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Want a stunning personal portfolio \u2014 academia, experience, research, blog and contact \u2014 without heavy page builders, bloated themes, or writing a single line of code? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n\n
Most portfolio solutions ship megabytes of scripts and lock you into their builder. Your visitors wait, your Core Web Vitals suffer, and your content is trapped. \ud83d\ude29<\/p>\n\n
EPFolio \u2013 Explorer Portfolio Kit<\/strong> takes the opposite path: a lightweight, super fast<\/strong> kit built on native WordPress blocks \u2014 and your whole portfolio is ready in one click<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n No jQuery. No frameworks. No build step. No third-party libraries. Just two small static files<\/strong> (one CSS, one JS) served from your own site \u2014 the entire plugin is only ~40 KB zipped. Your portfolio stays fast, and your PageSpeed score stays green.<\/p>\n\n Press Create starter pages<\/strong> and the kit instantly builds your Academia, Professional, Research, Volunteering and Blog<\/strong> pages \u2014 pre-designed, pre-wired into your header menu (Blog last), and ready to edit with your own story. Existing pages are never overwritten, and nothing is created on activation. You decide what stays.<\/p>\n\n Paste your GA4 Measurement ID<\/strong> ( Dark by default, light on tap \u2014 the visitor's choice is remembered and applied before the first paint, so there is never a flash. Pick three accent colours once and the hero gradient, buttons, timeline, links and underlines all follow.<\/p>\n\n Education, roles, publications and volunteering render as vertical timelines: the rail fills as visitors scroll and the entry being read glows. On selected pages the markers become gently fluttering ladybugs \u2014 a small moment of delight that makes your portfolio memorable. \ud83d\udc1e<\/p>\n\n A search icon appears in your header automatically. One keystroke ( A spam-guarded contact form (nonce, honeypot, per-IP throttling) emails submissions to any address you choose \u2014 and a floating WhatsApp button opens a chat with you in one tap, optionally pre-filling the visitor's first message. Both optional, both configured in one place.<\/p>\n\n Meta description, canonical URL, Open Graph and Twitter Card tags, plus JSON-LD structured data (Person on the front page, BlogPosting on posts) \u2014 generated from the name and links you set. No separate SEO plugin required for a personal site.<\/p>\n\n Conservative security headers, optional WordPress-version hiding and XML-RPC switch-off. The plugin itself makes zero external requests<\/strong> \u2014 the only exception is Google's gtag.js, and only if you<\/em> enable Analytics.<\/p>\n\n This plugin can connect to two external services. Both are optional and inactive until you configure them in Settings \u2192 Portfolio.<\/p>\n\n Google Analytics (Google LLC)<\/strong>\nUsed to collect visitor statistics for your own site. If \u2014 and only if \u2014 you enter a GA4 Measurement ID, the plugin loads Google's WhatsApp (WhatsApp LLC)<\/strong>\nUsed by the optional floating \"Chat on WhatsApp\" button. The button is a plain link to The plugin itself makes no external requests. If \u2014 and only if \u2014 you enter a Google Analytics Measurement ID, the Google Everything lives under wp-admin \u2192 Settings \u2192 Portfolio<\/strong>. Set your brand and features there, then use the Create starter pages<\/strong> button on the same screen to generate your portfolio pages in one click.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The plugin ships two small static assets (one CSS file, one JS file), uses no jQuery, no frameworks, no build step and no external libraries. The whole plugin is about 40 KB zipped.<\/p><\/dd>\n No API key is needed for GA4 traffic analytics. In Google Analytics go to Admin \u2192 Data streams \u2192 your web stream<\/strong> and copy the Measurement ID<\/strong> ( It's designed for block themes (e.g. Twenty Twenty-Four\/Five) and also runs without fatal errors on classic themes. It adds styles, patterns and optional pages; it does not replace your theme.<\/p><\/dd>\n It sends with WordPress's Every feature \u2014 theme toggle, animations, transitions, search, contact form, WhatsApp button, SEO, WebP, security headers, analytics \u2014 has its own switch in Settings \u2192 Portfolio. Use only what you want.<\/p><\/dd>\n No \u2014 except Google Analytics, and only if you enter a Measurement ID. In that case the standard Google \u26a1 SUPER FAST & TRULY LIGHTWEIGHT<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\ude80 READY-MADE PORTFOLIO IN ONE CLICK<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udcca GOOGLE ANALYTICS (GA4) \u2014 AVAILABLE OUT OF THE BOX<\/h3>\n\n
G-XXXXXXXXXX<\/code>) and analytics is live. No API key, no extra plugin, no configuration maze.<\/strong> The snippet loads only when an ID is set, and logged-in administrators are never tracked<\/strong>, so your own visits don't pollute your stats.<\/p>\n\n\ud83c\udf1f Top Features<\/h3>\n\n
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\/<\/code>, or \u2318\/Ctrl-K) indexes every page, post and heading, deep-links to the exact section, and refreshes itself on every update<\/li>\n\ud83c\udf17 DARK & LIGHT, YOUR COLOURS<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udcc8 TIMELINES THAT TELL YOUR STORY<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udd0e INSTANT SEARCH, EVERYWHERE<\/h3>\n\n
\/<\/code> or \u2318\/Ctrl-K) opens a compact overlay that searches every published page and post \u2014 including individual headings \u2014 and jumps straight to the matching section. The index rebuilds itself whenever content or the plugin is updated.<\/p>\n\n\u2709\ufe0f CONTACT FORM + \ud83d\udcac WHATSAPP<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udd0d SEO & SOCIAL SHARING BUILT IN<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f LEAN, HARDENED, PRIVATE<\/h3>\n\n
\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbb DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORT<\/h3>\n\n
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\ud83d\udc99 LOVED EPFOLIO?<\/h3>\n\n
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External services<\/h3>\n\n
gtag.js<\/code> script from https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/<\/code> on front-end pages, and standard analytics data (the page URL, referrer, and the visitor's IP address, browser and device information) is sent to Google on every front-end page view under your own Google Analytics account. Logged-in administrators are excluded, and nothing is loaded or sent while no Measurement ID is set.\nGoogle Analytics Terms of Service<\/a> \u00b7 Google Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/wa.me\/<\/code> with the phone number (and optional pre-filled first message) you configure \u2014 the plugin loads no WhatsApp script and sends no data. The visitor's browser contacts WhatsApp only if the visitor clicks the button, which opens a WhatsApp chat with you.\nWhatsApp Terms of Service<\/a> \u00b7 WhatsApp Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\nPrivacy<\/h3>\n\n
gtag.js<\/code> script (https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js<\/code>) is loaded on the front end and analytics data is sent to Google under your GA account; logged-in administrators are excluded. If you enable this, disclose it in your site's privacy policy per your local regulations. See \"External services\" above for full details.<\/p>\n\n\nModern Way:<\/h4>\n\n
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epfolio<\/code> to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n\n
How do I use it \u2014 where are the settings?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Is it really lightweight?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How do I connect Google Analytics? Do I need an API key?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
G-XXXXXXXXXX<\/code>). Paste it in Settings \u2192 Portfolio \u2192 Analytics<\/strong> and save. The tracking snippet loads automatically and skips your own admin visits. An API key\/secret is only needed for server-side Measurement Protocol or the Data API, which this plugin does not use.<\/p><\/dd>\nWill it work with my theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does the contact form need an SMTP plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
wp_mail()<\/code>. On many hosts that works out of the box; for reliable delivery an SMTP plugin is recommended (as with any WordPress mail). If mail isn't configured, the form tells visitors honestly instead of failing silently.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I turn features off?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does it send my data anywhere?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
gtag.js<\/code> script is loaded from Google on the front end. See Privacy below.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
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