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  salorion · Member · Oct 30, 2023 at 10:59 am

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  Hi
  I have purchased the Personal web package and I was looking at design templates but there seem to be only 20 or so in the Portfolio section. I was told there are hundreds and thousands of designs to choose from. Where do I find them?

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Oct 30, 2023 at 11:26 pm

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  Hi there,

  Do you happen to have any sites that you are drawing inspiration from or trying to emulate? I’m curious to know if you had an idea in mind for your site or if you were just looking to see what options exist?

  I was looking at design templates but there seem to be only 20 or so in the Portfolio section.

  We do offer themes that are designed with portfolios in mind, but also portfolios is functionality that can be added to any theme, so generally speaking I recommend picking a theme based on if you like the design or not (since that can be a personal choice) and use that as the starting point for further personalization:

  

  Portfolios

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  Use portfolios to manage and showcase projects on your site. Commonly used by creative professionals, this type of content is a great way to promote your work. An example of a portfolio, using the Orvis theme Activate Portfolios If you don’t already see Portfolio in your list of options in the left sidebar of your dashboard, go to Settings → Writing → Content Types and turn on the Por

  I was told there are hundreds and thousands of designs to choose from. Where do I find them?

  If you can point out where you spotted that we’re happy to take a look. I think I can clarify that if you upgrade to our Business Plan (or higher) this will allow you to install any plugin or theme “designed for WordPress” so you would not be limited to just the themes we offer in our built-in showcase: https://wordpress.com/themes/

  The ability to upload themes and plugins designed by third party provider does definitely open you up to tens of thousands of options. You can learn more about the Business Plan here:

  Feel free to tell us more about your project, the kind of site you are trying to set up, or any specific functionality you plan on needing! We’re happy to take a closer look and make sure that we’re pointing you in the right direction.

  Thanks for the additional info!