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title: "Requirements"
date: 2026-09-06
author: "nK"
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# Requirements

What Visual Portfolio and Visual Portfolio Pro need in order to run.

## Software

Visual PortfolioVisual Portfolio Pro**WordPress**6.2 or newer; tested up to 7.16.2 or newer**PHP**7.4 or newer (since 3.8.0)7.4 or newer**Editor**The block editor for the Visual Portfolio block. Classic Editor, Elementor, WPBakery and other builders use [Saved Layouts](https://www.visualportfolio.com/docs/saved-layouts-and-shortcodes/) and shortcodesSame## What Pro features need

FeatureRequirement**[Watermarks](https://www.visualportfolio.com/docs/settings/watermarks/)**The PHP extensions GD and Fileinfo. The Watermarks tab names the one that is missing**[Social feeds](https://www.visualportfolio.com/docs/social-feeds/)**WP-Cron running (or a real cron hitting `wp-cron.php`), loopback requests to your own site allowed, and either cURL or `allow_url_fopen` for downloading images. GD for thumbnails**[Proofing](https://www.visualportfolio.com/docs/proofing/)**Outgoing email. An SMTP plugin is recommended## Browsers

Current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. Lazy loading has a fallback for browsers without CSS `:has()`.

## Multisite

Both plugins can be activated per site or network-wide. See [License and updates](https://www.visualportfolio.com/docs/getting-started/license-and-updates/) for the license on a network.