com.
This repository contains my "nightly" builds. It is NOT production-ready. I've uploaded stable builds for deployment.
ABOUT
SoloFolio is more than a theme. The core components drastically modify the way WordPress works in order to shape its output into a professional portfolio design.
Because of this, some things aren't the easiest to set up. Once properly configured, there is no additional work to build out a SoloFolio site compared to any other WordPress theme.
SUPPORT
SoloFolio is provided as a public service on an AS-IS basis.
To submit a feature request/bug report, go to: https://solofolio.uservoice.com/
If you’re looking for custom design and/or hands-on support, feel free to contact me for a consultation at [email protected].
FEATURES TO NOTE
SoloFolio does a lot of work behind the scenes to present your work in the best way possible on all platforms. In order to do this, there are a few behavioral overrides you should keep in mind.
They include (but are not limited to):
-Galleries inserted into blog posts will be forced in to the vertical scroll template.
-Tablet devices are fed the side-scroll gallery by default.
-Phones/small screens are assigned a mobile-friendly header with collapsable menu and vertically scrolling galleries.
-JPG quality is locked at 90, instead of the Wordpress default of 60. This sacrifices some speed, to the benefit of image quality.
INSTALLATION
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Copy theme files to wp-content/themes
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Activate theme in WordPress dashboard.
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Under Appearance > Menus, make a menu and assign it to the home container.
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Under Settings > Media, set the Thumbnail size to 150 (w) 100 (h), Medium size to 300 (w) 200 (h), and Large size to 900 (w) 600 (h).
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Upload images at least 1800x1200 in size at full JPG quality in sRGB, not to exceed 2mb. SoloFolio will handle the rest.
USING THE GALLERY
SoloFolio piggy-backs on the built-in WordPress gallery manager. The [gallery] shortcode will accept the following variables:
type: slideshow, super, react, side-scroll, vert-scroll (default: slideshow)
SLIDESHOW autoplay : true, false (default: false) captions : true, false (default: true) fullscreen : true, false (default: true) showcounter : true, false (default: true) shownav : true, false (default: true) showthumbnails : true, false (default: true) speed : slide duration in ms (default: 9000) transition : none, fade, flash, pulse, slide, fadeslide (default: none)
SLIDESHOW - FUTURE height : height in px (default: .667, responsive) width : width in px (default: 900px, responsive)
RECOMMENDED PLUGINS
-Regenerate Thumbnails (you'll need this if you aren't starting fresh) -Akismet -All-in-one SEO -Fast Secure Contact Form -Wordfence
THANKS
-To Patrick and Aaron, for helping me develop V1.0 in 2009 -To all the users who have submitted ideas/features
-To the following open source projects, whose code is incorporated in this release: -Galleria -jQuery.Retina -JQuery.jknav -Picturefill -cycle2
-To the fine folks at StackOverflow, for having a solution to every bug on the planet.
LICENSE:
In plain english:
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SoloFolio can be used for both personal and commercial projects.
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You can NOT publish, redistribute, or otherwise disseminate any component of SoloFolio, including the gallery components used in the theme.
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Attribution is appreciated, but not required. You can toggle this setting under SoloFolio > General.
Now for the legalese:
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL SOLFOLIO BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.