Description
Paintable is a theme designed for photographers, illustrators and visual artists who sell or share their own works, featuring a responsive grid gallery, a photo download module, and an integrated blog for creative logs. The blend of a clean visual layout and an item listing area turns WordPress into an image portfolio with a shop, catering to those who need to showcase artworks and provide files to the public on a single site.
Main Features of Paintable
- Portfolio gallery in grid
Displays works in an adjustable grid with fixed-ratio thumbnails and lightbox opening. - Image download module
Enables a direct download button on gallery items for sending files to visitors. - Photo blog layouts
Structures post listings with visual emphasis, ideal for creative diaries and photographic shoots. - Single work pages
Showcases each piece with technical details, extended description, and navigation between nearby items. - Color and typography customization
Allows adjusting palette, fonts, and spacing via the WordPress customizer without editing CSS.
Benefits of Paintable
- Built-in showroom for visual artists
Reduces time to publish complete portfolios with organized galleries and work details. - File distribution without extra plugins
Sharing photos and illustrations with the public is handled within the theme itself. - Blog and portfolio on one site
Keeps visual production and authorial texts in a single environment with coherent identity. - Easy setup without a developer
Appearance and structure adjustments are available through WordPress’s native dashboard.
Who Is Paintable For?
- Photographers who want to showcase shoots and provide downloads of high-resolution files.
- Illustrators, painters and visual artists who need a portfolio with individual work details.
- Those maintaining an authorial blog on art, painting or photography looking for a visual-focused layout.
How to Download Paintable
Paintable is available for download here on Ultrapack. After saving the .zip file, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme in the WordPress dashboard, select the package and activate the theme. Once activated, the gallery, blog and visual customization options appear in the customizer.
Those working with visual production find in Paintable a unique environment for portfolio, blog, and file delivery, without the need to combine multiple gallery and download plugins. The focus on image content, combined with WordPress’s native customization, supports sites for artists and photographers who need a direct, organized, and faithful online presence reflecting the identity of their own work.
Frequently asked questions
Is Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme GPL-licensed?
Yes. Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme on multiple sites?
Yes. You can use Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme on multiple sites. The number of sites connected to Ultrapack Auto Updater is limited by your plan.
How much does Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme cost at Ultrapack?
Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme include updates?
Yes. The current version of Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme is 2.4, published at Ultrapack on Jan 26, 2021. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Paintable – Photography and Blog / Photos Download WordPress Theme goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
The file on this page is the developer’s full package, with documentation, demos and plugins. Do not upload that file to WordPress. The theme comes ready inside it, as a ZIP of its own, and that is the one you upload.
- Download the file
elements-paintable-photography-photos-blog-theme.zipand extract it on your computer. - Look inside the extracted files for the file
main/paintable-wp.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme.
- Select that file and click Install Now.
- Click Activate.
- There is nothing to zip. The ZIP inside the package is already in the format WordPress accepts.
- Uploading the whole package is the most common mistake when installing a theme: WordPress answers that no valid theme was found, and nothing is installed.
- The rest of the package belongs to the author: documentation, demo files and, in some themes, the plugins it asks for during setup.
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