Portfolio Template - Minimalist: Tabs & Timelines

A clean, minimalist portfolio template featuring a timeline-based experience section and tabbed navigation. Perfect for professionals who want to showcase their career journey and projects in an organized, elegant way.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Download the template files
2. Edit index.html to add your information
3. Customize colors in assets/css/styles.css
4. Update project links to your live projects
5. ZIP & upload to bantam.host

📁 File Structure

tabs-and-timelines/
├── index.html              # Main portfolio page
├── assets/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── styles.css  # All styling
│   └── images/
│       └── favicon.ico     # Browser tab icon
└── README.md               # This file

✏️ Customization Guide

Personal Information

Open index.html and update:

• Your name (line 62)
• Your bio/introduction (lines 65-68)
• Profile photo URL (line 59)
• Email link (line 80)

Social Media Links

Update your social profiles (lines 76-86):

• GitHub: https://github.com/yourusername
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yourusername
• Dev.to: https://dev.to/yourusername (optional)
• Email: mailto:your.email@example.com

Timeline Experience

Each timeline entry (starting line 91) includes:

• Job title/degree (timeline-h3)
• Company/school name (timeline-span)
• Date range (text-muted)
• Description paragraph

To add a new experience:

1. Copy a timeline-block section
2. Alternate between timeline-block-right and timeline-block-left
3. Update the content

Projects Section

Each project card (starting line 165) includes:

• Project name
• Brief description
• Skill badges
• Links to live project and GitHub

To update projects:

• Change project titles and descriptions
• Update skill badges to match your tech stack
• Replace links with your actual project URLs

Color Scheme

Edit assets/css/styles.css to change:

• Main text color: #333 (line 22)
• Link color: #000 (line 46)
• Timeline line: #CCD1D9 (line 159)
• Badge colors: #000 background (line 211)

Fonts

To change the font:

1. Visit Google Fonts
2. Choose a font
3. Replace the import URL (line 8 in CSS)
4. Update font-family (line 21 in CSS)

🎨 Features

• Timeline Layout - Visual representation of your career journey
• Tabbed Navigation - Clean separation between experience and projects
• Skill Badges - Highlight technologies used in each project
• Responsive Design - Looks great on all devices
• Smooth Animations - Subtle hover effects and transitions
• Minimalist Aesthetic - Clean, professional appearance
• Bootstrap Framework - Built on Bootstrap 4.5 for reliability

💡 Tips

• Keep timeline descriptions concise (2-3 sentences)
• Use action verbs in your experience descriptions
• Include 3-6 projects for best visual balance
• Ensure all external links open in new tabs
• Test on mobile devices before publishing
• Optimize your profile photo (140x140px recommended)

🛠 Technologies Used

• HTML5
• CSS3 (Flexbox for timeline)
• Bootstrap 4.5.2
• Font Awesome 5.14.0
• Google Fonts (Raleway)
• jQuery 3.5.1 (for Bootstrap)

📱 Browser Support

• Chrome (latest)
• Firefox (latest)
• Safari (latest)
• Edge (latest)
• Mobile browsers

🎯 Best Practices

SEO Optimization

• Update the page title with your name
• Customize meta description (line 7)
• Add relevant keywords
• Use descriptive link titles

Performance

• Replace placeholder image with optimized photo
• Minimize custom CSS additions
• Use web-safe fonts as fallbacks

Accessibility

• All interactive elements have descriptive titles
• Proper heading hierarchy maintained
• Color contrast meets WCAG standards
• Semantic HTML structure

📄 License

Free to use for personal and commercial projects. No attribution required. Credit to imgios for the template.

🤝 Need Help?

The template includes detailed comments throughout the HTML and CSS files. Look for:

• <!-- Comment --> in HTML for guidance
• /* Comment */ in CSS for customization notes