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Grid Builder · WordPress plugin

Any grid. One builder.

Build a grid once in a visual editor and place it anywhere with a shortcode. Grid, masonry, tiles and justified layouts with AJAX filters, search, pagination and a lightbox.

4 columns · equal cells

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01Four layouts, one editor

Grid

Equal cells in rows, with the image ratio and fit you choose.

Masonry

Columns of items in their own heights, filled from top to bottom.

Tiles

A repeating pattern of wide, tall and small tiles — five built in.

Justified

Rows of one height, images in their own proportions, like a photo gallery.

02From items to a grid

  1. Step Add your items Portfolio projects, posts, pages or images from the Media Library.
  2. Step Build a layout Pick the type, columns and gaps per device — with a live preview.
  3. Step Copy the shortcode One for the grid, and one each for its filter, search and pagination.
  4. Done Step Paste it anywhere The block editor, Elementor or any page builder that takes shortcodes.

03What's inside

AJAX filters & search

Filter by category or tag, live search, page numbers and Load More — no page reloads.

Per device

Columns, gaps, tiles patterns and row heights for desktop, tablet and mobile.

Lightbox

A PhotoSwipe lightbox with swipe and zoom — for grids, galleries and Image blocks.

Any content

A portfolio of its own, posts, pages, any post type, or images you pick.

Live preview

The editor shows the grid with your real items, in your theme's styles.

Theme friendly

Cards, filters, search and pagination are templates your theme can replace.

04Why Grid Builder

Free Your breakpoints Tablet and mobile widths to match your theme — a paid extra in many grid plugins
3 Controls, anywhere Filter, search and pagination are shortcodes of their own: the filter in the hero, the grid below
Live Search as you type Titles, text, and the captions and categories of images
{ } Your theme's design Cards, filters and even layout types come from the theme — no plugin look to fight
1:1 Easy move Visual Portfolio items, categories and tags come over with their IDs
∞ Bundle in your themes A theme author license: your buyers' sites need no keys

05Plans

Free

Free
Forever · GPL

Everything you need to build and show grids.

  • Grid, Masonry, Tiles and Justified
  • AJAX filters, search and pagination
  • Lightbox
  • Portfolio with categories and tags
  • Live preview in the editor
More power

Pro

$49
Per year · updates and support included

An add-on to the free plugin — keep both active.

  • Everything in Free
  • Entrance animations with stagger
  • Inserts: banners or forms between items
  • Custom CSS for each layout
  • Faster filtering with prefetch
Get Pro

Theme authors

from$199
Per year · one theme or unlimited

Bundle Pro in the themes you sell — your buyers get it with the theme.

  • Everything in Pro
  • Bundle in one theme or all of yours
  • Unlimited sites of your buyers
  • Updates for you to ship with the theme
  • Developer support
Get the author license

06Questions

Does it work with my theme?

Yes. Cards, filters and pagination take your theme's fonts and colors, and a theme can replace any template with its own.

Do I need Elementor?

No. Grids are placed with shortcodes, so they work in the block editor, Elementor and any page builder that accepts shortcodes.

Do I need Pro?

Not to build grids — layouts, filters, search, pagination and the lightbox are all free. Pro adds animations, inserts, per-layout CSS and faster filtering.

Can I bundle it in a theme I sell?

Yes, with the theme author license: Pro goes inside your theme and your buyers get it without a key. You ship its updates with the theme and support your buyers yourself.

Can I move from Visual Portfolio?

Yes, with VLThemes Toolkit: it moves your Visual Portfolio items, categories and tags into the portfolio, keeping their IDs. Layouts are rebuilt as Grid Layouts.

Build your first grid

Free on WordPress, five minutes from install to a grid on your page.