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Journalist Portfolio Hub

WordPress Plugin | Journalist Portfolio

by Senior WordPress Developer · github.com/samratemily/journalist-portfolio · website

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Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/samratemily/journalist-portfolio/archive/refs/heads/develop.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
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Journalist Portfolio Hub is a premium, feature-rich WordPress plugin designed specifically for investigative journalists, reporters, documentary filmmakers, podcasters, and media professionals.

It transforms your WordPress site into an editorial-grade portfolio showcase featuring published stories, awards & fellowships, video/podcast multimedia productions, downloadable press assets (CV & Media Kit), and a secure contact system.

✨ Features at a Glance

  • 📖 Stories & Publications Module: Showcase investigative pieces with kicker headings, publisher tags, external links, custom summaries, and automatic reading time estimation (e.g., 8 min read).
  • 🏆 Awards & Fellowships Module: Display journalistic honors, grants, and regional fellowships with a 1-line homepage slider and a 6-item paginated grid on /awards.
  • 🎥 Multimedia Gallery & Lightbox: Present video documentaries, podcasts, photo essays, and data visualizations in a 4-column grid with custom poster thumbnails and an interactive YouTube video lightbox modal.
  • 👤 Brief "About Me" Homepage Section: Highlight your background, designation, profile picture, and a sleek CTA linking directly to your full biography page (/about).
  • 📬 Complete Contact Page System: 2-column layout (/contact) with author details, social links, download buttons, AJAX form submission, security nonces, honeypot anti-spam, and wp_mail() delivery.
  • 📄 Downloadable Press Assets: Shortcodes and settings for uploading and linking your CV/Resume (PDF) and Media Kit (PDF).
  • ⚙️ Portfolio & Footer Settings: Isolated admin menus for managing profile details, social links (Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Medium, Instagram), and footer columns.
  • ✨ One-Click Demo Content Generator: Populate or reset your entire portfolio with sample stories, publications, awards, and multimedia productions in a single click.

🚀 Installation & Automatic Setup

  1. Upload Plugin: Place the journalist-portfolio folder into your WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/).
  2. Activate Plugin: Navigate to Plugins -> Installed Plugins in your WordPress Dashboard and click Activate.
  3. Automatic Page Creation: Upon activation, the plugin automatically creates and configures the essential portfolio pages if missing:
    • /home (Static Front Page)
    • /about (Biography)
    • /stories (Stories & Publications Archive)
    • /multimedia (Visual & Audio Gallery)
    • /awards (Awards & Fellowships)
    • /contact (Contact Page)

📖 Complete How-to-Use Guide

1. ⚙️ General & Profile Settings (Portfolio Settings -> General Settings)

Manage your personal branding and hero statement displayed across the portfolio:

  • Full Name: Enter your display name (e.g., Jane Doe).
  • Designation / Title: Enter your professional role (e.g., Senior Investigative Reporter & Documentarian).
  • Contact Details: Phone number, email address, and geographical location (e.g., Dhaka, Bangladesh).
  • Profile Image: Upload a high-resolution portrait photograph.
  • Hero Statement / Objective: Enter a pull-quote or mission statement shown in the homepage Hero section.

2. 📰 Managing Stories & Outlets (Stories)

  • Add New Story: Navigate to Stories -> Add New.
    • Story Heading / Kicker: e.g., Exclusive Field Report | Environment & Climate Crisis.
    • Publisher / Outlet Name & Link: Select or type the publishing outlet (e.g., Reuters, The Daily Star, Kaler Kantho).
    • Reading Time: Calculated automatically based on body content and custom excerpt length.
    • Featured Image: Upload a cover image (recommended size: 400 x 300 or 16:9 ratio).
  • Managing Outlets: Navigate to Stories -> Publications to manage registered news outlets and site links.

3. 🏆 Managing Awards & Fellowships (Portfolio Settings -> Awards & Fellowships)

Add and manage journalistic honors, grants, and fellowships:

  • Award / Fellowship Title: e.g., GCCA+ Youth Awards.
  • Awarded For / Organization: e.g., for Climate Storytelling / Poynter Institute.
  • Year & Location: e.g., 2025 | International / Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Icon: Choose a Dashicon class (e.g., dashicons-awards, dashicons-star-filled, dashicons-welcome-learn-more).
  • Description: Summary of recognition or reporting impact.

4. 🎥 Managing Multimedia Productions (Portfolio Settings -> Multimedia)

Add video documentaries, podcasts, photo essays, and data visualization projects:

  • Media Title: e.g., Voices of the Erosion: Coastal Communities Fight the Rising Tide.
  • Media Type: Select dropdown (Video, Podcast, Photo Essay, Data Visualization).
  • Tags: Comma-separated tags (e.g., Climate, River Erosion, Field Documentary).
  • YouTube / Embed URL (Required): Enter the full YouTube video URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...).
  • Preview Poster Thumbnail: Click Upload to pick or upload a custom 16:9 cover poster image from the Media Library.

💡 Modal Lightbox: When visitors click a multimedia card on the Homepage or /multimedia page, the video automatically opens in an interactive responsive lightbox popup.

5. 📬 Contact Page System (/contact)

The contact system is automatically routed to /contact and features a 2-column editorial split:

  • Left Column: Author card with avatar, designation, email (mailto:), phone (tel:), location, social links, and CV/Media Kit download buttons.
  • Right Column: AJAX-powered contact form with fields for Full Name, Email, Subject, and Message (with live character counter).
  • Security: Protected by WordPress nonces and a silent honeypot field (jp_website_url) to block automated spam bots.

6. ✨ Re-seeding Demo Content (Stories -> Re-seed Demo Data)

If you want to quickly populate your site with sample content:

  1. Navigate to Stories -> Re-seed Demo Data (or Portfolio Settings -> Re-seed Demo Data).
  2. Review the summary of sample items (4 Stories, 4 Publications, 6 Awards, 4 Multimedia productions).
  3. Click ✨ Re-seed Demo Content & Images to instantly populate sample data.

🛠️ Shortcodes & Template Helpers

You can embed portfolio components anywhere on your site using standard WordPress shortcodes or PHP template helpers:

Component Shortcode PHP Helper Function
Multimedia Section [jp_multimedia_section] jp_render_multimedia()
Brief About Me [jp_about_brief_section] jp_render_about_brief()
Awards Carousel [jp_awards_carousel] echo do_shortcode('[jp_awards_carousel]');
Contact Page [jp_contact_page] echo do_shortcode('[jp_contact_page]');
CV Download Button [jp_cv_link] jp_get_cv_url()
Media Kit Download [jp_media_kit_link] jp_get_media_kit_url()
Footer Section [portfolio_footer] jp_render_footer()

🔧 Developer Notes & Requirements

  • PHP Version: Requires PHP 8.0 or higher.
  • WordPress Version: Compatible with WordPress 6.0+.
  • Coding Standards: Follows modern WordPress Coding Standards (strict typing, nonces, sanitize_text_field, esc_html, esc_url_raw, wp_kses_post).
  • Permalinks: Ensure your Permalinks are set to Post name (Settings -> Permalinks -> Post name) so routes like /multimedia, /awards, and /contact resolve smoothly.

📄 License & Credits

Created for Journalist Portfolio Hub. Built with modern WordPress Standards, HSL tailwind-inspired palette, and Google Fonts (Inter & Merriweather).