I have created very simplified versions of the textpattern defaults, which you can build upon as you get more comfortable. In the Pages folder, you will find 3 files: default.html, archive.html and home.html. Override the textpattern defaults with the ones I am providing to you. Make sure you go back to your sections, and tell the default section to use page home, the blog page should use archive, and the rest should use default. You must hit save after each change, you cannot change multiple sections at once.
I have created this portfolio with certain defaults, to help you get a feel for how textpattern works. Once you understand the basics, you should feel free to use your own image sizes, css, etc. As a basis, portfolio images should be sized to maximum width of 620px. Upload a few of your own images (i’ve included a few placeholder images) through the content > images tab. Specify a size of 300px wide by 200px tall for your thumbnail. Click “crop” to avoid the image being squished to fit your dimensions. Hit save once you are finished. There are additional plugins which are fantastic for offering advanced image editing; if you are feeling adventurous, I highly recommend this plugin: ebl-image-edit, which will allow you greater flexibility for creating thumbnails and cropping, etc. Once you have uploaded an image, you will notice that Textpatern automatically assigns the image an id number. Take note of the id number, as that is how you will refer to your images in the future.
