Description
Stills structures photography portfolios with expandable gallery grids, full-screen image display, and one-click demo import, allowing you to adjust color palette, typography, and logo through the live customizer. Recommended for photographers, visual studios, and creative agencies, the theme combines optimized loading speed for high-resolution images with a smooth browsing experience on any device.
Main Features of Stills
- Expandable grid gallery
Adjustable grids with lazy load to display hundreds of photos without lag. - One-click demo import
Pre-built sites ready to be replaced with your content in minutes. - Integrated live customizer
Change colors, fonts, and logo seeing the result in real time. - Full-screen display
Lightbox with keyboard navigation and right-click protection. - Mobile-first compatibility
Responsive and touch-friendly layout for galleries on smartphones and tablets.
Benefits of Stills
- Professional portfolio in minutes
Build a complete photography site by importing the demo and replacing images. - Performance for heavy images
Galleries load quickly even with high-resolution files. - Immersive browsing experience
Visitors navigate albums with smooth transitions and no reloads. - Simplified maintenance
Update colors and fonts via the customizer without touching any code.
Who Is Stills For?
- Photographers who want to showcase photo sessions, events, and books with visually impactful galleries.
- Visual and video studios that need a professional online portfolio to attract clients.
- Creative agencies and art directors presenting campaigns and projects in gallery format.
How to Download Stills
Stills is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it in Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme, select the .zip, and activate. The theme includes all demos and features ready for immediate use.
For those working with images, Stills solves the challenge of building a portfolio that highlights every shot without relying on a developer. With demo import, live customizer, and galleries optimized for performance, photographers and studios get a professional site that loads fast and keeps the focus on the work. The WordPress-based structure ensures future updates and integration with the leading plugins on the market.
Frequently asked questions
Is Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography Theme GPL-licensed?
Yes. Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography 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 Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography Theme on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography Theme on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography Theme cost at Ultrapack?
Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography 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 Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography Theme include updates?
Yes. The current version of Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography Theme is 1.4.3, published at Ultrapack on Mar 6, 2021. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography Theme scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Stills — A Focused WordPress Photography 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-stills-a-minimalist-wordpress-photography-theme.zipand extract it on your computer. - Look inside the extracted files for the file
Mauer Stills 1.4.3/mauer-stills.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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