Twenty Twenty-Two vs Visual Portfolio
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| Feature | Twenty Twenty-Two v2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.2/5 Visit Details | Visual Portfolio v3.9.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | August 19, 2026 | October 24, 2026 |
| Editions | Twenty Twenty-Two | Visual Portfolio · Visual Portfolio Pro ($) |
| Pros | Free, maintained by the WordPress project; Full Site Editor templates and block patterns included; Lightweight base with colour style variations | Grid, masonry, justified, tiles, slider and carousel layouts; Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes for the same layouts; Filtering and sorting in the free version |
| Cons | Plain visual design; most sites need custom styling; Customisation happens in the Site Editor, not classic Customizer options | Search, watermarks, social feeds and proofing need the Pro plugin; Large plugin with many blocks and patterns; Pro features are shown as upgrade notes in the free admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site Editor block templates, theme.json global styles, Block pattern library, Colour style variations, Light and dark header parts, Block styles support | Grid, masonry, justified, tiles, slider and carousel layouts, Tiles layout with row spans, Shortcodes for portfolio, filter and sort output, Filter and sort controls, Search control ($), Image watermarks (Pro upgrade note) ($), Social feed sources such as Instagram and YouTube (Pro upgrade note) ($), Client proofing page (Pro upgrade screen in free code) ($), Gutenberg blocks and saved layouts |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | WPML, Yoast SEO, Elementor, Divi, Rank Math, Visual Portfolio Pro ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | — | 24 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |