Wordpress users, I need recommendations for a illustrator portfolio friendly theme.
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@jdubz I think this is probably what I need. Thank you so much for the tips.
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@NessIllustration hi! Thank you so much for letting me know. Good thing I still haven’t purchased from GoDaddy. Price-wise, Namecheap was my second choice but now that you’ve mentioned Godaddy’s security issue, I think I’ll go with Namecheap instead. Thanks again!
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I'll recommend Google as the best place to get domains - this is primarily because no one is trying to SELL you anything. All these other providers want to sell you stuff that goes with the domain names, like private registration to hide your identity, for an additional fee. They also all have an intro deal than then rates up after the first renewal.
Google is the normal price for domains all the time, you click on what you want, you buy it, and it comes with private registration automatically. No sales emails or rate ups or anything. In my opinion it's just the hassle free way to go.
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@jdubz they’re still a bit pricey tho
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Not many places are less than $12 when it's retail. I did notice namecheap is now giving away domain privacy. So if they kept doing that, you'd save a few bucks a year definitely.
I can't believe Godaddy wants $18 a year now, which seems like a pretty steep incline from the previous few years.
If you have anything with network solutions - get it outta there. There's a special place in hell for those gougers.
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@xin-li I also use Wordpress with a theme from Theme Forest because they were quite cheap at the time and come with a bit of support, then I was able to find some answers on their forum (for more customised elements).
https://themeforest.net/item/gridstack-responsive-agency-wordpress-theme/5397835But I'm not sur if it is the best for Children's book portfolio. @NessIllustration 's portfolio looks so professional (might be because the art is so good!) Great to be able to add double spreads in the layout.
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Thank you so much for tips and info. I am glad I asked this question here. My current squarespace plan will run out in November this year. So I have planty of time to put together a wordpress website to replace SS. I am trying out different template on SS to figure out what is the main features I want to have, and what is missing. I think when I know what I want clearly, I will try to start with a free or a an afforable WP template, and purchase a very flexible premium gallery plugin. That is my plan for now :-).
I might take a look of adobe solution. But I am leaning towards a more subscription independent solution.
Here is my current website so far.
www.lixin.noIt is pretty bear bone and more or less straight out of a SS template. I think I also need spend some time on typography and logo design to make the site look a bit more special.
Let me know if you guys have any thoughts ont eh website so far.
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@marine Aww thanks! My gallery is a masonry grid display and it's included in Adobe Portfolio features, but back when I was still on Wordpress I found a free plugin that did it too
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Hi @xin-li, website looks great. The simplicity allows visitors to focus on your art, which is beautiful!
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@Jeremy-Ross thank you so much.
