The Upward WordPress theme is an original choice for showcasing artwork and illustrations with style and balance.
The Upward Theme by StrictThemes is an edgy, experimental portfolio theme focused on images. This theme boasts an unusual diagonal gallery presentation, and its aesthetic might not be for everyone. There is a quirkiness to this theme that may appeal to artists or bloggers with an eye for something different.
As a portfolio WordPress theme, the design does not have the same universal appeal that other StrictThemes themes tend to offer. Functionally, the Upward theme operates according to the traditional blogroll style of a WordPress site, but visually it incorporates some unique features. With an emphasis on images, some might find the diagonal arrangement and framing of visual elements distracts from the readability of the site, while others may find it a refreshing departure from traditional layouts.
Ultimately, Upward is best-suited for users who are looking to create a portfolio that doesn’t look like every other portfolio.
Theme Features
- Responsive and Mobile-Optimized Don’t leave visitors behind. All themes created by StrictThemes are fully responsive and look great on all kinds of devices and screen sizes from widescreen desktops to tiny smartphone displays.
- HiDPI Ready All themes created by StrictThemes are fully compatible with high-resolution screens such as laptops with Retina-display so your text and images will look absolutely gorgeous!
- Color Schemes The theme comes with two color schemes – Light and Dark.
- Style Customizer Tweak styles with three clicks. Unlimited colors available.
- Translation Ready The theme has been designed from the ground up with translation in mind. It comes pre-packaged with a .po file containing all of the theme’s text strings ready for translation.
- Unlimited Sidebars With individual sidebar areas for the homepage, posts, pages and portfolio projects, you can easily customize sidebars for different parts of your site. In addition, you can create your own custom sidebars. If you don’t need multiple sidebars, use the predefined sidebars.
- Search Engine Optimized Built with clean, semantic and search engine optimized HTML5 and CSS3 code, so all you need to do is add great content!
- Clean, Valid and Well-Commented PHP & JS Code Readable code is the key to quick customization. No dirty code. No bloated code.
- Valid HTML5 All themes created by StrictThemes are built with respect to W3C standards.
- Clean CSS3 CSS styles come with a good structure and are well-commented, so you’ll never be confused.
- Extended Documentation In addition a simple setup process and easy-to-use theme options panel, we have comprehensive documentation online.
- Free Bug-Fixes If you find a bug, we’ll fix it. StrictThemes are 100% compatible with the latest version of WordPress.
- One-Click Updates No need to download and re-install theme after each release. Updates are available with just one click.
- Dummy Data Included Want to start from a solid base or demo? Dummy data is included.