Author: Laura Elizabeth

Laura created Client Portal in 2016 after working as a freelance designer for a decade. Client Portal was born out of the need for a simple tool that allows clients to access their project deliverables. Since then, it has grown into an 8,000+ customer-strong product that helps any service provider, from freelancers to law firms. In her spare time, Laura likes to sew clothes and quilts, play the piano, and hang out with her husband and children.

Project Management

Do solo founders need a project management tool?

Laura Elizabeth 6th Jul 2023

In the previous article (check out “Do I still need Client Portal if I have a project management tool” if you missed it) we talked about why project management tools are better to use internally with your team and not with your clients (that’s what Client Portal is for!) But another question cropped up a...

Project Management

“Do I still need Client Portal if I use a project management tool?”

Laura Elizabeth 29th Jun 2023

If there was one question we get asked the most here at Client Portal, it’s some version of “I already have a project management tool, can I still benefit from Client Portal?” The answer is a big YES! In fact, Client Portal was built as an addition to project management tools, not a replacement. Here...

Feature Spotlight

How to use Client Portal for your online course

Laura Elizabeth 6th Jun 2022

Our Client Portal customers are often amazed at how many different use cases there are for it. Once you get what Client Portal does, you start to see infinite possibilities for its uses. "I am so glad I found Client Portal. It is very flexible and will help me grow from being a freelancer to...

Product Updates

What's new in Client Portal version 4.14

Laura Elizabeth 16th May 2022

Today's update to Client Portal will be a game-changer to those of you who sell products using WooCommerce. From today, you can now use WooCommerce to sell access to any of your portals. Here's how it works: 1) Set up any Client Portal templates that you'd like to sell. These could be services, courses, a...

Project Management

3 ways your digital agency can use Client Portal

Laura Elizabeth 9th Feb 2022

As a digital agency, there are many different ways you can use Client Portal in your business. You can of course use it to keep your client projects organised but there are also a few other use cases that add tremendous value to both yours and your clients businesses. In this article, we are going...

Product Updates

What's new in Client Portal version 4.12

Laura Elizabeth 20th Oct 2021

Client Portal version v.4.12 has been released! Today's update is the single most requested feature we get, so as you can imagine, I'm pretty pumped to have it released 💪. Automatic Portal Creation and Self Signup: All you need to know This new update comes in two parts. First is the automatic portal creation which was stealthily released...

Product Updates

What's new in Client Portal version 4.10

Laura Elizabeth 24th Apr 2021

Client Portal version v.10 has been released! Today's update has been consistently requested from the very beginning and, despite it not being the sexiest update, we think it's going to be really useful. Custom slugs: All you need to know Now in Client Portal you can have the option to change the slug to whatever...

Product Updates

What's new in Client Portal version 4.9

Laura Elizabeth 6th Oct 2020

Announcement: If you are currently on version 4.9.0 or 4.9.1 of Client Portal, we need you to manually update the plugin to continue getting updates. More info at the end of this post. We're so excited to have officially released the much anticipated Notifications feature! It's been a long road to get here but we...

Feature Spotlight

How secure is Client Portal (and WordPress)?

Laura Elizabeth 12th Aug 2020

When you consider WordPress for your website, a few things probably go through your mind: The ease of managing content and features the site will have. How WordPress can help deliver that using the design they have in mind. Where the site will be hosted. How security of the site will be implemented and managed....

Case Studies

Case study: See how Christian has used Client Portal as an internal intranet in an Accounting firm

Laura Elizabeth 7th Jan 2020

Christian van ‘t Hof is the marketing manager at accounting firm Contajul Contabilidade and the owner of Brightsol, a web design agency. Christian has been using Client Portal with Contajul since around September 2019. Since Contajul provides everything from accounting, consulting, audits and paralegal services to over 400 businesses, they have a lot of assets...