SimpleFolio: A Free Clean Portfolio WordPress Theme
Today we are glad to release a beautiful, simple and clean portfolio WordPress theme — SimpleFolio, designed by Omar E. Corrales and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers. SimpleFolio is a portfolio theme that includes a blog and a very extensive option page that allows you to exclude all your portfolio items from the blog page. It also includes a front page slider.
It has 2 different widget areas and threaded comments, and also supports paged comments and has 2 different page templates for advanced usage. The control of images is done from the post page.
Download the theme for free!
The theme is released under GPL. You can use it for all your projects for free and without any restrictions. You may modify the theme as you wish. Please link to this article if you want to spread the word.
- live demo
- large preview (main page)
- large preview (portfolio page)
- large preview (single post page)
- large preview (back-end options page)
- download the .zip-package (.zip, 0.93 Mb, including installation guidelines, updated to version 1.5)
- download mirror (version 1.5)
- official support forum
- release post on designer’s site
Features
Here are some of the features of the theme:
- CSS-based layout,
- 2 columns of fixed width,
- widget-ready,
- XHTML 1.0 Transitional valid,
- multi-browser compatibility: tested on Firefox, Safari , IE7, IE8, Chrome,
- easy to setup, theme options page.
Front page
Portfolio
Portfolio
Options page in back-end
Single post, main area
Single post, threaded comments
Single post, sidebar
Behind the design
As always, here are some insights from the designer:
I created this theme after getting tired of all the fancy design themes that are very popular now a days, this is a design for people that just need the job done without complicating them selfs. The best use can be either for just someone thats starting to blog or some artist that needs to expose there art.
Thank you, Omar. We appreciate your work and your good intentions!
Sal Azad
February 7th, 2010 8:43 amThx Omar! Thx SM! very very Useful!
Sal Azad
February 7th, 2010 8:43 amThx Omar! Thx SM! very very Useful!
Melvin
February 7th, 2010 8:45 amLooks realy nice, thanks!
Buntu
March 17th, 2010 7:17 pmWhen I try to upload it, It keep fail. What do you think the problem is?
IndeedPress
April 22nd, 2010 5:33 pmUnzip and then upload the simplepress folder to your themes directory…
Melvin
February 7th, 2010 8:45 amLooks realy nice, thanks!
Buntu
March 17th, 2010 7:17 pmWhen I try to upload it, It keep fail. What do you think the problem is?
IndeedPress
April 22nd, 2010 5:33 pmUnzip and then upload the simplepress folder to your themes directory…
Mike
February 7th, 2010 8:51 amSeems like Im changing my Design! ;)
THX Omar!
Mike
February 7th, 2010 8:51 amSeems like Im changing my Design! ;)
THX Omar!
Adrian
February 7th, 2010 8:52 amLove it!
It’s absolutely great!
Adrian
February 7th, 2010 8:52 amLove it!
It’s absolutely great!
Saad Bassi
February 7th, 2010 8:52 amYeah. Omar You Rock. Great Man. Also thanks to SM for bringing this to community
Saad Bassi
February 7th, 2010 8:52 amYeah. Omar You Rock. Great Man. Also thanks to SM for bringing this to community
Gautam
February 7th, 2010 8:53 amNice one!
Gautam
February 7th, 2010 8:53 amNice one!
Cristian Antohe
February 7th, 2010 8:54 amThis is a really useful and particularly good looking theme!
I have an idea where to use it!
Great job.
Cristian Antohe
February 7th, 2010 8:54 amThis is a really useful and particularly good looking theme!
I have an idea where to use it!
Great job.
Roland C. Müller
February 7th, 2010 9:17 amVery nice and minimalist theme! I like it very much. Thanks for this post!
Best wishes
Roland
Roland C. Müller
February 7th, 2010 9:17 amVery nice and minimalist theme! I like it very much. Thanks for this post!
Best wishes
Roland
jp
February 7th, 2010 9:25 amA demo for this theme would’ve been nice.
Saad Bassi
February 7th, 2010 11:27 amYou can see the demo here
http://demo.slimmity.com/simplefolio/
jp
February 7th, 2010 9:25 amA demo for this theme would’ve been nice.
Saad Bassi
February 7th, 2010 11:27 amYou can see the demo here
http://demo.slimmity.com/simplefolio/
mr92
February 7th, 2010 9:25 amGibt es Möglichkeiten das Template “freizukaufen”? Heißt kein Copyright? Jeder weiß das Fremdwerbung, bzw. fremde Copyrights in Portfolios ziemlich schlecht zur Geltung kommen!
mr92
February 7th, 2010 9:25 amGibt es Möglichkeiten das Template “freizukaufen”? Heißt kein Copyright? Jeder weiß das Fremdwerbung, bzw. fremde Copyrights in Portfolios ziemlich schlecht zur Geltung kommen!
Abdel
February 7th, 2010 9:26 amsimplicity always rocks :)
Abdel
February 7th, 2010 9:26 amsimplicity always rocks :)
DD
February 7th, 2010 9:33 amIs Elja Friedman the wife or daugther of Vitaly Friedman?
DD
February 7th, 2010 9:33 amIs Elja Friedman the wife or daugther of Vitaly Friedman?
Axl
February 7th, 2010 9:36 amoh yeah please a live demo for this one, thanks in advance.
Smashing Editorial
February 7th, 2010 9:54 amThe link to the demo-version of the theme and the link to the release post on designer’s website were added. Thank you, AxI.
Axl
February 7th, 2010 9:36 amoh yeah please a live demo for this one, thanks in advance.
Smashing Editorial
February 7th, 2010 9:54 amThe link to the demo-version of the theme and the link to the release post on designer’s website were added. Thank you, AxI.
Aslan K
February 7th, 2010 9:42 amWhat font is being used in the logo? Thank you
Aslan K
February 7th, 2010 9:42 amWhat font is being used in the logo? Thank you
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 9:48 am@Axl & JP, If you visit my site you will find a support forum and a live demo.
@Ashlan K, the font being used in the logo and headers is Museo.
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 9:48 am@Axl & JP, If you visit my site you will find a support forum and a live demo.
@Ashlan K, the font being used in the logo and headers is Museo.
Vikas
February 7th, 2010 10:12 amImage pre-loading required in s3Slider.js
Vikas
February 7th, 2010 10:12 amImage pre-loading required in s3Slider.js
Nocturnal
February 7th, 2010 10:50 amI just want to say thanks! This theme is amazing! I do wish you guys would add more customizability options like the K2 theme instead of having to have to play with the core HTML and CSS. Otherwise, it’s an amazing theme that by far surpasses K2 in terms of its basic look and feel. I am using it for two of my sites now. Thank you!
Nocturnal
February 7th, 2010 10:50 amI just want to say thanks! This theme is amazing! I do wish you guys would add more customizability options like the K2 theme instead of having to have to play with the core HTML and CSS. Otherwise, it’s an amazing theme that by far surpasses K2 in terms of its basic look and feel. I am using it for two of my sites now. Thank you!
Aenigmatis
February 7th, 2010 10:55 amAfter activating theme I see only blank page. I disabled all plugins and it didn’t helped.
Wordpress version: 2.9.1
Any ideas?
Aenigmatis
February 7th, 2010 10:55 amAfter activating theme I see only blank page. I disabled all plugins and it didn’t helped.
Wordpress version: 2.9.1
Any ideas?
Joacim Lundin
February 7th, 2010 11:07 amthanks for creating such a excellent theme!
Joacim Lundin
February 7th, 2010 11:07 amthanks for creating such a excellent theme!
Adam
February 7th, 2010 11:08 amI’m not sure what’s going on here, but the demo seems to take a very long time just to switch to things like “about,” “blog” etc. Could some Javascript be getting stuck in very long, unnecessary loops? I don’t think it is my internet connection. And I’m using Firefox 3.6.
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 12:17 pmIf your talking about the demo, its because i’m having some server problems.
Adam
February 7th, 2010 11:08 amI’m not sure what’s going on here, but the demo seems to take a very long time just to switch to things like “about,” “blog” etc. Could some Javascript be getting stuck in very long, unnecessary loops? I don’t think it is my internet connection. And I’m using Firefox 3.6.
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 12:17 pmIf your talking about the demo, its because i’m having some server problems.
Carla | Green and Chic
February 7th, 2010 11:26 amI love how simple and clean it is!
Carla | Green and Chic
February 7th, 2010 11:26 amI love how simple and clean it is!
Ed Bloom
February 7th, 2010 11:30 amGreat work guys!
We tipped our caps to you over at http://themesforge.com
Ed Bloom
February 7th, 2010 11:30 amGreat work guys!
We tipped our caps to you over at http://themesforge.com
mr92
February 7th, 2010 11:39 amI think the demonstrationpage isn’t slow because of the template, its the server. My demopage is as fast as usually http://soyludico.de/wordpress/
Question: Why does the portfoliopage donnot work? :/
mr92
February 7th, 2010 11:39 amI think the demonstrationpage isn’t slow because of the template, its the server. My demopage is as fast as usually http://soyludico.de/wordpress/
Question: Why does the portfoliopage donnot work? :/
MattS
February 7th, 2010 11:44 amNice one. leaves plenty of room for personalization .
MattS
February 7th, 2010 11:44 amNice one. leaves plenty of room for personalization .
ICEwave
February 7th, 2010 11:49 amGreat! I was waiting for a new free wordpress theme on smashing mag! Good job!
ICEwave
February 7th, 2010 11:49 amGreat! I was waiting for a new free wordpress theme on smashing mag! Good job!
Chakib Tsouli
February 7th, 2010 12:22 pmGreat Theme !! marks the trend of 2010 : Simplicity
Does the .zip file contain a .psd ??
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 2:14 pmIt contains the PSD of the logo only.
Chakib Tsouli
February 7th, 2010 12:22 pmGreat Theme !! marks the trend of 2010 : Simplicity
Does the .zip file contain a .psd ??
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 2:14 pmIt contains the PSD of the logo only.
maery
February 7th, 2010 12:46 pmthis is one of the best wordpres themes ever! thanks for sharing all that stuff: the psd’s, the theme and the little readme file that explains itself.
truly and simply amazing and trend setting.
many greetings from germany
Buntu
March 17th, 2010 7:20 pmHow do you upload it? It keeps fails mine.
Can you help me?
Thanks.
maery
February 7th, 2010 12:46 pmthis is one of the best wordpres themes ever! thanks for sharing all that stuff: the psd’s, the theme and the little readme file that explains itself.
truly and simply amazing and trend setting.
many greetings from germany
Buntu
March 17th, 2010 7:20 pmHow do you upload it? It keeps fails mine.
Can you help me?
Thanks.
Konstantin
February 7th, 2010 1:32 pmI like the look and feel of it.
Unfortunately it’s not translatable. Which is something I’m definitely looking for in a Theme, pushed by Smashing.
Kinda disappointing to me.
Smashing Editorial
February 7th, 2010 1:41 pmWhat do you mean, Konstantin? I am not sure what is your problem.
Konstantin
February 8th, 2010 2:11 pmWell, if someone happens to want to use the Theme in any other language than English, he/she would have to go alter all the templates of the theme by either translating them directly, or making them compatible with WordPress’ translation API.
Other than that it is a nice piece of code!
Henrik Hedberg
March 4th, 2011 8:41 pmDo you mean that the theme does not have .mo .po files included and that to translate you would need to edit every .php file and manually translate the English text inside them?
Konstantin
February 7th, 2010 1:32 pmI like the look and feel of it.
Unfortunately it’s not translatable. Which is something I’m definitely looking for in a Theme, pushed by Smashing.
Kinda disappointing to me.
Smashing Editorial
February 7th, 2010 1:41 pmWhat do you mean, Konstantin? I am not sure what is your problem.
Konstantin
February 8th, 2010 2:11 pmWell, if someone happens to want to use the Theme in any other language than English, he/she would have to go alter all the templates of the theme by either translating them directly, or making them compatible with WordPress’ translation API.
Other than that it is a nice piece of code!
Henrik Hedberg
March 4th, 2011 8:41 pmDo you mean that the theme does not have .mo .po files included and that to translate you would need to edit every .php file and manually translate the English text inside them?
rodrigo
February 7th, 2010 1:43 pmawesome and simple its just what I’m looking for!
rodrigo
February 7th, 2010 1:43 pmawesome and simple its just what I’m looking for!
patvillaruz
February 7th, 2010 1:49 pmwow! nice themes.. i like it very much.. :)
patvillaruz
February 7th, 2010 1:49 pmwow! nice themes.. i like it very much.. :)
AL1
February 7th, 2010 2:05 pmparse error in functions.php line 197
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 2:27 pmHi this error only appears when using the theme in localhost. I am looking into the exact cause of it. If you try it on a live host you will not see this error.
qwerty7
February 7th, 2010 4:38 pmNo, that’s not the case… See http://www.slimmity.com/forum/topic/4 on your site for the reason…
AL1
February 7th, 2010 2:05 pmparse error in functions.php line 197
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 2:27 pmHi this error only appears when using the theme in localhost. I am looking into the exact cause of it. If you try it on a live host you will not see this error.
qwerty7
February 7th, 2010 4:38 pmNo, that’s not the case… See http://www.slimmity.com/forum/topic/4 on your site for the reason…
M
February 7th, 2010 2:18 pmSo sick of Museo…
mattt
February 16th, 2010 10:58 amSo don’t download and use the FREE theme.
M
February 7th, 2010 2:18 pmSo sick of Museo…
mattt
February 16th, 2010 10:58 amSo don’t download and use the FREE theme.
Pablo López
February 7th, 2010 2:20 pmPretty cool! I think that I’ll try it in my site.
Pablo López
February 7th, 2010 2:20 pmPretty cool! I think that I’ll try it in my site.
AF8AB
February 7th, 2010 2:42 pmVery nice. But Where is the contact page. Its listed in features, Any screenshot?
Thanks.
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 3:15 pmYes sorry there seems to be a mistake, the theme does not come with a contact form. But it does come with the styles for you to add any contact form plugin.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
AF8AB
February 7th, 2010 2:42 pmVery nice. But Where is the contact page. Its listed in features, Any screenshot?
Thanks.
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 3:15 pmYes sorry there seems to be a mistake, the theme does not come with a contact form. But it does come with the styles for you to add any contact form plugin.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
J. Jerrald Hayes
February 7th, 2010 2:45 pmI got the parse error on line 197 problem too and I was running the theme on a live host (with WP 2.9.1)
J. Jerrald Hayes
February 7th, 2010 2:45 pmI got the parse error on line 197 problem too and I was running the theme on a live host (with WP 2.9.1)
Nick Parsons
February 7th, 2010 2:58 pmLovely! Good job, and thank you for sharing it with all of us! I especially love the typography – what font are you using for titles?
Thanks again!
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 3:08 pmMuseo Font, same as the logo
Nick Parsons
February 7th, 2010 2:58 pmLovely! Good job, and thank you for sharing it with all of us! I especially love the typography – what font are you using for titles?
Thanks again!
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 3:08 pmMuseo Font, same as the logo
Michael Arnaldo
February 7th, 2010 3:53 pmGreat posting. Personally I find this design is not well suited to be a portfolio design. In my professional years, I’ve found that when a client is looking at a portfolio.. they want to see all your work at a glance, and then dig deeper. In the portfolio above you have to click through to see all the work.
Michael Arnaldo
February 7th, 2010 3:53 pmGreat posting. Personally I find this design is not well suited to be a portfolio design. In my professional years, I’ve found that when a client is looking at a portfolio.. they want to see all your work at a glance, and then dig deeper. In the portfolio above you have to click through to see all the work.
Ayaz
February 7th, 2010 6:18 pmhello, great theme !! one thing which really i missed in and that is its using -moz-border-radius style in it to make the four corners rounded right! which isnt supposed to work in IE. lol how do u do that ?? !! im going to download and take a look in the css but with the firebug i didnt find anything so im kinda curious .
regards
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 6:28 pmAyaz, Im not using -moz-border-radius for the for 4cornes, im using javascript actually.
Ayaz
February 7th, 2010 6:46 pmHey agian. yeah i just checked out using DD Roundies im gona study it and see if i can work it out for my site too :) thanks again for this breakthrough for me lol
Ayaz
February 7th, 2010 6:18 pmhello, great theme !! one thing which really i missed in and that is its using -moz-border-radius style in it to make the four corners rounded right! which isnt supposed to work in IE. lol how do u do that ?? !! im going to download and take a look in the css but with the firebug i didnt find anything so im kinda curious .
regards
Omar E. Corrales
February 7th, 2010 6:28 pmAyaz, Im not using -moz-border-radius for the for 4cornes, im using javascript actually.
Ayaz
February 7th, 2010 6:46 pmHey agian. yeah i just checked out using DD Roundies im gona study it and see if i can work it out for my site too :) thanks again for this breakthrough for me lol
Alex
February 7th, 2010 6:37 pmThe following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must have a stylesheet and a template.
Name Description
simplefolio-wp-theme Stylesheet is missing.
mitchwd
February 8th, 2010 4:33 pmI’m getting the same problem alex. Haven’t yet found a solution. Maybe check the support forums?
Heather Acton
February 10th, 2010 1:49 pmI had the same issue – you can’t just upload the .zip like with some other themes. Unzip the theme on your computer and find the folder labeled simply simplefolio then upload that via FTP (i.e. NOT via WordPress) to your wp-content/themes folder. You’ll then find the theme in your WP dashboard ready to activate.
Alex
February 7th, 2010 6:37 pmThe following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must have a stylesheet and a template.
Name Description
simplefolio-wp-theme Stylesheet is missing.
mitchwd
February 8th, 2010 4:33 pmI’m getting the same problem alex. Haven’t yet found a solution. Maybe check the support forums?
Heather Acton
February 10th, 2010 1:49 pmI had the same issue – you can’t just upload the .zip like with some other themes. Unzip the theme on your computer and find the folder labeled simply simplefolio then upload that via FTP (i.e. NOT via WordPress) to your wp-content/themes folder. You’ll then find the theme in your WP dashboard ready to activate.
Eko Setiawan
February 7th, 2010 7:37 pmI love this template, simple but very cool…thanks for share
Eko Setiawan
February 7th, 2010 7:37 pmI love this template, simple but very cool…thanks for share
Taufik
February 7th, 2010 8:16 pmLooks good and doesn’t make my eyes get sored.
Well, thanks Omar for the theme, and thanks SmashMag for delivering the theme to us :D
Taufik
February 7th, 2010 8:16 pmLooks good and doesn’t make my eyes get sored.
Well, thanks Omar for the theme, and thanks SmashMag for delivering the theme to us :D
brett
February 7th, 2010 8:41 pmI really like the portfolio implementation and code.
brett
February 7th, 2010 8:41 pmI really like the portfolio implementation and code.
FreakSoap
February 7th, 2010 11:46 pmNice one. Thanks. I like that kind of posts. It’s good to learn how it’s made theme:) and at all it’s very nice theme:)
FreakSoap
February 7th, 2010 11:46 pmNice one. Thanks. I like that kind of posts. It’s good to learn how it’s made theme:) and at all it’s very nice theme:)
Lukasz Bachur
February 8th, 2010 12:33 amjQuery slider is buggy under Opera 10.10 while loading next images.
Lukasz Bachur
February 8th, 2010 12:33 amjQuery slider is buggy under Opera 10.10 while loading next images.
Kuliadv
February 8th, 2010 1:17 amon my localhost this theme is not working, when actived this theme and than is going white blank….help please..
Smashing Editorial
February 8th, 2010 2:46 amThe theme is updated now. Please download the latest version.
Kuliadv
February 9th, 2010 5:58 pmthanks a lot SmashMagz….
Kuliadv
February 8th, 2010 1:17 amon my localhost this theme is not working, when actived this theme and than is going white blank….help please..
Smashing Editorial
February 8th, 2010 2:46 amThe theme is updated now. Please download the latest version.
Kuliadv
February 9th, 2010 5:58 pmthanks a lot SmashMagz….
Andy
February 8th, 2010 2:49 amAwesome simple theme!
Andy
February 8th, 2010 2:49 amAwesome simple theme!
Aurelia
February 8th, 2010 3:20 amOh my gosh, it’s just what I needed! I’ve been looking for a really nice, clean, simple theme for my portfolio website, I step by your site to look for useful links and what do I see? Man, you got it right on time!
Thanks a bunch to the SmashingMagazine people and the designer himself. :)
Aurelia
February 8th, 2010 3:20 amOh my gosh, it’s just what I needed! I’ve been looking for a really nice, clean, simple theme for my portfolio website, I step by your site to look for useful links and what do I see? Man, you got it right on time!
Thanks a bunch to the SmashingMagazine people and the designer himself. :)
Marco Raaphorst
February 8th, 2010 3:46 amlook good to me. clean. stylish
Marco Raaphorst
February 8th, 2010 3:46 amlook good to me. clean. stylish
Aurelia
February 8th, 2010 4:52 amOne more question: how can I get the same logo image? When I open PSD it shows me an “ok” mark instead of the one presented in demo.
Omar E. Corrales
February 8th, 2010 9:30 amHi Aurelia, the image from the demo is my sites logo so its not available.
Sashidhar kokku
February 12th, 2010 12:38 pmOmar,
I am getting a js error. Could you please take a look ?
Thanks,
Sashidhar Kokku
Aurelia
February 8th, 2010 4:52 amOne more question: how can I get the same logo image? When I open PSD it shows me an “ok” mark instead of the one presented in demo.
Omar E. Corrales
February 8th, 2010 9:30 amHi Aurelia, the image from the demo is my sites logo so its not available.
Sashidhar kokku
February 12th, 2010 12:38 pmOmar,
I am getting a js error. Could you please take a look ?
Thanks,
Sashidhar Kokku
orlando tovar
February 8th, 2010 6:38 amque tema, mas completo.
No solamente se deja personalizar, sino que esta muy bien estructurado para que funcione como todo un cms.
Muchas gracias
Mariano
February 8th, 2010 7:27 pmOrlando, me agrada encontrar a alguien que hable español, se me complica un poco en ingles.
Te hago una consulta, espero me puedas ayudar, en mi web no puedo ubicar el front page en el home, y ademas no puedo ver las fotos en los post del portfolio.
Te imaginas alguna solucion simple?
Gracias
Fernando Callo
February 10th, 2010 9:29 amYo menos, tampoco veo las imágenes de la página principal por lo que estoy usando VSlider, un completo plugin que básicamente hace lo mismo. Y respecto a las imágenes del portfolio, si seleccionas “Select a category” y pones mostrar submenu, sale el menu y le das click, salen las páginas y todo incluso con paginación pero no salen lás imágenes ni el texto. Aún así no deja de ser un buen theme.
orlando tovar
February 8th, 2010 6:38 amque tema, mas completo.
No solamente se deja personalizar, sino que esta muy bien estructurado para que funcione como todo un cms.
Muchas gracias
Mariano
February 8th, 2010 7:27 pmOrlando, me agrada encontrar a alguien que hable español, se me complica un poco en ingles.
Te hago una consulta, espero me puedas ayudar, en mi web no puedo ubicar el front page en el home, y ademas no puedo ver las fotos en los post del portfolio.
Te imaginas alguna solucion simple?
Gracias
Fernando Callo
February 10th, 2010 9:29 amYo menos, tampoco veo las imágenes de la página principal por lo que estoy usando VSlider, un completo plugin que básicamente hace lo mismo. Y respecto a las imágenes del portfolio, si seleccionas “Select a category” y pones mostrar submenu, sale el menu y le das click, salen las páginas y todo incluso con paginación pero no salen lás imágenes ni el texto. Aún así no deja de ser un buen theme.