DinoFolio Live on WordPress.org: Build Clean Portfolio Sites Without Builder Lock-In

What is DinoFolio?

DinoFolio is a free WordPress portfolio plugin from WPDINO.
It adds a portfolio custom post type, category and tag support,
listing layouts, lightbox, filters, and single-project details.
You can control how projects appear through an admin settings screen
and reusable listing options.

Install it from your WordPress dashboard under
Plugins → Add New, search for DinoFolio,
or download it here:

Install DinoFolio on WordPress.org

Key features

• Portfolio custom post type —
  Dedicated portfolio items with featured images, excerpts, categories, and tags.
• Gutenberg Portfolio Listing block —
  Live server-side preview with Display and Query inspector controls.
• Elementor widget —
  The same listing options inside Elementor’s drag-and-drop editor.
• WPBakery module —
  Portfolio listing support for WPBakery Page Builder sites.
• Shortcodes —
  [dinofolio] and [dinofolio_portfolio]
  for any page, post, or template.
• Multiple layouts —
  Grid, Masonry, and List with responsive columns.
• Query controls —
  Filter by category or tag, set item count, and control sort order.
• Display options —
  Toggle title, categories, excerpt, read more, pagination, and a view-all link.
• Image lightbox —
  Optional thumbnail lightbox with zoom on hover.
• Category filter bar —
  Front-end filter tabs by portfolio category.
• Category icons —
  Optional icons on category pills for cleaner listing UI.
• Single project meta —
  Project details, attributes, related projects, and theme override support.
• Admin settings —
  Global defaults for layouts, images, permalinks, archives, and more.
• Translation ready —
  Text domain dinofolio with a POT file included.
• Modern WordPress support —
  Requires WordPress 6.6+ and PHP 7.0+.

Why choose DinoFolio?

1. Builder flexibility, not builder lock-in

Use Gutenberg alone. Or Elementor. Or WPBakery. Or a shortcode.
The portfolio engine stays the same, so you are not locked into one
editor forever.

2. Real portfolio structure, not fake cards

Projects live as a proper post type with taxonomies. That means better
organization, archives, filtering, and long-term maintainability than
stuffing everything into temporary page-builder widgets.

3. Fast setup for freelancers and agencies

Create categories, add projects, drop a listing on a page, adjust
Display and Query options, and ship. Defaults are configurable from
one settings screen.

4. Front-end polish included

Grid and Masonry layouts, optional lightbox, category filters, hover
treatments, and responsive behavior are built in — less custom CSS to
maintain on every client site.

5. Theme-friendly single pages

Customize single portfolio output by copying the template into your
theme at dinofolio/single-portfolio-meta.php. Keep
presentation flexible without forking the plugin.

6. Free and available on WordPress.org

Install from the official directory, receive updates through WordPress,
and keep your core portfolio workflow available without a paid dependency.

Who it is for

• Freelancers and designers who need a clean project showcase
• Agencies building client portfolio websites
• Business sites that want a case-study or work section
• Creators who switch between Gutenberg and page builders

Getting started in minutes

1. Install and activate DinoFolio.
2. Open DinoFolio → Settings and save your defaults.
3. Flush permalinks once if you change slugs
   (Settings → Permalinks → Save Changes).
4. Add categories and portfolio items.
5. Embed a listing with the block, Elementor widget, WPBakery module,
   or a shortcode:

[dinofolio layout="grid" columns="3" posts_to_show="9"]

Final word

DinoFolio is built for one clear job: help you publish and display
portfolio projects cleanly in WordPress. If you want a free, flexible
portfolio plugin that works with the editors you already use, give the
first release a try and tell us what you build.