Essential Portfolio - Examples and demos
Each of the demo sites on this page is made from the same Essential Portfolio template. Using the Design section you can choose from a selection of pre-made themes, headers, footers and gallery layouts to mix and match on your site. Each layout and theme can then be customised further, changing anything from image size and number of columns to colours, typography and animation styles. 
Portfolio demo
Site made using the 
White theme. The splash page leads to a gallery of sets in the 
Uniform Grid layout. The header uses 
Split Top Bar navigation.
Live DemoThe index view layout is the Regular Grid with the Minimal lightbox single view on click.
Portfolio demo
Layouts are applied to each page, which means that sites can have multiple pages with different layouts to suit your work.
Here you can see 
Horizontal Masonry (portfolio), 
Regular Grid (travel), 
Stream (handmade), and 
Masonry (food & floral) layouts applies to pages on the same site.
Live DemoPortfolio demo
Customised 
Magazine theme, with the splash page opening to a 
Slide sets view layout. The header uses the 
Split Top Bar navigation. 
Live DemoThe index view uses Masonry layout with set navigation above and below content. 
The single view is the Frame lightbox style.
Portfolio demo
Demo showing bold splash page clicking through to index view gallery with 
Square Grid layout.
Live DemoThe navigation is the Hamburger menu in Fullscreen and Horizontal configuration. 
Single view layout is Stacked with square grid thumbnails for further navigation.
Portfolio demo
Demo showing 
Dark theme without splash page, jumping straight into a sets view in 
List layout with full-page image on hover. 
Hamburger menu triggers 
sidebar navigation.
Live DemoIndex view in Horizontal Masonry with hover.
Minimal lightbox single view.
Portfolio demo
Bold and colourful customised theme with splash leading to index view gallery in 
Regular Grid and 
Split Top Bar navigation. Single view 
Frame lightbox on click. 
Live DemoPortfolio demo
Smart theme with automatic dark mode, featuring index view gallery in 
Square Grid. 
Stacked Top Bar navigation. 
Live Demo Panels single view layout with square thumbnails.
Shop demo
Customised theme with 
Stacked Top Bar navigation.
Live DemoMasonry index gallery and Panels single view with sales enabled to create a shop. 
FAQ page to provide additional information.
Portfolio demo
Customised theme with 
Split Top Bar navigation. 
Bold Text page used as home and info page.
Live DemoList style gallery with set cover images revealed on hover, which are placed organically around the page. 
Horizontal Scrolling index view clicks through to a Minimal lightbox with a contrasting black background.