Spectra Legacy vs Visual Portfolio
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| Feature | Spectra Legacy v2.20.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 1M+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | October 24, 2026 |
| Editions | Spectra Legacy · Spectra Legacy Pro ($) | Visual Portfolio · Visual Portfolio Pro ($) |
| Pros | Large free set of content blocks for the block editor; Popup builder and starter template library included in the free code; Styling blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms | Grid, masonry, justified, tiles, slider and carousel layouts; Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes for the same layouts; Filtering and sorting in the free version |
| Cons | Receives security and compatibility fixes only, with no new features; AI and template features depend on a credit-based ZipWP service | 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 | Free content block library (post grid, FAQ, gallery, timeline and more), Popup builder with a spectra-popup post type, Styler blocks for Contact Form 7 and Gravity Forms, Block template library fetched from a remote templates server, AI content generation through Zip AI (credit-based), Google reCAPTCHA keys for form blocks, Upgrade prompts for Spectra Legacy Pro ($) | Grid, masonry, justified, tiles, slider and carousel layouts, Tiles layout with row spans, Shortcodes for portfolio, filter and sort output, Filter and sort controls, Search control ($), 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) ($), Gutenberg blocks and saved layouts |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms | WPML, Yoast SEO, Elementor, Divi, Rank Math, Visual Portfolio Pro ($) |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, ZipWP, Spectra credit server | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.zipwp.com, credits.startertemplates.com, app.zipwp.com, websitedemos.net, metrics.brainstormforce.com | — |
| Blocks | 17 | 24 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 3 |