Simone Maranzana

Andrea Gandino

Evolve

Maria Laura Scarnera

<p>👉 For more information about the plugin, visit the <a href="https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation website</a>.</p>
<p>A layout builder is a tool that helps you creating visual structures in your page, from a simple layout made by adjacent columns, to more complex compositions. Grids is entirely based on the WordPress block editor, which means that you’ll be able to use it together with the myriad of content blocks that developers and designers from all around the World are creating.</p>
<p>With Grids, we’re bringing a visual structure to the content written with the WordPress Block Editor.</p>
<h3>👉 Sections & areas</h3>
<p>A <strong>Section</strong> is a portion of the page that aims at being visually distinct from the rest of the content. Sections are usually top-level blocks that you add one after the other; the sequence of sections is what makes your page layout.</p>
<p>Each Section that you create is composed by several different <strong>Areas</strong>. In their most basic form, you can think of Areas as columns, which are nothing else than containers for content blocks.</p>
<p>For more elaborated compositions, the <strong>Grid Designer</strong> allows you to create exactly the grid structure you want within the boundaries of a Section, by using CSS Grid.</p>
<p>👉 <strong>Want to know more? Read the plugin documentation!</strong> 👉 <a href="https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/</a></p>
<p>👉 <strong>Still struggling?</strong> That may depend on one of the known issues 👉 <a href="https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/known-issues/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/known-issues/</a></p>
<h3>👉 1.3.12</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Prevented admin assets from being enqueued on the frontend.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.11</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Message regarding translations being loaded too early</li>
<li>FIX: Styles and scripts correctly load in the editor iframe</li>
<li>FIX: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.10</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Compatibility issues with WordPress 6.4</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.9</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Security fix.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.8</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed display settings functionality for sections and areas.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.7</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed a fallback variable issue for Sections and Areas background.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.6</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue with the margins, paddings association on different media queries.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed background repeat and position default behavior on frontend.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.4 & 1.3.5</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Synced row dimension logic on frontend/backend: empty rows will collapse also on the Block Editor screen.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed 500 error that occurred when using wide-aligned sections.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.2</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Changed the grid column declaration to minmax(0,1fr) in order to prevent grid blowout.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed nested sections issues.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.1</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Reverted row dimension logic: in Sections created with the advanced editor, empty rows will collapse.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Added compatibility with the Full Site Editor.</li>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Enhanced compatibility with single page application websites.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed style being applied to nested sections.</li>
<li>Updated compatibility to WordPress 5.9.</li>
</ul>
<p>POSSIBLY BREAKING CHANGES:</p>
<ul>
<li>In this version, we have removed the global page setting that allowed for the editor area to be wider when editing a page with the Block Editor. We feel that this should be better handled by the theme itself, especially if it supports the Full Site Editing mode.</li>
<li>We have also removed the global page setting that determined the horizontal gutter between areas. This is now handled individually by Section blocks (look for Gap settings). As before, both horizontal and vertical gaps are subject to media queries.</li>
<li>We have removed the <code>grids-s-$section_id</code> and <code>grids-a-$area_id</code> classes from their respective elements, since they were no longer needed to generate the element’s style. If you need to specifically identify a section or area, you can use their custom class/anchor controls provided by the Block Editor.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.28</h3>
<ul>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Added the ability to specify the types of blocks allowed in content areas of a section through the grids/area filter.</li>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Added the ability to specify the size units used in Grids, as well as the default size unit suggested by the editor, through the grids/general filter.</li>
<li>FIX: Removed unwanted log to console.</li>
<li>Updated compatibility to WordPress 5.7.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.27</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that occurred when editing custom-created sections and affected previously created areas.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented post meta to be saved when using Grids with a Custom Post Type.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.26</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Added compatibility with WordPress 5.6 and the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.25</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Minor backend UI fix.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed the dimensioning of blocks in content areas on frontend.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.24</h3>
<ul>
<li>Enhanced support for AJAX-powered content pages.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.23</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed React warnings and errors that occurred when the SCRIPT_DEBUG constant was set to true.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed section styling when in preview mode.</li>
<li>FIX: Removed double scrollbar when dragging areas.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.22</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Increased compatibility with WordPress 5.4.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.21</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed a bug that caused section IDs not to be rendered in the page markup.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.20</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed compatibility with Gutenberg 7.3.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.19</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed blocks toolbar issue.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.18</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed reusable block functionality on Sections.</li>
<li>FIX: Various minor UI tweaks.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.17</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed compatibility with Gutenberg 7.2.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor UI tweaks.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.16</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed grid display issues on Internet Explorer 11. Thanks to <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/amddtim/" rel="nofollow ugc">@amddtim</a> for providing the fixes.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.15</h3>
<ul>
<li>Improved the visualization of units in spacing controls.</li>
<li>Added an option to expand the editor width.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.14</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed compatibility with WordPress 5.3.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.13</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed a z-index issue for the area selection highlight.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented the correct display of duplicated sections.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.12</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Improved the editing of blocks in two vertical adjacent areas in an advanced grid.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed an area width display issue in the block preview.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.11</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added visual feedback to elements when using dimension controls.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed a regression that prevented the correct use of vertical align in Areas.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.10</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed a bug that prevented Sections to be saved correctly when they have an anchor specified.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor UI tweaks.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.9</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added anchor support to Sections: you can now add IDs to Section elements on frontend.</li>
<li>Various UI tweaks to highlight the grid structure and rendering.</li>
<li>Removed the Section block from the Grids section, and made available in the Layout blocks section.</li>
<li>Changed the Section and Area block icons to match the plugin brand.</li>
<li>FIX: First block selection after inserting a Section in page.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.8</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Style alignment for areas when duplicating sections in the Block Editor.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.7</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Restore block insertion mode for newly created areas when using the Gutenberg plugin.</li>
<li>FIX: Compatibility fixes with Gutenberg 5.9.0.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.6</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Behavior of content areas when adding lateral spacing.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.5</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added a new “Stretch” option for backgrounds on sections with “wide” alignment.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.4</h3>
<ul>
<li>Submitted Grids to the Blocks directory on WordPress.org.</li>
<li>Include JS and SCSS source files.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented to properly visualize the Block Inserter when the <code>z-index</code> of an area had been tweaked.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that could cause multiple areas to be added to a section, without using the Grid Designer component.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bug fixes.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.2</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented custom accent colors to work as intended on the Twenty Nineteen default theme.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.1</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Minor visual tweaks.</li>
<li>FIX: Editing of sections composed with the Grid Designer.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2</h3>
<ul>
<li>NEW FEATURE: Added page-wide gutter control.</li>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Grid Designer is now available when editing a section, and areas can be rearranged.</li>
<li>FIX: CSS style for grids not displaying in loops.</li>
<li>FIX: Sections can now be used as reusable blocks.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.1.1</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Translation support.</li>
<li>FIX: Issue with blocks toolbar.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.1.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>NEW FEATURE: Grid Designer.</li>
<li>FIX: Translation support.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.0.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>Initial public release.</li>
</ul>


Grids: Layout builder for WordPress

2 things make a great plugin - the plugin it self, and the people behind it. The people behind it are awesome, and even though the plugin can be "weird" to use sometimes when you have too many boxes invading each others space, the plugin by itself is pretty cool itself. 

Believe it or not, I found out about this plugin from Matt's presentation during WordCamp US 2019 if I'm not mistaken.

Keep up the good work guys.

One of a kind.

Been using this plugin for less than 5 minutes, and it's everything Gutenberg is missing! Wauv, amazing job!

Edit* I'm back 7 months later, and this is seriously one of the best plugins I've ever switched to. ACF and Grids are the two essential plugins I use for every single project. Grids make Gutenberg sooo much better.

Wauv!

There is so much repetition of Gutenberg blocks out there, while this really addresses something new and nails it :)

This brings CSS Grid to the Gutenberg newbees, while still offering enough flexibility for those that would normally build it from scratch :)

Thank you and hoping to see more in the future.
Alex

Nails it!

The most advanced page and layout builder for Gutenberg and the new Block Editor, with columns, rows and responsive controls.

Anant Sites

<p><strong>PostExtra</strong> is a Gutenberg blocks plugin built for magazine, news, and blog sites that want high‑engagement post layouts without a page builder or complex theme.</p>
<p>Instead of wrestling with generic blocks, you get ready‑made “magazine section” blocks that turn your homepage, archive, or landing pages into a professional editorial layout in minutes.</p>
<p>If you publish content regularly (bloggers, publishers, niche site owners, agencies), PostExtra helps you:<br />
– Highlight your most important stories with featured grids and carousels.<br />
– Keep readers clicking with smart post lists, sidebars, and section layouts.<br />
– Build consistent, branded layouts using Full Site Editing templates and archive blocks.</p>
<p>PostExtra works with any modern theme, supports Full Site Editing, and is optimized for performance so your magazine pages remain fast, responsive, and SEO‑friendly.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>38+ post‑focused Gutenberg blocks for magazine and blog layouts (grids, lists, carousels, tickers, meta blocks, and more).</li>
<li>Pre‑built “magazine section” patterns to build homepages and category pages in minutes.</li>
<li>Post Grid 1 & 2 – display posts in clean, responsive grids with image, meta, and excerpt controls.</li>
<li>Post List 1 & 2 – classic blog and news lists with fine‑tuned typography and spacing.</li>
<li>Post Carousel – rotate featured stories to increase clicks and time on site.</li>
<li>News Ticker – show breaking news or trending posts in a compact ticker.</li>
<li>Archive Post Grid & Archive Title blocks – design category, tag, and author archive pages visually with FSE.</li>
<li>Post Title, Meta, Content, Author, Categories, Navigation, Comment, Social Share – assemble flexible single‑post templates.</li>
<li>Section, Column, Heading, Advanced Image, Advanced Paragraph, Creative Button, Social Icons – build fully custom magazine sections using only core + PostExtra blocks.</li>
<li>Responsive controls and thoughtful defaults so layouts look good on desktop, tablet, and mobile without extra CSS.</li>
<li>Built for performance and compatibility with major block themes and Gutenberg‑first plugins.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Built for Speed and Customization</h3>
<p>PostExtra uses only the necessary assets for active blocks, ensuring fast page loads and excellent Core Web Vitals performance.</p>
<h3>Block-Level Control</h3>
<p>Enable or disable specific blocks from the dashboard to keep your site lean and optimized.</p>
<h3>Beginner-Friendly, Developer-Ready</h3>
<p>Simple enough for beginners and powerful enough for developers to extend with filters and hooks.</p>
<h3>🚀 Readymade Starter Sites from Anant Sites</h3>
<p>Build your website fast with these Gutenberg-compatible starter templates:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://template.anantaddons.com/pe/one/" rel="nofollow ugc">Personal Blog (Free)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://template.anantaddons.com/pe/two/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blog Sport (Free)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://template.anantaddons.com/pe/three/" rel="nofollow ugc">Fashion Blog (Free)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://template.anantaddons.com/pe/tfour/" rel="nofollow ugc">Post Blog Pro (Pro)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://template.anantaddons.com/pe/five/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tech Blog (Pro)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://template.anantaddons.com/pe/six/" rel="nofollow ugc">Lifestyle Blog (Pro)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://template.anantaddons.com/pe/seven/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blog Fashion (Pro)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://template.anantaddons.com/pe/eight/" rel="nofollow ugc">Newspaper (Pro)</a></li>
<li>More templates coming soon!</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔑 Key Blocks Included</h3>
<ul>
<li>Post Grid (1 & 2)</li>
<li>Post Carousel</li>
<li>Post List (1 & 2)</li>
<li>News Ticker</li>
<li>Social Icons</li>
<li>Heading, Section, Column, Paragraph</li>
<li>Advanced Image, Creative Button</li>
<li>Taxonomy Filter</li>
<li>Pagination, Title Trimming, and more</li>
</ul>
<h3>👥 Compatible Themes</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/postblog/" rel="ugc">PostBlog</a> – FSE Blog Theme  </li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/eshop-elementor/" rel="ugc">Eshop Elementor</a>  </li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/shopsaas/" rel="ugc">Shopsaas Elementor</a>  </li>
<li>Astra, Blocksy, GeneratePress, Neve, and any Gutenberg-compatible theme</li>
</ul>
<h3>💼 Related Plugins by Anant Sites</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ananta-sites/" rel="ugc">Anant Sites – Starter Templates</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/anant-addons-for-elementor/" rel="ugc">Anant Addons for Elementor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenwave-blocks/" rel="ugc">Gutenwave Blocks</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/anant-team-member/" rel="ugc">Anant Team Member Block</a></li>
</ul>
<p>📜 – <a href="https://docs.anantaddons.com/docs/getting-started-with-postextra-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Check Documentation</a></p>
<h3>💬 Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome" rel="nofollow ugc">Font Awesome</a> – Used under MIT and SIL OFL licenses.</li>
</ul>


PostExtra –  News and Magazine Blog Post Blocks for Gutenberg & FSE

Magazine‑style post grids, lists, and carousels for Gutenberg and FSE – design high‑engagement blog and news layouts without coding.

Grids: Layout builder for WordPress vs PostExtra – News and Magazine Blog Post Blocks for Gutenberg & FSE