# Customizing Portfolio layout with shortcode attributes

By default, the \[portfolio] shortcode will display your portfolio with the following with attributes:

* Two-column layout
* Portfolio Projects listed oldest to newest (determined by date/ time added to WordPress site)
* Featured Image (if added to Project)
* Type (if selected in Project)
* Tag (if selected in Project)
* Content (excerpt of text that accompanies the Portfolio Project)

You can add attributes to the `[portfolio]` shortcode to customize the layout of your Portfolio Page.

To use these attributes, add and define them within the brackets of the `[portfolio]` shortcode. (See Portfolio Shortcode examples.)

IMPORTANT: Never include a space after a comma when working with a comma-separated list in the `[portfolio]` shortcode. The `[portfolio]` shortcode must look like this:

`[portfolio include_type=iteme-one,item-two]`

Note the absence of a space after the comma in the example above. If you put a space after the comma, the `[portfolio`] shortcode won’t work.

The following attributes can be added to your `[portfolio]` shortcode. These attributes are from the [Porfolio Shortcode page on WordPress.com](https://en.support.wordpress.com/portfolios/portfolio-shortcode/).

| Customization                                                | Shortcode attribute | Set to                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Display Project Types (defaults to true)                     | display\_types      | true or false                               |
| Display Project Tags (defaults to true)                      | display\_tags       | true or false                               |
| Display initial text of Project (defaults to true)           | display\_content    | true or false                               |
| Display only specific Project Types (defaults to all)        | include\_type       | Comma-separarted list of Project Type slugs |
| Display only specific Project Tags (defaults to all)         | include\_tag        | Comma-separated list of Project Tags        |
| Number of columns (defaults to two)                          | columns             | Numbers 1 - 6                               |
| Number of Projects to display (defaults to all)              | showposts           | Number                                      |
| Order based on date/ timestamp (defaults to ascending order) | oder                | ASC or DESC                                 |
| Sort by specific criteria (defaults to date)                 | orderby             | author or title or rand                     |
