On Assignment is a WordPress child theme for the Modularity multimedia theme framework. It is primed for photographers, videographers and journalists who need to feature their portfolio and connect with followers and potential clients with status updates and news/blog posts. You must have Modularity installed for this theme to work.
Main features
- Close to 100 theme options
- Optional homepage slideshow
- Optional full-screen homepage video
- Homepage sliding thumbnails
- HD video player
- Four widgetized areas for custom content
- Color picker tool for easy site customization
- Easy logo insertion
- Tracking code and RSS Feedburner integration
- Drop-down navigation
- Crazy good S.E.O.
- Ability to choose which categories and pages appear in navigation from theme options
- Automatic post thumbnails
And that is only a start. We guarantee that if you present a snappy portfolio and fresh, regularly updated content, you are sure to attract readers and attract new clients. With On Assignment, this is all ridiculously easy.
Example sites
We released On Assignment about one month ago to Graph Paper Press paying members. Here are a few example sites using On Assignment:
- Lia Ballentine Photography
- Jack Gruber – USA TODAY Photojournalist
- Daniel Houghton – Photojournalist
- Pete Marovich – Photojournalist
If you would like to be added to this list, please submit your site.
Case study
Jack Gruber is a staff photojournalist at USA TODAY, the largest newspaper in the U.S. With his new site, which is powered by WordPress and the On Assignment theme, Jack is able to display his portfolio, provide status updates while covering the war in Afghanistan and provide visitors with overviews and links to his recently published projects.